Journal

Notes from the coast

Tides, winds, people and places — from the team that lives here.

Where to snorkel on the north-east coast

Five spots, from a marked reef trail to a sandbar only the fishermen know about.

Out before sunrise in a wooden pirogue, with a family that has fished this lagoon for three generations.

Mangroves, a famous shipwreck and water so clear you can count the fish from the boat.

Why Poste Lafayette is the best place on the island to learn — and when to come.