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| Kay and Suzie at the Hash |
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| Diving a Wreck off Grenada |
Once again, this blog entry comes to you from Grenada, our
adoptive home. We arrived here on the
first of June and are in our second month on anchor in Prickly Bay. We find Grenada to be peaceful and
beautiful. We have made friends from
places far and wide and engaged in activities from drumming lessons to
hiking. We have been extended membership
in the University Club giving us access to a beautiful pool, beach and restaurant.
Grenada is a fairly good place for boat services and
repairs. As with houses, boats need on-going
maintenance and upgrades. The marine
environment (especially here in the lower latitudes) is harsh and places
demands on a boat. Not only is the boat
our home; it must be maintained for safety reasons. The consequences for taking a boat to sea
that is not seaworthy can be significant.
We are in the process of repairing sails, installing
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| Kay Getting Ready for a Swim at the University Club |
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| Richard's Lesson on How to Make a Dry Martini |
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| Secret Harbor |
new canvas, and
adding a wind generator to help keep the batteries charged. We are dependent on an onboard 12-volt system
for running our lights, refrigeration, instruments, and much more. To do this we have four fairly large
batteries (4D AGM) batteries each of which is about 4 times the size of a car
battery. Many boats charge these
batteries with solar panels and/or wind generators but we have relied on a
diesel generator. The wind generator will
help us create a smaller carbon footprint.
In a few weeks, Grenada’s Carnival culminates in St. George’s
and we are looking forward to attending a variety of events from Soca and
Calypso competitions to J’Ouvert celebrations where the traditional Jab-Jab
bands emerge from the darkness of night to parade through the streets wanting
to dab their body paint onto unsuspecting spectators. That’s it from paradise for now. Hope you are all well and enjoying summer.
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| Richard and Tony |
Richard and Kay
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