Blogs from Grenada, Central America Caribbean
April 27th 2012
25.4.2012 Dinner last night in Cosmopolitan Restaurant, fantastic, john had steak and I had osso bucco – dined alone as Blake and Suzi had early dive so went to dinner very early. We went to the 9.00p.m.show in the theatre and that was very colourful and music was great, the shows have been a lot of fun. Docked in St Georges 8.00a.m. – very mountainous – the streets go straight up the mountain from the port – the beaches are very white and the waters blue. Had a two hour walk around this fishing port and then spent a couple of hours by the pool. Very sunny down in the port but clouds cover the tops of the mountains. Our anniversary today in Aus but not here – so joined Blake and Suzi around 5.30p.m., they ... read more
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
July 13th 2011
Your first impression of a country when traveling is that of your interactions with immigration and customs. The country of Grenada includes three islands, Grenada itself which is the largest of the three, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. When traveling south through the Windward Islands, the first one you come to that has a place to check in is Carriacou which is where we stopped. The first thing we noticed was that the system was computerized. We hadn’t seen a computer in use for checking into a country since the last French island. Most of the islands use duplicate forms (with the use of carbon paper) and do not stamp your passport. In Carriacou the immigration office had a computer which was used to scan your passport in. We still had to complete a paper form, ... read more
July 3rd 2011
After a full two weeks in Bequia with our teak finished (7 coats),the stainless polished, and thanks to the new hookah and Bob a clean bottom on the boat we moved on to Union Island. Some of you may be asking what is a hookah? It is a compressor with a regulator on the end of an air hose. The air hose is 60 foot long so with a weight belt on Bob can very easily work on the bottom of the boat scraping off barnacles and cleaning the prop. The sail from Bequia to Union Island was a broad reach with 18-20 knots of wind out of the east. This was great except we also had some wind driven waves that we hitting us broadside. An interesting ride results from a 40 foot sailboat “surfing” ... read more
Caribbean Cruise - Seventh Stop: Grenada
Published: December 27th 2011Central America Caribbean » Grenada » Saint George
March 16th 2011
This coming day was all about nature. We started out from the harbour of St. George's, the capital and went into the mountains to see some fantastic wildlife. Grenada is a very green and beautiful island and the flowers are impressive (see photos). At a farm we learned about cacoa and how they are harvested. We drove all the way to Gouyave, the second biggest city of the island to visit a nutmeg factory. We saw how they are dried, cracked open, sorted etc. Quite interesting to see, even though non of us really liked nutmeg. Because of this we passed quickly through the store inside the factory where many tourists bought fresh nutmeg but also nutmeg oil etc. Even though it was nice, I wish happy to be out of there because the freshly cracked ... 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
December 29th 2010
C’est la fin de novembre, nos amis Jim et Renate sont partis et nous sentons un besoin de mettre les voiles nous envahir. Mais il faut avant tout approvisionner convenablement le bateau, entre autre en vin, liquide indispensable à une vie équilibrée à bord… Cependant, il faut lui trouver une place dans les cales du bateau. Nous profitons des dernières activités sociales proposées par nos nouveaux amis : Ken et Lynn, de Silver Eels III. Nous allons ainsi aux chutes Concorde et à un « Oil down » , quelque peu différent toutefois de celui que nous avions eu chez Cutty! Nous demeurons dans Hartmann Bay car le service d’autobus-taxi, offert par Patrick et Georges, y est très pratique. Nous complétons donc ainsi notre réserve de nourriture sèche et les réparations urgentes pour le bateau. Je ... read more
Novembre 2010 à la Grenade
Published: December 1st 2010Central America Caribbean » Grenada » Saint David
November 28th 2010
Dans l’avion de Liat qui survole la côte sud de la Grenade, ce 27 octobre 2010, je suis surprise par mon contentement d’être de retour « à la maison ». Dans quelques heures, nous serons en effet dans ce qui est maintenant notre maison, Absaroque. Après une nuit à l’hôtel et une grosse épicerie, notre gentil chauffeur de taxi, Cutty, nous dépose au chantier de Grenada Marine, à St-David. C’est dans un endroit assez perdu, plein de bateaux (et de moustiques) qui attendent sagement de retourner à l’eau. Tout est là, pas de vols ni dégâts. Les réparations demandées au moteur ont été réalisées proprement. Nous commençons à tout remettre en ordre. Nous avons cependant des invités à bord : les fourmis!! Nous découvrons des nids dans les cordages du coffre de cockpit et des planchers. ... read more
