Our second day in Martinique. It was supposed to be our first day and it’s a Sunday. Everything is closed, everything! The six of us wandered into town in case a supermarket was open. It wasn’t, so we sat in the small square outside and used the free Wi-Fi that I’d used yesterday. It wasn’t as fast for some reason. We then walked to the sea front and joined the queue for the €7 return trip to Les Trois-Ilets. An island (so we thought) abo...

Today was supposed to be a sea day but instead we had an extra day in Martinique. I was here last November and only strolled around the town for a couple of hours because I knew I’d be back with friends. After leaving the ship we agreed an island tour for €10 per person per hour. We had a couple of people join the six of us. We first drove to see the Sacre Coeur church at Balata. Then past the Alma River and up some steep hills. We could see the...