Today we had one of our longer sail days for this trip (50 miles) we encountered lots of squalls, some lightening, thunder, and 25-30k wind. Luckily the swells never really exceeded 3-4′ and Wayne took the helm for most of the day from Grenada to Hillsborough. Wayne in foul weather gear, me in my favorite Layla’s jacket and swim wear and Matt in swim trunks scrubbing down the deck. All I can say is thank goodness for the gingerbread cookies I made just before we left (I have frozen dough too so we can make more before the family arrives). We sailed with a smaller charter boat most of the way which kept us entertained, they caught a nice big wad of seaweed but we did not do much better as our pretty fish got off the hook once it hit the sugar scoop.
Matt and I went ashore to clear customs/immigration and the island was alive with holiday music and people in the streets making jolly. It cost us $1 to clear customs and it was relatively painless with few people in line – yeah! We visited our favorite place, Patsy’s deli which has the best meats and cheeses! She is an adorable English woman! I sailed over the short stretch from Hillsborough to Petite St. Vincent in big gusts, no sails, and COLD. What, why am I cold in the Caribbean? At least I don’t have to hide from the sun as the sun is hiding from us.
We are going to have to do a liquor run tomorrow before the islands shut down for the holiday. I did a quick inventory and we had 5 bottles of vodka, 2 bottles of malibu rum, 1 bottle of regular rum and lots of mixers. Although I love when the boys take care of me, 5 bottles of vodka might be a bit much for me over 3 weeks! Unfortunately, our freezer decided to die and we had to move all the food to the fridge and it means no jello!
Before we left Grenada Marine, we bargained with a few locals, Sammy and Beverly, who were selling fruits. We bought two bags of oranges (5 pcs in each bag) and a bag of five fingers (5 pcs) and then they gave me a free bag of baby tomatoes, a bag of fresh cinnamon, and a beautiful bouquet of flowers! Nothing like fresh, local flowers to make a woman feel loved and beautiful! All under $10 US
Sending much love to you land lobbers and wishing you a night where you sleep dreamily!