STAYING IN LE MARIN, MARTINIQUE

We took advantage of the Cornell Odyssey berthing that came with the Odyssey deal that we had paid for. This was for a week. Then we bought an additional week berthing while we organised the repair preparation of our damaged boat.

We arrived on the 23rd December and left on the 6th January 2016. Good relaxing stay with a couple of parties thrown in.

Martinique was a very interesting place. Being part of France you get all the French facilities, food and people. Quite efficient and friendly in a 'Caribbean' way. We like the French way of life since we live in Europe and have many French friends and acquaintances.

One thing that struck us as very in-Caribbean was the weather. The abundance of rain made the island very verdant and lush and the strong Atlantic winds were variable and gusting. We expected pristine beeches with palm trees and seni-arid landscapes.