We left Grenada about 10pm for Trinidad and Carnival. Matt had long expressed a wish to visit carnival but the thought of Trinidad so early in our cruising was something that we did not want to consider. However, we decided that perhaps carnival was worth seeing and so acceded to the suggestion.
The trip was abysmal; [...]
Archive for January, 2008
On to Trinidad
Posted in Uncategorized on 31 January, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Greetings from the Caribbean!!
Posted in Caribbean on 28 January, 2008 | 2 Comments »
For you all so that you can see how we spent Christmas Day. Please note the Christmas Tree that Matt bought me complete with baubles. For those of you having difficulty in seeing it, look in front of the steering wheel. The background is Petite Piton in Soufriere, St Lucia.
Firstly a note [...]
The voyage continues
Posted in Caribbean on 18 January, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
18th January 2008
We left Carriacou heading for Grenada. The last time we were out in the Caribbean, Granada was one of my favourite islands, quite cultivated and full of exploration prospects. I hope that it has not changed too much.
We headed for Prickly Bay on the south of the island as it is one [...]
Petite Martinique
Posted in Caribbean on 13 January, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Petite Martinique is a fishing island with 900 inhabitants. Tourism and yachters are not the norm but the people were friendly and we were able to top our diesel which cost £2.50 per gallon. Not too bad compared to UK prices.
That afternoon we were sitting in the cockpit when we heard [...]
Tobago Cays
Posted in Uncategorized on 11 January, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Saw us heading for Tobago Cays, the marine reserve. The approach needs great care as they are surrounded by shallow water and reefs. We anchored just off Horseshoe Reef, donned snorkels and fins to go in search of marine life. My main task was to find a turtle. This has eluded me [...]
Union Island
Posted in Caribbean on 9 January, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We left Canouan, heading for Union Island. Union is the last main island in the St Vincent Grenadines and is the official port of entry/exit. The Tobago Cays Marine Park offices are based here and notices in the customs offices state that you must go to Union to pick up [...]
The continuing saga of Helen Mary Gee in the Caribbean
Posted in Caribbean on 3 January, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Wednesday 12th DecemberWe were delighted to cross the finishing line in Rodney Bay St Lucia. Looking back we rounded Pigeon Island and were informed by the finishing line that the line ran from a sloop that was anchored to the starboard side of the bay flying an orange banner from it’s forestay and an orange [...]
Tamarind Bay
Posted in Caribbean on 3 January, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We went ashore to see the sights. It was extremely hot on land, not a breath of wind that we had had in the bay. We were welcomed onto the dock for the Tamarind Bay Resort and were assured that our dinghy would be safe and would be looked after. We [...]
