Blogs from Grenada, Central America Caribbean - page 9

Sorry its been so long since my last entry, but the internet is slow as crap here and uploading pictures takes several hours. But heres some updates on my exciting life... I don't think I have ever seen/heard rain so intense as it is here. It rains so hard that you can't sleep because of it pounding on the roof or go out or anything, then in about 15 minutes its sunny out. Its like the weather has ADD. It doesn't thunderstorm though, just RAIN in sheets. It rained pretty much all day today which kept us from going out to the site. And if you think you are bored back in the States when it rains outside, you have NO IDEA what its like to be here when its rainy. Jason and I were so ... read more

GREETINGS FROM THE LAND OF NUTMEG!!! Getting to Carriacou has been an adventure, to say the least. My trip began well: my flight to Miami was fine, as was my flight to San Juan. The flights were made infinitely better by the fact that my lovely parents upgraded me to first class!! The first two pictures on here are of the food.. salmon salad for lunch, tortellini with mushroom cream sauce for dinner. Infinitely better than paying for peanuts. But, the trip took an interesting turn in Puerto Rico. At the end of our flight, our plane couldnt park at the right gate because another plane was there, so we had to wait on the runway for about half an hour. Meanwhile, Aleksey (my fearless Russian travel companion) and I only had about 50 minutes between ... read more

We finally scaped Grenada, sort off. We are in Carriacou, which is a dependency of Grenada. Very laid back attitude, typical of some islands. Unfortunately, it is a rocky anchorage, every night around midnight the rocking starts. Last about 3 hours, then stops. What a mystery. We have been all over Tyrell Bay by both dinghy and foot. We met Elusive from WI, met them in Luperon, they are haul out here. Also 2nd Millennium, this couple has been in the Caribbean for the past 11 years, John has not set a foot in the USA. Jeris keep saying we are climbing the mountains. Feels like it at times. Straight up, back of legs hurting, out of breath...We are all so out of shape... We found the areas we walked very clean. Dogs are friendly, although ... read more

We spent Christmas here. We toured some more of the island and because our cruising permit was expiring on the 26, we needed to return the rental car. We stopped by Norbert's house. His girlfriend or wife, Maria asked us to come inside. We sat in their living room, Maria brought out a home made cake, which was delicious, and a Heineken for each of us. Unfortunately Tom did not go with us this day. We checked out the day before while we were in Hillsboro. We asked Maria and Norbert and their daughter Natasha to come to the boat. He drove us in his taxi, Pete dinghy J and I to the boat, and went back for them on the dinghy dock down where the ferries come in. It was Maria first time on a ... read more

Jeris and Maribel went to the Carenage by Dinghy and walked up the mountain (steep) to the open market yesterday. Found several new stores. You know women they can shop till they are dead. Jeris baked a cake for Maribel's birthday, very tasty. Maribel cooked a nice dinner, in the process burnt her left arm when taking out a pot from underneath the oven. Boats aren't they fun. Pete has dinghied these two all over. Tom & Pete went to the Yacht Club, while M & J were doing laundry. Jennie came over with a care package from Joann, our daughter, in the US. In it was crystal light, chorizos, and new shoes for Pete. We gave Jennie some bracelets to take back to the US. ... read more