Category Archives: Caribbean

Islands of the Caribbean including both windward and leeward islands

Sandy Island is peaceful and tranquil

All is good, just chillin out most of the day. Walked Sandy Island saw the Stonehenge tributes on both ends of the island and even added my own. Bunches of corals stacked in tall piles some in the shapes of turtles, mine more resembled the leaning tower. Not a very good engineer.

Had Wings and Mahi tacos and some grilled squash, twas another enjoyable evening eating off that huge Mahi that Shawn landed. We has snacked on some for lunch as well, and have one more meal. The problem is we have chicken and pork also to eat in the next 4 days, we are not going hungry.

This is pretty amazing, we are about 2 miles from the town of hillsbourgh and with the Wifi antenna up on the flag halyard we can still get reasonable connectivity.

Tomorrow we head further south to Grenada, and or some lunch spots on the way, something like 30 miles. Going to need to make a little more water for the starboard side, its down to 1/4 tank again. Yesterday we filled the Port side to a solid 1/2 and only a light 1/2 on starboard, so no running the washing machine till we make some water on the starboard side.

Salt Island Sunset

Salt Island Sunset

Let there be Sun and Sunburn

Surely you knew it was going to happen, as soon as we leave St Vincent to head south the weather clears up, and the sun comes out to play. Nice long sail 24+ miles as the crow files, but we went on the windward side of the islands, that means the east, so we were pretty much exposed to the Atlantic ocean. A few waves but nothing too bad, nice steady wind and even tho we had the engines running in gear at just over idle making electricity to make up for the cloudy days previously we sailed the whole way.

We dropped on line in and one teaser. And wouldn’t you know it, the fridge is full and we get another water trotter to the boat, at first we thought it was another Mahi and we were gonna just let it go, but it was a Tuna, or Bonita if you is from Texas. Steaked that puppy up, and thats what Wayne and I had for dinner.

We had walked all over Canouan island trying to get to the otherside where some spectacular beach is supposed to be, but damn those hills are huge and it was hot outside, so we bailed after walking several miles up and down the hills. Stopped by the Moorings bar and grill for a cold beer before heading back to the boat to clean up and cook some dinner.

There wasn’t a real sunset yet, but we can see the moon, so the weather is cooperating.

Tomorrow we’ll head south a whopping 3 miles or so to the Tabago Keys or Mayreu for some snorkeling and chilling in a nature park behind a protected reef.

Hope Shawn and Sharon made to St Martin safely.

Sorry Charlie

Sorry Charlie

Cloudy with a chance of meatballs

With the clearing skies its time to bid adieu to Shawn and Sharon. Taxi has been ordered.

Last night we walked the town/village and found a nice restaurant with a balcony that over looking the blue lagoon where we are moored. The fish de jour was MahiMahi so we let them serve us instead of grilling up the catch.

The forecast shows the overcast skies going away and the winds clocking more to the north but also weakening. We are thinking about heading to cannouan but will formulate those plans along the way.