Sadly we had to motor from Marie Galante to Portsmouth Dominca. This was our 3 time on the island. Our plan was only to stop for the night and not check into the country. However when we finished grabbing our mooring ball, I sat down to just enjoy the view.  Low and behold there was SV Gilli. 

Gilli is another Aluminum boat that was also on the ARC+ Rally. We had met them only briefly when we were both on the docks in Le Marin back in January. We never connected then, but I reached out via WhatsApp. As it turned out they were also heading south the next day towards Loubiere Dominica. We both motor sailed south and caught up for dinner. 

It was great to meet other cruisers. They are from Hood River Oregon, and Lance used to own a ski shop. Both Jenni and Lance are sailboat racers, so we had lots in common. SMALL WORLD. 

Blair and I sailed south the next day to St. Pierre. Finally we got the sails up, and it was a great sail across the 35 NM from Dominica to Martinique. Since we had 7 hours for the crossing, I decided that I would give it a go, and FINALLY start to really use my Garmin Inreach. I'd had the Garmin for over 2 years. I kinda knew how to use it both with charting routes and sending an SOS. But I had gotten so frustrated with the system, that I had stopping using it over the last month. NOW ... I had the time to actually PLAY with it, without the pressure of learning a bunch other things on the boat at the same time. I decided to send myself the messages. Why I didn't start out this way.. I have no idea. BUT.. After practicing a bit, I was finally able see what our contacts see when I send a message via GARMIN InREACH.