... and for cruising friends back in the UK and Ireland a blast from the past :-)
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11/Dec/2011, Prickly Bay - Grenada
Russell aboard Luturna always told us you don't need to manually remove the goose barnacles after an ocean passage because the fish will scoff them within a couple of days. Well, not here they don't. They seem to be growing larger as we wait for the fish so let the scraping commence. We made a start but a lively chop into the anchorage made the threat of being bashed on the head beneath the transom very real. Swell has therefore stopped play until the morrow.
General day for chores and chilling out. Boat all cleaned through after the passage, bedding washed, water made and water tanks full.
Off to see if we can arrange our diving courses tomorrow.
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10/Dec/2011, Prickly Bay - Grenada
Let the chores commence:-) Shopping expedition to the IGA Supermarket and the local chandlery... but en-route we spotted a yacht flying an Irish ensign with Cruising Association and Ocean Cruising Club flags at the spreaders, so a short delay for a chat. Michael and Dermot were from Kinsale and County Clare. Small though the population of Ireland may be there is an interconnected sailing community. Mutual friends included Fergus and Kay Quinlan, sailing yacht Pylades, who are in the Pacific and en route to the Indian Ocean.
The supermarket was unchanged from our last visit. Still the problem of all veggies in chilled cabinets and not useful for a yacht with limited fridge capacity. It may sound strange but a pleasurable hour was had roaming the isles and feasting eyes on a new vista of products. Many common with the USA but also the spread of Caribbean items, spices herbs and exotic fruit. Beyond the capabilities of our mental gymnastics was the display of Christmas items. It is just too difficult for the mind to associate 30 Celsius temperatures and streaming sweat with the festive season. Maybe another week of chilling out and as more cruisers gather it might gel into a more tangible concept. A telephone conversation with our son, Robin, in London yesterday regaled tales of ice skating at the winter wonderland; that sounds like Christmas activities. If we ask Australian cruisers they are probably more used to thinking Christmas, Surfing and beach BBQs.
Winds are still light and lacking that cooling effect, another few days and we should get back some trade wind strengths which will make for a more comfortable atmosphere and ots of lovely wiggly amps into the batteries from the wind generator...must get some solar panels fitted before to much longer.
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PS another grandchild on way love to both
sue & GRANDAD ed xxx
Some photos added into latest two albums. caribbean Cruising and Atlantic Crossing...
...how do these things (goose barnacles) attach themselves at sea while underway?
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09/Dec/2011, Prickly Bay - Grenada
Let the Caribbean Cruise begin! Spruce arrived in Prickly Bay at 11:00 local time (4 hours behind UTC). A good sail through much of the night with speeds of around 6 knots. Yes, we did catch the Tuna as we came into shallower water and, no, the poor little Barn Swallow didn't last the night to reach the green hills of Grenada.
Straight to the fuelling dock but the pump is not working until perhaps next Tuesday, welcome to the Caribbean, time to slow down that pace. The marina kindly let us remain tied alongside while we went up to the customs and immigration office to clear in. A nice shady verandah with Banaquits flitting about and shrilly piping at us. That strange sensation when the motion ceases and the constant sound of moving water stops. An hour after coming alongside we were oficially here and at anchor in the harbour.
First things first, a swim. Definitely warmer than the Cape Verdean side of the ocean. A bit of sorting out and then off for dinner aboard Ocean Lady with Alan, Laura and Stuart.
Photo of today's Tuna...Sad to take them out of their element but they taste divine.
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... Past Woburn Bay, Hog Island, Mount Hartman Bay and then the last headland, Prickly Point, before turning into Prickly Bay.
We'll add some photos into the text uploaded during the crossing and update the photo galleries soon.
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