11/10/09, Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou Island
These are our great mates Francois and Mad's, who are planning on sailing the blue yonder the end of 2010, we wish them all the luck and great sailing. Thanks for a fantastic weekend.
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22/08/09, Carriacou Island, Grenada
So Hurricane Bill did track as predicted, and went north. Another system was developing but they now say a small chance.......
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19/08/09, Carriacou Island, Grenada
So our first real hurricane has gone according to predictions, and gone north of the Caribbean, for those who don't know, Grenada is the very last, most southern, of the Caribbean Islands.
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19/08/09, Carriacou Island, Grenada
So we have our first hurricane of the season, the 2nd named Tropical storm. It is predicted to go north of where Pizzazz is, so we are watching very closely. It is picking up momentum as has gone from catagory 1 to now 3 in the past 1-2 days, winds of over 100 knots......
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07/08/09, Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou Island
We had a lot of rain this time and this is a sunset with another local storm approaching....
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07/08/09, Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou Island
Lazy Turtle Pizza restaurant make some really great pizza's, the service has been terrible at stages, but recently the staff have changed and has been more pleasant, the pizza's are expensive at about EC$40 (US$1 = EC$2.67) which is about US$15, which is about R120 (South African) but is located in a really great spot, looking over the bay. A local meal available anywhere else wich consists of mainly Chicken, rice and beans can be bought for EC$15......
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07/08/09, Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou Island
This is a view across to the yacht club and yacht lift......
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07/08/09, Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou Island
Lambi Queen restaurant actually own the mooring we are on at the moment, but it is the place to be on a Friday night, as they have a live Tin Pan Band playing there until early hours of the morning, but we can enjoy our cheap drinks on the front deck while enjoying the sounds, which is magic.....
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07/08/09, Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou Island
This is a pic, showing the distance to shore, from the mooring.....
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07/08/09, Carriacou Island
The beach....
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07/08/09, Carriacou Island
The shop....
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07/08/09, Carriacou Island
This is Glyn doing her shopping......
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07/08/09, Carriacou Island
So with Pizzazz's sails already packed away, we decided to just relax and also see a bit of Carriacou Island. This is a pic taken at Paradise Beach, Glyn did a bit of shopping here and we had a beer or two and then walked back to Tyrrel Bay.
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07/08/09, Carriacou Island, Grenada
We both arrived in Grenada and ready to spend a few days "liming" at Jenny's Place, a complex right on Grande Anse beach, we planned on staying for 4 days but landed up being 7, because we could not get a flight to Carriacou. This picture is arriving at Carriacou Island and is a shot of Tyrrel Bay, where Pizzazz is moored at present, if visible, on the left of the bay, you can see the mangrove area where Pizzazz will be moored if any hurricanes on the horizon.
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08/07/09, Carriacou Island, Grenada
So the time has come to do a bit of maintenance and tidy up and prepare for hurricane season. We are already in hurricane season since the 1st June until the 30th November, but the worst months for hurricanes are Aug/Sept/Oct. We are first going to stay in a hotel for 4 days in Grenada and then back to the boat. We hope to also see a bit more of Carriacou Island, so it is not all going to be work and no play. We will then both be flying back to Joburg on the 31st July, Glyn will be in South Africa for Aug/Sep/Oct, I will be in SA in Sep for 4 weeks. So we will see how we go, till next time....
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15/06/09, Bequia Island to Carriacou Island
So after a wonderful relaxing stay in Bequia, it was time to head back to Carriacou Island. We had plans of stopping off at other places but kept delaying another day until we had no more choices, and had to head straight to Carriacou. Again we had a very quick sail back, about 30 miles we covered in 5 hours, this time though Pizzazz was loaded with diesel and water. Here is a shot of the very casual helms person, Pizzazz doing 6-7 knots.....
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15/06/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia Island
We actually went to a place in town to have lunch but after looking at their menu, we decided to have a drink and then go to the Gingerbread restaurant for lunch. So this is our pre-lunch drink...
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15/06/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia Island
So all good things must come to an end......we decided to book out from Bequia Island and sail straight down to Hillsborough to check into Carriacou again, so we checked out and went for a last lunch at the Gingerbread restaurant.
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15/06/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia Island
And then another sunset........
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15/06/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia Island
Then it was back to Pizzazz to have a swim and a braai...(BBQ)...
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14/06/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia Island
After a heavy day shopping, a stop for a Rum punch at happy hour.....2 for 1....
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14/06/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia Island
The Bay...
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14/06/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia Island
A pic from the beach area in town, looking towards where all the nice restaurants and bars are located, there is a paved path along the waters edge, all along the restaurants and this is also where the dingy jetties are as well.
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14/06/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia Island
Some scenery from the boat....
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14/06/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia Island
So we decided we were just going to chill in Bequia, so we spent a lot of time on the boat just reading, swimming and snorkelling....was lekker!!
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14/06/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia Island
Anchor down...few refreshments...and then watch the sun set.....
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13/06/09, Bequia Island
After a great day saling, which we were both sorry had to end......we entered Admiralty Bay.
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13/06/09, Union Island to Bequia Island
Great stuff....
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13/06/09, Union Island to Bequia Island
Pizzazz was really moving averaging between 6-8 knots and still fully loaded, it was great.....
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13/06/09, Union Island to Bequia Island
We had a great day of sailing!!!!!!...with flat sea's and 20-25 knots on the beam (from the side) Pizzazz was showing she could still do this thing......
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13/06/09, Union Island to Bequia Island
With a early start, for us, 8:00am we picked up the anchor and set course for Bequia Island, our favourite, about 26 miles away. Leaving Union Island behind.....
