Aboard Dignity (Lagoon 420) Blog

Category: Grenada

  • Off to Grenada Mainland

    Last night we went out to eat at the Lambi Queen. A lot of cruisers had turned up there as a result of a marketing exercise (someone going around in a boat earlier in the day) so it was lively. We shared a table with two other cruising couples: Gabe & Kathleen from Catalyst and Marcia & Keith from Mimi. Food was good. Company was better.

    We’re off to Grenada fairly soon. We realize we’ve posted no photos of Carriacou but we will do on our return. We need to swing by early June to pick up our new dinghy cover.

  • Grenada Plans

    We’re having a relaxed day today just reading and hanging out. We have a timetable hanging over our head which is our May 20th flight to NJ and it feels weird to be thus constrained. However, we still have plenty of time and here’s the rough idea.

    Tomorrow, probably, we’ll head south down the east coast of Grenada and duck into St David’s Harbour. The south coast of Grenada is a series of bays looking a lot like fjords on the map. We’ll then work our way west getting to know each one so we can make a firm choice of where to leave Dignity for a week. Many of these bays have different options for hanging around and we need to find an option we’re comfortable with.

    The winds may be a bit strong tomorrow but we feel it would be good to get out in some wind and stretch ourselves a little. Dignity loves the wind and is in her element when the wind blows in the 20s. The moonrise and hence the currents will be in our favour for a morning sail.

    Tonight we plan to eat out. One of the local restaurants is having live music tonight. It will be good to get out and see some new faces.

  • Sleepy Tyrell Bay

    Once it at cooled down yesterday afternoon Helen and I went into town to clear in and walk around town. The officials at immigration turned out to be a lot of fun even though there was a lot of paperwork. We found the botanical gardens but they looked very much a work in progress so we passed on by.

    We stayed the night anchored outside of Hillsborough thinking we could visit the nearby Sandy Island on the way out in the morning. When we did visit Sandy Island we found it quite choppy with winds in the 20s so we didn’t stop. We ended up in Tyrell Bay round the corner which is a lot quieter. Carriacou is very much like the caribbean as it used to be. Very laid back and not a lot going on. Some boats here have stopped for years and people taken roots.

    We found a local canvas shop that will make us a dinghy cover so we’re having that done. While they were taking measurements this afternoon we had a few beers at the local places and chatted to some of the settled gringos.

  • Grenadines Tracks

    Here are our tracks through the Grenadines.


    View 2009 Grenadines in a larger map

  • Change of Plans – now in Carriacou

    We set off this morning for Petite Martinique less than a mile from where we were anchored overnight.  We tried for half an hour to set our anchor but failed to find good holding.  Twice we pulled up old submerged moorings which we had to untangle. In the end we decided missing one island won’t hurt. So here we are in Carriaco.

    The sail over was pleasant. Just before we were due to pull in our lines we caught a 3-4ft barracuda. Unfortunately it was hooked through the throat and gills so we weren’t able to set it free unharmed. To ease it’s misery I dispatched it with rum over the gills. Barracuda can be eaten but I’ve been advised that barracuda longer than your arm have been on the reefs too long and too many poisons built up in the tissues. This barracuda was longer than my arm so it went off to feed the marine food chain.

    We haven’t yet decided what to do ashore due to our unplanned early arrival. There is a Botanical Gardens so we may go see that. Carriacou is famous for it’s rum distilleries. We’re sure to visit some of these.

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