Grenada & Carriacou
04 November 2017 | Carriacou
Carol
Grenada 10/26-11/2/17
After Oasis was put back in the water on Thursday, 10/26, we stayed at the dock for a few days, finishing up some projects. The marina told us we had to be off the dock on Monday, 10/30, as they had it reserved for someone else, but since we were still waiting for someone to finish working on our refrigeration and another person to finish fabricating our stainless steel handrails, we decided to anchor out in the bay until this work was done. We had decided that we needed handrails next to the companionway steps, coming out from inside the boat, so when underway, there is something else to hang on to when climbing up the steps. The fabricator made one of the poles too short, so he had to redo it, then still made it too short, so had to redo it again. The third time's a charm, and he finally got it right.
While we were anchored out, we were approached by a boat with three men. They wanted to know if we would buy some lobster! Hell yeah! They said $60 EC (Easter Caribbean) each, which was about $20 US each, but Bob talked them down to $60 EC for two lobsters, one large one and one smaller one, and they even did the dirty work of cutting them in half. So for about $20 US, we had a fantastic dinner of grilled lobster with butter. It doesn't get any better than that!
Carriacou 11/2-11/5/17
On Thursday, 11/2, we decided to sail north to Carriacou, an island that is part of Grenada. We had a nice sail up and anchored in Tyrell Bay. The next morning, we decided to install the stainless steel handrails. Bob had to drill into our Corian countertop, which was not something I was too thrilled about doing, but it turned out fine. We did an awesome job installing them, if I do say so myself.
Today, 11/4, we took a bus (really just a van) to Hillsborough. Carriacou is a beautiful island, very clean, and the people are so friendly! Whenever anyone boarded the bus along the route, they said good afternoon to everyone. Cannot imagine that happening at home! Hillsborough is a nice little town with lots of bars and small shops. We stopped at a grocery store for a water and beer, and it cost us $5.35 EC, which is less than $2 US. I should have done some more shopping there, because a woman at a vegetable stand on the side of the street charged me $20 EC, about $7.50 US, for an avocado and some sweet potatoes. I learned my lesson there.
Tomorrow, 11/5, we'll be checking out at Customs and Immigration in the morning, and will go up around the corner to Hillsborough Bay where there is a marine park and good snorkeling. We have 24 hours after checking out to leave. We'll spend the night there, then sail north again to Union Island, where we will be checking into St. Vincent.