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13/06/09, Clifton Harbour, Union Island
So after a heavy days work of loading diesel, swimming, snorkelling and loading of the dingy on deck, we sat back and enjoyed another sunset with a refreshment......
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13/06/09, Clifton Harbour, Union Island
After a 2 hour sail to Union Island we set our anchor in Clifton Harbour once more. We checked in that afternoon and decided to stay for another night, so we could load up with diesel the next day. Last time we were here we got a contact for fuel straight off a trawler anchored in the harbour. The bad part about Clifton Harbour is the boat boy's come out when you arrive and offer moorings to tie up to and then try and offer all sorts of services, the one offered to get our diesel at EC$16 and said it is a good price and would not find better, we said we heard another say EC$12, so after a while he brought it to EC$12, I said he must come back at 1:00 as wanted to find out about our other contact, so we eventually got our diesel from our contact for EC$7........
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13/06/09, Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou Island
So after 5 wonderful days in Barbados, it was time to get back to Pizzazz and go sailing. We decided to drop the mooring bouy and head for the Grenadines again. So first stop would be Union Island to check into the Grenadines and pick up fuel, as we found a cheap supply of fuel in Union.
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13/06/09, Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou Island
This is just a closer look at the rock.....
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12/06/09, Carriacou Island, Grenada
Lunch was included in the tour and Ted took us to one of his favourite places on the windward side, east side, of the Island. We had one free drink and a buffet lunch, which was very nice. Just across from the place we had lunch at, was this beach with these unusual formations of rock.
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12/06/09, Carriacou Island, Grenada
One of the day's, we decided to do and Island tour, so we were collected from the hotel by Ted's Tours, and Ted himself was our guide for the day, he was really fun and a good sense of humour, he was a white local, born in Barbados and had a good knowledge of the Island. Everytime we had a stop, he brought out his homemade Rum punch. This pic is one of our stops, the visibility was not great because of the dust, they say, from the Sahara...........
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12/06/09, Carriacou Island, Grenada
The Hotel had a special going where the price included everything....including the food and drinks!!!! It was also breakfast, lunch, tea and supper....they had entertainment every night which was great, some nights just a DJ, but something on every night, so we had a great time. When we arrived they put a white band on our arms, and what ever we ordered, we just showed the band on our arm and we paid nothing, this even included cocktails!!!! Here is a view from our room, of the Hotel entertainment and pool area.
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12/06/09, Carriacou Island, Grenda
So a week after Di left Pizzazz, it was my turn to return, but my return flight took me through Barbados, so we decided to fly Glyn from Carriacou Island, via Grenada to Barbados, to meet me there. We stayed in a Hotel called the Barbados Beach Club, which was wonderful, we had a great room with a great view. A view of the Hotel and a view of the sea. This is a view from the room.
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12/06/09, Carriacou Island, Grenada
So while I was away WORKING!!!! Glyn and Di, and our friend Brian, decided to take a ferry and visit the 3rd Island of Grenada, Petit Martinique, Glyn said it was a bit dissappointing. This was Di's last real outing, before she had to return home. It was great having Di on board and trust she had a great time, we were both sorry to see her go.
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27/04/09, Sandy Island, Carriacou
So we stayed over one night here, and then the next morning we sailed around the corner and back into Tyrrel Bay, our home base at the moment. So after about 3 weeks of wonderful sailing and Island hopping, we picked up our bouy in Tyrrel Bay.
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MARIONETTE 4" - Roger& Marion Holden. Look out they enjoy Amarula
Just returned from another great weekend on Imagine. Bill & Jen will be leaving with the next good weather. their boat is all stocked, lost the water line but both looking forward to going.
We are both doing fine. Will be going onto Moonshadows mooring when they go so will be able to take Imagine on and off okay, looking forward to it.
Take care, love to you both
Yvonne & Brian (sv Imagine)
27/04/09, Sandy Island, Carriacou
Here we are having a sundowner on Sandy Island
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27/04/09, Sandy Island, Carriacou
Sandy Island is a very small Island, basically a bit of growth on a sand spit, about 3-400m long and not more than 20m wide, but has reef around it and a good place for a stopover. This is from the Island looking NNE towards Union Island in the distance.
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I am sure you have to pinch yourselves to remind yourselves that this is for real. This is a trip we can only all dream of. Well done for making it come true for yourselves.
Much love to you all Sandy xoxo
Hey Di, we missing you here. Looking forward to seeing you again soon. Your turtle experience must have been amazing.
27/04/09, Tobago Cays
So it was time for us to leave the Cays and head south again. The morning just as we were preparing to lift anchor, this "yacht" came to anchor......
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24/04/09, Tobago Cays
Our home....
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24/04/09, Tobago Cays
This is looking out from Pizzazz in Tobago Cays to the Island of Mayreau.
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24/04/09, Tobago Cays
As I said before, there were quite a few kids on this boat and they were having fun. They would take the swing and walk right to the end of the bowsprit, (front end of boat) and then jump off.......
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24/04/09, Tobago Cays
I found this picture and this is or is very similar to the Turtle we saw that Di actually stroked...
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24/04/09, Tobago Cays
We took a trip through the Cays on Pod (dingy) and stopped of on one of the Islands there, for a snorkel. It was fantastic to swim around and watch the Turtles feeding on the grass/weed on the bottom and then surface for air every now and then. Di was fortunate to be watching one of the biggest and most beautiful ones, when he decided to surface for air, it passed Di so closely that she put out a hand and stroked it as it surfaced, and never even panicked, Di was so excited. This is certainly one of the best places in the Caribbean......
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24/04/09, Tobago Cays
Well, we still had some of the alcohol from Brazil for Caprinhas, so a good place to indulge..........well, you can really only have one or two, but it was enjoyed.......
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