Return to Grenada 2011

Well we are back in Grenada. Not long after we got Moondance in shape and pulled out of Whisper Cove Marina we went over and helped Tim and Babs get Sunshine II ready to splash. We got to ride along to bring Sunshine II over to Clark's Court Bay next to where Moondance was anchored.

A couple of days later, actually a day before Thanksgiving, Blake and Stephanie arrived to spend a week in Grenada. They stayed at Kim and Joe's place and we enjoyed our stay there also. Tim, Babs, Blake, Steph and us all went to different events around the island. We went to a cruiser's Thanksgiving at Clark's Court Bay Marina, Fish Friday, the Food Fest in Victoria and Sunday we went to Hog Island where Joe and Kim put home-made South African sausage (budavorsh) on the brie (grill).

Left to right, top row: Stewart, Stephanie, Blake

Left to right, bottom row: Helen, Kim and Skyler, Joe

Having a cold beer in the shade, Blake, Tim and me.

Joe cooking on the brie.

Clam chowder and pig roast on Hog Island

Carolyn and I went to a beach with Kim and Joe to do some clamming. Neal, a friend of Kim and Joe and now a friend of ours, joined us later. We spent the day swimming and clamming. Unfortunately the surf was really up and we didn't find very many clams.

This is the type of clams we were after.

The girls just limin'.


The girls did come through with a clam chowder using some from a can. Very good indeed. Neal took the picture.

A pig roast on Hog Island just seemed right. There were lots of people and cruisers there and was a lot of fun.

We have enjoyed our stay in the Caribbean very much this year and most of it was spent in Grenada. We will be getting Moondance ready for hurricane season and flying back to Louisiana soon. We hope to return to Grenada in November for another season of sun and fun when I will resume the blog site. Till then, have a great summer.

Martinique 2011

In February we sailed to Martinique again for Carnival. We picked up Babs and Tim there and after a day of Carnival, we sailed to St. Anne's Bay on the south coast of Martinique for a couple of days. From there after checking out we did an overnight sail to Carriacou and checked into Grenadian waters once again. Tim and Babs just bought a nice Gulfstar motorsailer, Sunshine II and will begin a new life this November.

A couple of boats in Fort De France all dressed up for Carnival.

Tim and Babs in the Cathedral in Fort De France.


Waiting for the parade to start.

Having fun during the parade.

Pictures

Here are some pictures of hat nite and couple of our trip to Martinique.

Sunset along the way to Martinique.

Cool dude and cool dudette sailing to Martinique.

Hat nite at the Oasis bar in Clark's Court Bay marina.

Kim and Joe on hat nite.

The Alice girls. Kim, Jeanne, Carolyn and Jenny.

Toward the end of the night.

Hat nite and Sail to Martinique

Hey to everyone. We had hat nite in Grenada a while back and everyone had a lot of fun. The connection is a bit slow today so I will try to upload a few pictures later. Anyway everyone had to wear some sort of head cover and the different head gear was really fun. This was actually Kim's (Spice Kyaking) idea. Soon after that Carolyn and I sailed off toward Martinique. Our first leg took us to Carriacou and a couple of days later we did an overnight sail to Rodney Bay, St Lucia.

Along the way I let out a line with a green squid type bait and caught 3 fish total up to here. They were a Blackfin tuna, a Bonita tuna, and a Mackerel. We were running short of ice so I quite fishing.

The next morning was a beautiful sail to La Marin on the southern coast of Martinique. We stayed here for a little over a week then did a day sail north to Fort De France. Here we are waiting for guests to arrive tomorrow for Carnival. Carolyn is having fun shopping here in French Martinique. The produce is very high quality. I have not found any bad wine here and the beer is good also. We have no plans as such and will either stay here a while through Carnival or head for the southern coast of Martinique or maybe do a 2 day sail to Grenada, weather perm itting.

I will try to upload a bunch of pictures later.

Monkey, Manicou and Manish Water

Victoria is a small town up on the northern part of the island of Grenada. Every last Saturday of the month a food fest is held there. It was supposed to be a lot of local cuisine so Carolyn and I went on the bus for the festivities. We were not disappointed. There was some very interesting dishes available, like crawfish, fish, bull penile and manish (goat testicle) waters. A waters is like a thin broth or soup. There was also stewed monkey and manicou (opossum).

Carolyn had the breadfruit pie and fried fish. I had the stewed monkey. We shared a sour sop ice cream for desert. Next time we go I will have to try something new, the manish water or manicou perhaps.

We head for Martinique soon for German beer and French chocolate. A bottle or two of French wine may also find it's way into the hold.

Fair winds to all.

Camp Grenada

We are still in Grenada and still having fun. We have met a lot of good folks here and we are in not too big of a hurry to depart. We have to go into Immigration next week or so to renew our visa. It doesn't seem that long ago that we arrived back here from the states.

We have sundowners here and there, this time on Moondance. Left to right is: Steve and Donna, Panama, myself and Joe and Kim.

Steve and Donna own an Amel 54 and are in Clark's Court Bay Marina. Joe and Kim own Spice Kayaking, and take clients on kayaking and Eco-tours of the island.

The post is short and sweet this time. Hope everyone the best for the coming year.

December in Grenada

Merry Christmas and Happy New Years from Grenada.

The weather is finally starting to moderate as we start to enter the new year, less rain and more sunshine.

We have been anchored in a small cove on the east side of Hog Island for some time now. We are usually all to ourselves but get neighbors occasionally now and then.

Here we are on the trail from Mt. Hartman Bay to Prickly Bay. It's a short, nice walk.


Christmas eve at Clark's Court Bay Marina.

Carolyn looking good.

Sun set from our little almost private cove.

We have been here for some time now, the weather is getting better and we are starting to get the itch to move on. We will probably take our time and head north next week. Wishing everyone the beginning of a great year to come.