Return to Grenada
28 August 2014 | Secret Harbour, Grenada
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We are now back in lovely Grenada & another week has flown by again!
The last few days in Trinidad were spent doing our final jobs & saying goodbye to new friends we’ve met. We had a great game of dominoes with Steve & Pat (our neighbours at Coral Cove) on Saturday that got so out of control Steve (not Webby) fell off his chair! Dominoes can get physical!!!
Monday we were back in the water at 2pm. It was great to be off the hard in the water with a little wind. Our canvas man still hadn’t delivered our cushions as promised, so we decided to take Monday night in a berth at PowerBoats marina. It also gave us a chance to stick up on groceries as Grenada is that much dearer.
We were up early on Tuesday... a young South African guy, Shaun, was getting a lift with us back to Grenada, so he arrived at 7.30am with all his gear. We checked out of customs & immigration and then hit the duty free alcohol store & grabbed some beer and vodka. Much cheaper without the tax etc so we should be right for the next month!
Our sail back to Grenada was odd. No wind at first (as expected) then we were cracking along at 7 – 8 knots. We were hit with squalls constantly in which we had to reef then lost all our wind once they passed. It took another 15 – 20 minutes before the wind came back & the current then was pushing us off our course. This went on all day & night as well as thunderstorms & lightning. We arrived into Prickly Bay at 10.30pm tired & wet but safe. A quick clean up of the boat, a beer & then bed.
Wednesday we checked in with customs & immigration in Prickly Bay & put Shaun into a taxi to take him to his boat in St George’s. He was not well, complaining of aching, painful joints & fever, so we hope he hasn’t contracted one of the mosquito borne viruses! We then spent most of the day chasing up odd jobs that still needed to be done & finally topped up our internet credit. We had a swim back at PANNIKIN & then popped into Prickly Bay marina for a pizza for dinner. We had wanted to attend Bingo at 8pm, but we were both too tired & retired to the boat to watch some TV & early to bed.
Today we ventured into St George’s to Island Water World to buy a new dinghy. Mr Slappy is now well past repair & goes flat within a couple of hours. We are worried he will become a safety liability in the Pacific & haven’t been able to find a second hand tender anywhere. Our new tender was delivered to the dock at Spice Island Marine at 2pm & we dragged it back to PANNIKIN very proud owners! We yet have to name the new dinghy – we’re sure it will come to us over a couple of beers! We have motored around the corner to Secret Harbour to spend the next 3 days before we head to Bonaire! It’s too rolly at Prickly Bay! We are catching up with our friends Lann & Stan from BAREFOOT LIFE tomorrow before they head back to the USA for a month. It will be good to see them.
Photo is of downtown Port of Spain, Trinidad