Tired of Bequia

These beautiful little islands can get a little boring. Bequia is wonderful to stay for a while but we’re feeling as though we’ve done enough here. We’ve made the decision, subject to a final weather check this afternoon, to check out this afternoon and make an early morning run to Carriaco in the early morning and check back into Grenada there. We’ll then tuck into Tyrell Bay and wait out the nasty weather that is forecast to peak on Friday and Sunday.

We’ve been quite productive this morning. Helen has been cleaning and waxing the dodger while I have relocated the SSB and Pactor modem. When I was helping to troubleshoot the SSB setup aboard “Where II” I was impressed by the position their kit had been installed in the void above the freezer compressor accessible through the hatch under the navigation table. Moving our SSB was put on the summer projects list.

Being bored here in Bequia this one was doable so it’s been done this morning. I’m rather pleased with the result. Click on the picture for a close up view of the installation.

I have also laid in a ground wire which I intend to connect to the water maker control box case to neutralize the noise from there. I need to do some further testing before I complete my cable run so that’s been left for another day.