I still have some blogs to post about our adventures in Trinidad & will try to get them up over the next few days. Margi was going to play Mexican Train dominoes at the Crews Inn marina every Sunday. That's about a 3/4 mile walk, so she was getting exercise as well as enjoying the company of other cruisers. While she came in 2nd a couple times, one Sunday she was the over-all winner and brought back the Dominoes Burgee!



We left Trinidad at 7 pm on Saturday night (April 2nd) and arrived in Grenada (attached to our mooring) at 7 am the next morning. The 80 mile trip was a bit bumpy the first half of the trip, but then it settled down as we got closer to Grenada. I was at the helm at 3 am when a tiny sliver of the moon rose above the eastern horizon. The seas were comfortable, the sky FILLED with stars (as there were no lights to interfere with them). It was an awe-inspiring sight that evoked all sorts of philosophical thoughts (most of which I can't remember now :D ). However, I did feel a sense of being a minuscule little piece of the universe, yet so lucky to have the life I do with friends in so many posts and family that I love with all my heart & soul. And moving at 5-7 mph just emphasized the absurdity of hurrying everywhere when it's so much more peaceful to take one's time getting to our next destination.

Once we got the Grenada, we had lots of friends welcome us back & wanting to know about our trip. There had been 2 instances of piracy (probably drug-runners from Venezuela as they were in open, 20' pirogs) at the end of December / beginning of January). Immediately after the 2nd instance, the Trinidad Coast Guard set up extensive ship & helicopter surveillance in the area. I never felt safer making a crossing between 2 islands than I did going or coming back from Trinidad. Still, it's a nice feeling to be back in our "home" port!