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Give Carriacou a 2nd Chance – We are glad we did!
Published: December 28th 2011Central America Caribbean » Grenada » Carriacou
December 28th 2011
When we were traveling south we moved quickly through many of the islands as we needed to get below 12 degrees latitude for the hurricane season. One of the islands we did stop at was Carriacou. This 13 square mile island with approximately 7,000 people is the southern-most island in the Grenadines. The Grenadines are a group of small islands found between St. Vincent and Grenada. The northern portion of the Grenadines are part of St. Vincent and the southern portion of the islands are part of Grenada. We had been told it was a good anchorage on the way south and it enabled us to check into Grenada so if we wanted to stop anywhere along the coast of Grenada we could legally. We took their advice – it was an easy check in process... read more
How to find our videos on You Tube
Published: December 28th 2011Central America Caribbean » Grenada » CarriacouDecember 25th 2011
Just found out that people could not see the video that we talked about in our Manamo blog entry. We could see it when we put it up so figured you could as well. The best way to find any of our videos that we put up on You Tube is as follows: 1) go to www.youtube.com 2) at the top in the search box , type in janicew13 3) you should see any video that was posted by us If anyone still has a problem, please let us know as we will try to post any video we have this way Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!... read more
What a difference a few degrees make
Published: December 22nd 2011Central America Caribbean » Grenada » Carriacou
December 22nd 2011
What degrees am I talking about? It is degrees of latitude. As a reminder latitude are those “lines” around the earth that are parallel to the equator. There is an equal distance between these lines, and there are 60 minutes to a degree, with 1 minute of latitude equaling 1 nautical mile (this one’s for you Cyndie). With this information it easy to tell how many miles you travel north as the crow flies. For those of you who loved the SAT word problems, if a boat left point A traveling at … sorry I couldn’t help myself. Why am I telling you this? When we left Trinidad we were at latitude 10 degrees 40 minutes N and in Carriacou we are now at 12 degrees 28 minutes N. With the above information you can calculate ... read more
February 9th 2011
Petite île de moins de 10km carré, elle fait vivre environ 7000 habitants, dont la moitié est d’âge scolaire. Les gens vivent de la ferme quand ils ne sont pas fonctionnaires ou enseignants. Petite vie tranquille. Les infrastructures sont efficaces, les routes sont presque toutes en béton et de très bonne largeur pour deux autos. Il y a même un hôpital au sommet, donnant une vue imprenable sur la ville et la mer des Caraïbes. Cet emplacement doit jouer un grand rôle dans le rétablissement des malades! Nous nous sommes fait recommander un chauffeur de taxi par le responsable du Yacht Club de Carriacou. Vincent, donc, nous a fait visiter son île avec grande gentillesse et nous a amené dîner dans un petit hôtel dont la table, offrant la cuisine locale, était savoureuse. Nous n’avions jamais ... read more
October 16th 2009
Our first stop in the Grenadine Islands was Carriacou. Although technically, Carriacou is still part of Grenada. We have only stopped here a couple of times, thrown up the Q-Flag, and spent the night at anchor. We have never actually stepped foot on land and figured it was time to go ashore and explore this lovely little island that we have heard so much about. Luckily we were traveling with the Verna Breeze and their new crew member, Stephanie. Steph had made some friends on the island and we were invited to come along as Tony showed us around Carriacou. Unfortunately he didn't have a van for us all to ride in together. But better yet, he had a truck! So we all piled in, brought a couple of comfy seats for the back, and bumped ... read more
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July 23rd 2009
Béquia, baie de Port Élizabeth, nous y retrouvons Opus et Alianna. Nous sommes fatigués et nous ne songeons pas aux activités sociales. Le jeudi 9 juillet, enfin le matin!!! Pourquoi? Le bateau a roulé toute la nuit car cette partie de la baie est exposée à la houle. Après le déjeuner, nous décidons de changer de côté de baie. Nous ne sommes pas les seuls : Emerald Seas et Blue Heaven viennent avec nous. Ce côté est beaucoup plus calme mais nous verrons en soirée qu’il est aussi plus proche des bars et de la musique!!! Nous nous baignons autour du bateau et je fais un peu de lavage mais le soleil se cache. Nous allons à terre pour faire la lessive des draps et magasiner un peu (il nous faut un drapeau, quelques légumes, un ... read more
March 9th 2009
Grenada Day 1 March 5, 2009 Wayne and Rick arrived at 5:30 AM at Point Saline International Airport on the island country of Grenada. Stepping off the plane into 76 degree temp was a little shock after Wisconsin winter. Air was heavy and it was hard to breath. Got thru customs and immigration without a problem. Took a taxi to True Blue Resort and Marina where Horizon Yacht Charters is located. The sun had just come up and at 6:30 AM. We didn’t know if our sailing buddies would appreciate early morning visitors. I walked down the docks and found a Verensia catamaran. I went back and got Rick and our luggage and went back to the cat. We started loading our gear on board when Skipper Kent stuck his head out of the hatch and ... read more
September 20th 2008
We sailed from Grenada to Carriacou with our friends Lloyd and Val on S/V Puddle Jumper and Dick and Jane on S/V Cheetah II.... read more
August 7th 2008
Now that Regatta is over, I can see how dead Carriacou is without it. During the weekend and on Monday, there were all night parties, food vendors everywhere, all the shops were open nonstop. There were awesome competitions...beer drinking, donkey races, running, sailing. I met some cool people, including locals who were decidedly un-sketchy and also a really awesome girl who does Peace Corps here. But post-Regatta Hillsborough is pretty peaceful. At least now I can actually sleep though the night without the windows of my hotel room vibrating from the bass!! Our last day on site was Tuesday, and I helped Scott B excavate a burial. The rest of our time here is full up with LAB. We have to process everything that we have excavated so far, and right now I am on my ... read more
August 3rd 2008
Sorry its been so long since i put up a blog. The internet here was being sketch AGAIN, and I just now got it to work again after being almost all week without it. Excavation went well this week...we were only rained out on Monday. I was at grand bay all week and I even got to work on a human burial with Scott B (the bioarchaeologist from Eckard who is here with us). The burial was really interesting...there are TWO skulls and one body! Scott thinks it could be evidence for ancestor worship in the caribbean (no, not a two headed person!). Since my last entry, I FINALLY managed to get my hair braided. The women in the shop looked at me like I was mildly insane, but its cool. This just isn't a touristy ... read more
