Between last posting back in July and this posting as of today, we've missed y'all.
The month of July had us on a vacation type of schedule. We've been enjoying some much needed family time and keeping busy exploring Grenada inside and out, with visiting daughter and boyfriend.
We hiked the Seven Sisters Waterfalls, did an island tour with Cutty, had fun with Camp Grenada type of activities such as volleyball and limin', sailed to the Tobago Cays where we snorkelled with the turtles, played way-too-many Wizard games, and so on... FUNtastique type of memory building times.
Shortly thereafter we found ourselves making plans to participate in the Carriacou Regatta 2014. Racing would be a first for me and "old hat" type of fun stuff for the Capt'N.
I kept telling myself that this experience (and in fact all new-to-you experiences, scary and challenging as they can be to step out of your own personal comfort box), are, (mostly) and always in the end, a learning curve, confidence boosting and empowering... and I needed me some, and perhaps, all of that.
So when the 35 knot squall pummelled us as we crossed the Northern tip of Carriacou in the "Two Handed Round Carriacou Race, I kept telling myself that if my friend Tasha (
having recently participated in a few legs of the Clipper Races could do ten times worse than this, then, "I could handle this", and if, that single-hander in the small sailboat in front of us crashing through the swell and waves way too close to the reefs could work through the waves and wind BY HIMSELF, then... "I could handle this".
And it wasn't all me, "I could handle this" with the Capt'N by my side, and on race 2, with the rest of Team Banyan in our cockpit scrambling to the Capt'N's instructions, by my side.
Race Results have us placing first in Race 1 (a two handed round the island race), and third in the Carriacou South Coast Race. Tomorrow is the final race, followed by Awards tomorrow night... keep your fingers crossed for us.
Dare I tell you? I'm kinda feeling eager and competitive already...
Next we head to back to Grenada to celebrate Carnival... another first for us.
Unfortunately WiFi connections are not strong enough for me to upload the many stories and photos that my words wish to tell. However if you haven't already, "like" us on
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On that note, Welcome Aboard to all our new friends and followers... promises to inundate you with blogs, answer your questions, get caught up... as soon as life settles down and WiFi cooperates on a more consistent and speedy level.
In the meantime, why not challenge yourself to get out there and do something new and different today? And then tell us about it... ??