Jill
04/29/2010, prickly bay grenada

So towards the end. Walti and Maria decided to stay on land and not do the long night sail to Trinidad. Some big swells, rough seas, a few tough sails....and I believe they'd like more land time so....... now on pain meds I think Georg and I will leave later today for an overnight sail to Trinidad. I couldn't have helped before as I couldn't move with pain (kidney stone I guess..ct scan showed).I do not like handfuls of pills but for now that is what I'm doing.....
I am going to go enjoy a great 1 hr massage and then we take turns 2/3 hr shifts sailing the open sea to Trinidad. I will pack up on Fri and fly to Costa Rica Sat. leaving Georg for 1 week to put the boat away for a few months.......

Jan25 - May5th 2010

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Jill
04/20/2010, now stable in Bequia

So....here we go again....our great captain made the call to sail up the western /leeward side of Union Island instead of the windward which the female captain knew was the right/best side to sail up...... After the first half hour the captain knew he may have not made the best call (the female captain knew right away :-)
Good wind, big waves, LOTS of STRONG current, sick crew, and 20 degrees off course (15-20 miles!) ......our usually beautiful trip to Bequia =3 hrs turned into 9/10 hours and went through 2/3 squalls.

Jan25 - May5th 2010

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Jill
04/15/2010, True Blue Bay Grenada

So last night at midnight Walti calls and says "I have no idea how!?! someone caught this".....somehow the airlines figured out he was taking the wrong flight to Guyana and stopped him in Trinidad. He said he'd catch a flight up here this morning and meet us for breakfast (then we take off sailing).
Last night Georg called the airlines which was very hard as no ones around so late but through baggage claims he got a number/transfer.....no one answers forever ......but finally are at the gate post.... and said to stop his friends ,don't let them get on their next flight as it's wrong! Such a funny story! Walti was not stressed at all ,you could hear the humor in his voice on the phone.
......You that know Walti.....can picture this.....he's a funny guy~
Now we have another good story!
Flying to the wrong country to meet us~

Jan25 - May5th 2010

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Georg
04/14/2010

So here we are .. boat is cleaned ... refrigerator filled up with drinks
and some food .. We are supposed to leave tomorrow morning around 9AM to Carricou - all that's now left is to pick up my friends coming from Switzerland at the airport at 1:25 AM ??????) .. The taxi is scheduled to pick me up at 1:25AM
?? also ..
something just doesn't sound right with that 1:25 AM arrival time- let me check the Internet - hmm The latest flight into Grenada arrives at 9:50 PM ....
What's going on ??
Checking Walti's e-mail something about his info doesn't sound quite right
See you in Gergtown ?? - just misspelled - as it would be St Georg for Grenada ???

Checking the flight schedule for Caribbean Air I think they are flying into Guyana instead of GRENADA ??

So here we are- it's 9:30PM - they are scheduled to arrive in Trinidad around 10:40 PM form New York and somehow I need to find a way to get Walti & Maria to stay in Trinidad over night and NOT TAKE THAT FLIGHT TO GUYANA :-)
At least my cell phone seems to work this time - but somehow I can not leave a message on Walti's phone ???

Jan25 - May5th 2010

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Jill
04/14/2010, Grenada airport

Seeing Kalin/Denise off and a very rare photo of me.....happy trails,swims,flights, travels

Jan25 - May5th 2010

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Jill
04/14/2010, True Blue Bay Grenada

sweet little place- quiet and tucked away~

Jan25 - May5th 2010

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