The account of our (somewhat delayed) 40th wedding anniversary trip in Jan/Feb of 2025 to the Windward Islands of the Caribbean with the Smithsonian and Ponant Tours. 3 days of ‘pre-tour’ in Saint Lucia and 7 days cruising between St. Lucia, Dominica, Guadeloupe, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Barbados and back to St. Lucia.
You can see our route (counterclockwise from St. Lucia) on the map below. (Or a larger map here.) Although actually, we stopped in Tobago Cay before Grenada.
There are 3 ways to view what’s here:
- My Favorite 50 Photos (for the moment anyway).
- Photo Gallery Full Tour (all photos, grouped by day, but no trip log. This page includes all our trip albums, so you may need to scroll down to find it)
- Full Trip Log (Photos and text description from each day – links below)
Note: All the photos taken by Marion are labeled with (MAK). Any unlabeled ones were taken by Bart.
- Beginnings/Prep
- Day 1/2 – Portland to St. Lucia
- Day 3 – St. Lucia, Bay Gardens Resort
- Day 4 – St. Lucia, Stony Hill and Local Farm
- Day 5 – St. Lucia, Vieux Fort and the Ship
- Day 6 – Portsmouth, Dominica
- Day 7 – Les Saintes, Guadeloupe
- Day 8 – Bequia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Day 9 – Mayreau Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Day 10 – Tobago Cays, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Day 11 – Saint George, Grenada
- Day 12 – Bridgetown, Barbados
- Day 13 – St. Lucia/Miami
- Day 14 – Miami to Portland
- Postscript