We spent a pleasant three days anchored in Tyrrel Bay in Carriacou, a small island about 15 miles north of the main island of Grenada. This is a large harbor and there is a lot of commercial activity. It was interesting watching the large ships come and go. As with most islands, the harbor also had a lot of activity from the small, colorful local boats, some of which offer goods and services to cruisers.

Good deals on wine. Here we met Simon who has the BEST wine prices anywhere. We weren't sure how he was able to sell wine at such good prices, so we didn't ask where he got his supplies. The deals were so good that some of our friends who had already left Carriacou emailed and asked us to bring them some more of Simon's wine, resulting in our buying all he had! Great party when we arrived at our next stop!

Mangrove swamp. There is a very large mangrove swamp on the north side of Tyrrel Bay which is great for dinghy exploration. This particular area is a well known hurricane hole and about 150 boats sheltered inside during hurricane Ivan two years ago. Ivan caused a lot of damage all over Grenada, but all the boats in the mangroves were not damaged.

Mangrove oysters are found in the mangrove swamp and one of the boat boys would deliver and shuck them. The price also included 1 or 2 cold beers for the boat boy (actually, he was a grown up who, aparently had received and consumed beer from several other customers). The oysters are tasty, but very small so having someone else shuck them was a really good idea. Even a small batch needed a LOT of shucking.