The search for Pesto official stops in a Grenada! We have sourced the illusive paste here in Carriacou, the northern island of Grenada. The dingy dock was so crowded I had to push them out of the way and tie a real long rope to ours to keep it out of others way. Something like 20 dinks tied up and wouldn’t you know it, they were all trying to clear customs and immigration as well.

So over an hour later and we invaded Grenada for the first time, at least they let us in peacefully. Course we’ll only be here a couple of days as we head to the big island tomorrow. We grabbed a ball outside of Sand Island a deserted island had some lunch here. There was a huge rain storm that came down and washed the boat off while I was undertaking the customs task. Christine and Wayne had to hide in the boat but its all cleared up and hot now.

Sammiches for lunch and a little more grilled Mahi to snack on, provisions topped up, some fancy Grenada Rum. One store was 48 EC per bottle, another was 32 EC, so we picked up 3 bottles of Grog, literally called Grog.

Off to explore sand Island and get in the water.

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Trawler day for a whopping 10 miles around the tip of Union Island, drug the lines but no bites. Wind on the nose but at 5 knots, not much going on. Crew is in recovery mode from last night but Chatham bay does not disappoint.

Striking out on the provisions hasn’t hurt us, we just helped the local economy by chilling at the beach bar run by Seykek and Vanessa. Seykek, not exactly sure how that’s spelled, even if it was on the plastered on the side of his boat, but he is the nicest boat boy around. Patiently waited till we had the hook good and set 30 feet from us before he told us about his girl’s beach bar and happy hour. Whats not to like about happy hour? so we took them up on happy hour drinks for about 5-8ec and general good vibe.

We met some great sailing folks from 2 yachts who shared some great tips!!

Since we were here 5 years ago, a couple of new beach hut/bars have sprouted up, including one high end Italian place called Aqua with 20ec drinks and also very nice boat boy that gave us the flier.

Still love this place, even if we have not adult beverages on board. We did get some awesome sunset pictures. Last time here we spent 3 nights here this time we have already cleared customs and are to head south tomorrow, again a 10 mile distance.

We fired up the Honda to make electricity to support the watermaker as we went beach walking. Of course it ran out of gas while we were at the beach bar, but the water maker kept making water so we are no 1/2 full of fresh water. Showers for everyone! And I need one, after sweating out all that rum all day.

As we were beach walking we heard someone yell “Sugar Shack”, its almost like walking down 5th street in Austin. Turns out it was the same folks we met at dinner at a restaraunt in Bequia with Shawn and Sharon. We passed them yesterday too, they are on a moorings 46 with a bunch of pirate flags as we were leaving the Tobaggo keys.

Before Beach Walking I had taken some wings out of the freezer, and some of the Mahi. Oh my, that was the best fish ever! Shawn you rock, catch us another! Fish for tomorrow as well as its in the fridge for tomorrow. Can’t complain, weather is good, quiet bay, few more boats then when were here last but its all good.

After dinner/snacks of wings and fish – we went back to get a beer and meet some more Canadians on Cat Tales 38 catarmaran, and Magique a C&C monohull, nice folks also on their way to Trinidad, and this is not their first trip south so they shared some good insights in to what to expect and how to pronouce the names of the places we are going. I totally butchered them! So we’ll be at Sand Island tomorrow based on their recommendations!

So we suck, we spent too much time at anchor checking email and internet stuff when we pulled into Union Island that by the time we got ashore all the stores were closed on Sunday.

So after last nights party we are pretty dry on the boat, not that we need anything but cold beer would be nice as today its very hot and not much wind. We are slowing cruising around union island to Chatham bay where we stayed a few years ago. Its an isolated bay without any thing ashore, just a nice beach.

I did manage to clear us out of the Grenadines by walking to the airport while Christine and Wayne were off visiting the closed grocery stores! *oh well*

Gonna grill up some chicken wings when we get to Chatham and also thawing out some of the Mahi for dinner this eve.