We headed south to Grenada soon after our company left us in
early April up in Bequia. Our first stop
was Carriacou, a small island north of Grenada and belonging to Grenada. From there, we headed south knowing that the
end of the season had arrived. Lists were made and the odd chore accomplished to
set into motion our haulout.
Today as I type this, Laurie is hard at work in the
starboard engine room changing the oil and filters. A while ago he came up covered with sweat and
dumped out a quarter cup of sweat out of his rubber gloves! Drinking water all day, every day is a chore
all by itself! I have heard a few swear
words coming from his work, but all in all a typical oil change!
We caught up with Dan and Cindy from the boat Sititunga and
have had a few lovely get-togethers with them.
They will be heading to Trinidad later in the month for their haulout,
but for now, we'll continue to get together to break up the work. We have a membership to the University pool
along with its restaurant. We'll head
over there on Thursday for lunch to have a break. Dan has been told by several people that he
looks like Laurie from Cat Tales!!
Apparently, as he walks along on the islands, people actually stop him
and talk to him as if it's Laurie! We've
all agreed that they have that 'special smile' that ties them together. Cindy and I were walking behind the boys the
other day and they even had the very same walk!
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| Dan and Laurie |
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| Laurie, Dawn, Cindy, Dan and Maria |
Today Alex and John from s/v Free Spirit are flying home to
the UK. We thought we'd missed them this
season, but they decided to haul out in Grenada for another season rather than
sail the boat home. We were delighted
and have had such a wonderful time socializing with them over the past two
weeks! They will head north next season
and will sail across the 'big pond' at the end of the season. There is little chance we'll see them as we
will come back to the boat in November and they will return in October.
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| Alex working on her boat, Free Spirit |
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| Dawn waiting for a turn at the laundry in Spice Island Marine, Prickly Bay, Grenada |
Tiger Lily (Denis and Arleen) were hauled out this morning
at 8:00 and Aspen (Steve and Maria) at 9:00.
We haul on Monday. People all over the bay can be seen folding
sails and topping up diesel.
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| Denis celebrating his birthday at a house where Dan and Cindy were house-sitting! |
We have attended a couple of Hashes while we've been here. They
are scheduled for every Saturday and can be anywhere on the island, often an
hour or two drive on Shademan's bus/van .
If you remember from past writings, they are walk/run events which claim
to be all about "Drinkers with a Running Problem". They start at 4:00 and can be pretty intense
with mountains, mud, streams and lots of people! When you finally get to the end, they have
very loud music, cheap beers and local food.
The people who have never hashed before are all brought together to be
given their certificates and have no idea that they are about to be totally
sprayed with beer! It's a well kept
secret and lots of fun. If you wish, you
can google Hashes (Hash House Harriers) to see what they're all about.
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| All the unsuspecting walkers/runners about to get their certificates for their first Hash! |
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| Now, that will smell good coming back on the bus! |
Laurie is just finishing up down below, so I will get this
blog published and open him a well deserved beer! (I just read the blog to
Laurie and he especially liked the last line!)
