Sailing with Inspiration

a journal detailing the cruising adventures of the sailing catamaran Inspiration

03 July 2016 | Prickley Bay, Grenada
14 May 2016 | Ste. Anne, Martinique
05 April 2016 | Prickly Bay, Grenada
05 April 2016 | Prickly Bay, Grenada
20 March 2016 | Chaguaramas, Trinidad
20 March 2016 | Chaguaramas, Trinidad
29 February 2016 | Chaguaramas, Trinidad
08 July 2015 | Prickly Bay, Grenada
03 July 2015 | Grenada, WI
06 June 2015 | Fort de France, Martinique
25 May 2015 | Portsmouth, Dominica
17 May 2015 | Barbuda
15 May 2015 | Portsmouth, Dominica
30 April 2015 | Barbuda
24 April 2015 | Falmouth Harbour, Antigua
13 April 2015 | Falmouth Harbour, Antigua
30 March 2015 | Deshaies, Guadalupe
23 March 2015 | Rodney Bay, St Lucia
23 March 2015 | Calviny Bay, Grenada
12 March 2015 | Grenada, WI

Grenada happenings

23 October 2012 | Grenada
Margi
On Wednesday, Windy and I went for a walk down a path that I saw while walking her in the morning. The path is very well used and easy to follow. It went from Clarkes Court to Hog Island. There is a bridge to Hog Island. It was locked so we could not cross to the island it's a private island). I wanted to get more exercise so I took this walk again on Thursday. It was about an hour walk.

I decided to go to the Hash on Saturday. A Hash is a walk or run. Many cruisers go, however it is an event for Grenadians. The walk is usually 3 miles and the run is usually 7 miles this is hilly and steep in many places and muddy if there has been a recent rain. The trail is marked with shredded paper to keep you on track. The reason I went on this Hash is because they had a Mamby Pamby walk (for beginners) too. The taxi drivers will take you there and they also take dogs. Windy enjoyed her first ride in a van in eight months. First the runners start. Then the people who are fast walking start. Then the walkers start. I went with Gay from Island Time. The walk started out on the beach. First we had to cross a stream that was flowing into the water. Then we walked a ways down the beach. There was a shredded paper arrow that went into the brush. There were several thorny bushes. I was wearing light long pants and my sunscreen shirt. We went through the brush then back to the beach. This time the walk was in the water about thigh deep. I was hot by this time so I turned back. I did not want Windy to get soaked in salt water. If it was fresh I would have done it. Since so many people had walked this the shredded paper was not as easy to see going back. At one point I was going straight and Windy turned. She was right of course - my great tracking dog. When we got back to the start we had walked for an hour and 20 minutes. There was a bar and restaurant that had bathrooms. There was food already prepared. Rice and beans, soup, or oil down were there. People who had taken the walk came back after about two hours. Those that took the run took longer. I got a certificate for my first Hash. There was also a ceremony where beer was poured over the new people to the Hash. Fortunately I missed that. There is a party after the Hash.

Gary is coming back on Wednesday. Yeah!!!
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Vessel Name: Inspiration
Vessel Make/Model: PDQ 36 LRC
Hailing Port: Milwaukee, WI
Crew: Gary Lehnertz / Margi Lehnertz
About: Margi has wrapped up her tax returns and has now joined the boat. (Brad is back in Alaska - until next winter. Brad has lived in Alaska for the past 30+ years. He's now wintering in south Florida and is assisting on the trip to the eastern Caribbean.)
Extra:
We are taking my sailboat cruising through the Bahamas, then to the Virgin Islands followed by the eastern Caribbean (Leeward & Windward Islands). With the late start we go leaving George Town, we are working our way East & South. We will probably skip the Virgin Islands & the Leeward islands [...]
Inspiration's Photos - Main
Photos of Martinique
3 Photos
Created 3 July 2016
Pictures from visiting Trinidad
214 Photos
Created 25 February 2016
7 Photos | 2 Sub-Albums
Created 15 April 2015
pictures from Dominica
18 Photos
Created 17 March 2014
Parades & sights during Carnival at Port de France, Martinique
95 Photos
Created 19 February 2013
Pictures from the Grenada Carnival
20 Photos
Created 14 August 2012
more sunsets - sun rise comes too early!
29 Photos
Created 2 June 2012
Places we have been, People we have met
116 Photos | 4 Sub-Albums
Created 28 March 2012
Pictures of Inspirations crew (2 & 4 legged)
51 Photos | 2 Sub-Albums
Created 28 March 2012
shots around the inside & outside of the boat
39 Photos
Created 15 March 2012