Local Customs
Position: 12°02’40″N 61°44’57″W “Knock and Then Enter”, the photocopied sign said. I rap my knuckles on a cheap, hollow door that doesn’t fit its warped frame. The door takes a little extra foot shove at the bottom to release. It …
Category: Underway
A Ray of Sunshine on an Otherwise Cloudless Day
Position: 12°01’28″N 61°40’45″W As I mentioned in our last blog, we’ve been on the hard in Grenada. We’re still on the hard. April is quickly turning into May. The weather is changing. Two weeks ago we could rely on a …
Hard Times
Position: 12°01’27″N 61°40’42″W Aleta is on the hard here in Grenada getting a few repairs. Boats need hauling now and again. Nestled in the lift’s slings Aleta sailed gracefully skywards. Then she made her precarious way across the yard to …
Video: Hauling Aleta
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, …
Touché Turtles
Patrick – aka ‘Shademan’ – crackled over the VHF. “We’re going to see the turtles on Thursday,” he said, “I have seven passengers, so if you’re interested, now’s the time to sign up!” Carol and I looked at each other …
Shorts: Seven Sisters Waterfall – Grenada
Hi Everyone! Marlon here. I’ve been having a blast recently. My peoples have been taking me for super-long walks, like the one you’ll see in this film. They’re kind of slow at this walking stuff, but I’m happy to wait …
Photos: Hand Grenada
Engine trouble in St. Lucia kept us there about a week longer than we expected. Having cleared out a raw-water cooling hose one evening, we ran the engine for an hour or so. The next morning a routine inspection revealed …
Video: Mont Pelée, Martinique
The 17th century genocidal European colonisers of Martinique were cursed. As they died the indigenous peoples damned their murderers, swearing the mountain would avenge them. 250 years later, Mont Pelée (Bald Mountain) erupted on Sunday morning May 8, 1902. A …
Video: Indian River Tour – Dominica
POSITION: 15°34’1.15.9″N 61°27’19.6″W We take a ride up the Indian River near Portsmouth, Dominica. Dominica has over 100 rivers, but few, it turns out, are navigable. The Indian River is part of Dominica’s National Parks and its habitats protected. Daniel, …