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POSITION: 12°01’27″N 61°40’42″W
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Originally, we came down to Grenada for a few days with the idea of gunkholing around the Grenadines for a week. After that we’d head north, back to St. Lucia, and collect my younger daughter, Emma. From there we’d continue north to Antigua, drop Emma off, and prepare to cross the Atlantic.
Well, none of that happened. Emma gamely flew into Grenada with the hope that we’d finish and get away within a few days of her arrival. No such luck. Parts take forever to arrive in this part of the world, a couple of weeks at a minimum. Then there’s getting folks to fix things and, well, apart from becoming a PADI certified diver and overcoming a vestigial fear of the water, it wasn’t much of a holiday for her.
Once we finally got Aleta out of the water, we lived aboard as repairs slowly progressed. Progress they did and merrily float we, again. Even Marlon is happier. We now have a new goal, to head north and gunk-hole around the Grenadines – yada, yada. We will do our best to make it up to Emma at some point soon-ish.
Meanwhile, here’s a short video on how to take your boat out of the water, fix her, and put her back in:
Apparently pirate videos are banned in this new Trumpian society. Be sfae!
“This video contains content from WMG, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds.”
Whatever happened to all of the fun in the world? Attempting a fix. If it’s any comfort, the poor folks in American Samoa are suffering the same censorship.
Congrats on being back at sea!
Thanks, Brad! Being ‘all at sea’ is our familiar operating mode!
Nice to see all your shiny faces and the shiny underside of Aleta. Good work on Aleta’s recovery! Happy travels xo💥!!
Thanks Terry! You know where to find us!
boats, money, fix it
it never changes
It’s a never ending cycle. But she goes forwards and turns! At least things are better for now.