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Caribbean – Diary III – Easter holidays on the south coast of Jamaica
Page 21 - Then there were only three left... April 03.04rd - April 05.04th2026 Early in the morning, Zsuzsanna and David leave the boat to catch the shuttle bus to the airport in Montego Bay. Meanwhile, Sabine – our swimming ace – explores the sea and the beach. Tourist boats keep dropping off guests past our boat to a reef where they then dive in groups...
Caribbean – Diary III – Of Caves and Heights
Page 20 - Down into the depths and up into the sky... March 30.03 - April 02.042026 Just outside Discovery Bay lies the Green Grotto – a cave system we plan to visit today. On our first visit, we came ashore via the Coast Guard barracks, or rather, we climbed over the Coast Guard boat – but the Coast Guard boat...
Caribbean – Diary III – Discovery Bay and Ocho Rios
Page 19 - About local conditions and tourist highlights... March 26.03 - March 29.032026 From Falmouth we continued on to Discovery Bay. The bay was smaller than expected, and the only landing point for our dinghy was the Coast Guard jetty. So we sailed up there, got permission to dock, tied our little boat to the Coast Guard speedboat, and climbed in...
Caribbean – Diary III – Montego Bay and Bioluminescence
Page 18 - Traveling along the east coast of Jamaica... March 23.03 - March 25.032026 The sky is overcast on Monday morning. Bernd heads to the marina to pay the marina fees for clearing in. The woman there still hasn't quite accepted the overtime charge – but Bernd remains firm. Both officers had assured him that no overtime charge would apply...
Caribbean – Diary III – Jamaica – a bumpy start
Page 17 - Cleaning parties, dishwashing marathons and other pastimes... March 20.03 - March 22.032026 The crossing starts off a bit choppy, the wind also stirs up the sea. Nevertheless, it propels us towards our destination, Jamaica, at 8,5 knots. But as predicted, the wind dies down over time and shifts in the right direction for us. During the night...
Caribbean – Diary III – Last Days on Grand Cayman
Page 16 - Farewell and new beginnings... March 14.03 - March 19.032026 We're anchored off Georgetown again, and our time in the Cayman Islands is drawing to a close. We've decided against visiting the other two islands in the group: Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, as they would mean a detour and don't promise any new experiences. So we're checking again whether we...