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Johan and Malin sail their boat, Ron, from Saint Lucia to Martinique, stopping in Saint Anne and Grand Anse.0:22 They use their dinghy, Shabby, for daily transport to shore and to access secluded beaches away from crowded areas.0:46 When moving short distances in light wind, they motor to charge the boat's batteries, extending their time at anchor.4:12 The crew visits the northern part of Martinique to hike the slopes of Montagne Pelée, a dormant volcano that destroyed the former capital, Saint-Pierre, in 1902.9:47 A pyroclastic flow from the eruption killed nearly 30,000 people, leaving only one survivor, a prisoner named Louis, who was protected by the thick walls of his cell.9:40 The bay at Saint-Pierre remains hazardous for anchoring due to numerous shipwrecks on the seafloor from the 1902 disaster.12:57 The crew concludes their trip by driving along the west coast to Fort de France.15:07

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