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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24/04/09, Tobago Cays
Here Di is doing some snorkelling.....and hopefully cleaning of prop & hull..........not easy to give work instructions in locations like this.....
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24/04/09, Tobago Cays
All smiles, great to be here.......
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24/04/09, Tobago Cays
Yes, some more pics of our neighbours......
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23/04/09, Tobago Cays
We have had some great sunsets.......
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23/04/09, Tobago Cays
This one is for the record..........we still cannot believe Pizzazz is where she is, after all these years of dreaming and planning....
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23/04/09, Tobago Cays
This was another local Schooner on a charter to the Cays......
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23/04/09, Tobago Cays
We have seen some fantastic scenery in the Grenadines but we have also seen some beautiful sailing vessels, this one had quite a lot of people onboard and lots of kids enjoying themselves, it was quite a treat to sit and watch this vessel..........
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23/04/09, Tobago Cays
So we anchored in Tobago Cays, the colours of the water is just unbelievable, just like the postcards..........
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21/04/09, Canouan Island to Tobago Cays
We had a very quick sail across from Canouan Island to Tobago Cays, it was so good we were sorry drop the sails, but we were all very happy to be approaching Tobago Cays on Pizzazz.
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21/04/09, Charlestown Bay, Canouan Island
So we stayed overnight, we had heard this anchorage was very rolly, but we were lucky, we had a great evening onboard and left for Tobago Cays about 9:30 the next morning. Canouan Island has a Hotel/Casino and golf course, and is a big charter boat port for Mooring Charters, it has changed a lot since the last time we visited here. These were some of our neighbours.....
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21/04/09, Charlestown Bay, Canouan Island
As we approached Canouan Island, the weather started clearing fortunately, as a mile or 2 back we could not even see the Island.
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21/04/09, Bequia to Tobago Cays
The day before we planned on leaving, I started the motor to charge the batteries, as usual every day, and it ran for a few minutes and I noticed it starting to overheat......I switched off and checked around the motor and again no signs of water. That day our friends, John & Shirley arrived and they came over for drinks and John said we are to go to their boat for dinner and he would help me in the morning to sort the motor out. Well in the end it turned out to be a stuck thermostat, which I just removed and the motor has been fine since(touch wood). So the following morning we set out for Tobago Cays. We were hit by a storm with quite strong winds and very little visibility due to rain. We decided to sail to Canouan Island rather and go to the Cays early the next morning.
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21/04/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia
So time was moving on and we had to think of leaving Bequia, we really enjoyed Bequia and will definitely come back here, probably next time around. We had to stock with some fresh goodies and a last shop, as we were on our way to Tobago Cays, where there are no shops at all. This is the local veg market in main town Port Elizabeth.
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21/04/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia
So the end of another excellent day and back on Pizzazz for just another sunset.......another day in Paradise........
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21/04/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia
Another pic....
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21/04/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia
When entering or exiting Admiralty Bay, we pass a place called Moonhole, these are houses which were built into the landscape in the 1960's sometime, they look as though they have been there for centuries, but this was a brain wave by, I think a Canadian, who originally built the places without any doors or windows,, it has expanded to I think about 19 now and some now do have windows. It is now a very unusual place to go and have a holiday, a totally different experience......the original one was the one shown above, built through the arch in the rock.....
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Thank you,
Carroll Rooth
Moonhole Homeowner's Association
21/04/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia
So we....or more accurately....they set sail for Bequia after a wonderful relaxing day out, as can be seen by these two passengers.......
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21/04/09, Admiraly Bay, Bequia
After our tour we were dropped off and wondered around the boutique's, market and the famous Basil's Bar & Restaurant, where we were told again, when the celeb's are on the Island, they can often be seen at Basil's Bar.........above is a pic of the Bar. After lunch on the Schooner, we went snorkelling and that was great, and then the sail back to Bequia.
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21/04/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia
These are the boutiques and surprisingly enough, they were not too expensive, we thought we would only be doing "window" shopping there, but they had some really nice goodies and reasonable prices.
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21/04/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia
Well here we got a pic of"supposed to be" Bryan Adams's place on the right, the little shiny roof just left of middle of picture, is Mick Jagger's and Jerry Hall's on the left......now whether this is so, we will not know, because according to our taxi driver, Mick Jagger was on the Island........when we got back to the Schooner, they told us that if anybody famous is on the Island, no cameras are allowed, and the place would be swarming with security...so........
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21/04/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia
This is one of the mansions we got close to, but I cannot remember whose it was, all the people we did know, we could not get close to their properties....
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19/04/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia
On arrival at Mustique Island, we were taken ashore and we all did an Island tour. Above, Britannia Bay in Mustique Island.
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19/04/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia
Raising the sails...........the easy way....we did not have to do it.
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19/04/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia
We decided to go on a trip to the Island of Mustique, on a local Schooner. A 2 hour sail, with breakfast, Lunch and tea, champagne, all drinks included, and was a great day being spoilt and also seeing such a beautiful Island. This Island is where a lot of celeb's own houses, was interesting to see all the mansions. When any of the celeb's are on the Island, no cameras are allowed, and it is possible that you may be sitting in the famous Basil's Bar, right next to a celeb. We saw, from a distance, homes of Brian Adams, Mick Jagger & Jerry Hall, plus a few others. This is a pic of the Schooner "Friendship Rose".
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19/04/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia
A shot of Pizzazz from the beach with Pod in the foreground....
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18/04/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia
So back on Pizzazz and we have some more visiting Tall Ships.........and a great sunset to end the day.
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Good to see you guys are alive and enjoying it. We are totally jealous.
Have fun and post more pics.
Francois and Mads
18/04/09, Admiralty Bay, Bequia
Then we had to stop for our sundowner before returning to Pizzazz.....
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18/04/09, St Vincent to Bequia
On our way back on our tour, our taxi driver decides to stop, and says he just wants to see a friend, he disappears and comes back with a "local" meal of chicken & chips for us all to share...wow...we were shocked, then he stopped for coconuts for drinks, which I insisted I pay for, as he was prepared to pay for that as well. He eventually dropped us off in town and we spent a bit of time doing some shopping.....lots of people....not used to that. Then decided to go for a beer on the way to the ferry and had a few.......when we were ready to leave, the owner asked where we are going..., so we say to catch the ferry at 04:00pm, he says it is only 3:45 and then buys us a round.......again..wow.....we did get the ferry in the end....this pic shows St Vincent in the distance.
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18/04/09, St Vincent
And this is the Bar......
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18/04/09, St Vincent
They now they have a restaurant/bar and gift shop located here, they also have some photos of the actors and crew with signatures displayed on a board in the bar. We were going to have lunch here but decided to wait till we got back to town, the menu was not that great. This statue is in the middle of the restaurant..
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18/04/09, St Vincent
One of the film sites of the film, Pirates of the Caribbean is this bay, called Wallilabou Bay. We were told that there were many locations around St Vincent used for filming. This is a pic showing the famous arch of rock where the hangings in the movie took place.
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18/04/09, St Vincent
When the ferry docked, before we could even get off the ferry, the taxi drivers were in our faces........after telling them a few times we just wanted to see the town first, which was right there........we decided to bargain with one of them to take us on a bit of a tour, and we wanted to go to where the movie, Pirates of the Caribbean was filmed. We paid EC$150 for the 3 of us, for about 3 hours, there and back. Again we were dissappointed, as there was really not much left to see, well not nearly as much as we had expected. Here is a pic of one of the buildings, which they are trying to repair....
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