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| Ain't Nothing better than a porch & friends (Rita, Billie, Joanna, Harvey, friend, Dale) |
With Jimmy Buffet’s passing on my mind I can’t help but think of him and the songs celebrating our lifestyle. Well here we are in Grenada island of the spices. Yep cinnamon sweet and rum for all our good vices.
Grenada is comprised of the main island, plus a good size satellite island named Carriacou as well as several small islands that balance on the Southernmost part of the Grenadines. Our first stop was Carriacou, now home to our lovely friends Harvey and Rita. Carriacou has many charms but for us nothing was as rewarding as meeting these friends from former times in their new home. When Billie and Joanna showed up the icing was truly on the cake!
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| Blurry picture after much revelry and rum |
So much to do including weathering Tropical Storm Bret on the bad end, to getting reacquainted with Sandy Island and the goats along the way on the good end that a month passed in the blink of an eye.
During Tropical Storm Bret in Tyrel Bay, Carriacou that's Seascape, Tanya & Shane's cat
It was time to sail to Grenada proper. We took our time and enjoyed a 2 day sail along the Western coast admiring the magnificent flamboyant trees that dotted the mountainsides. But our aim was to return to Mt Hartman Bay on the South coast where we had spent hurricane season in 2015. Soon we’d dropped anchor and knew we were home for the season.
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| Wahoo at Home |
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| Flamboyant |
As usual when cruisers gather for this most stressful of seasons new friendships are forged and delightful times happen. So too this year. It was just our first Sunday at the weekly BBQ at Roger’s on Hog Island that we were welcomed into a group of fellow sailors intent on having fun. We dubbed our WhatsApp group Flamboyant Grenada! Together we have visited Chocolate Factories, Rum Distilleries, Waterfalls and had tubing adventures, dinghy drifts and visited numerous restaurants and bars along the way. In early August to add to the fun John Edward and Laura came for a visit.
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| Best of times with family |
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| A Super Moon called for a dinghy drift |
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| and so many pool days |
Did I mention Ocean, the Shepard, always came along - Shades and all.
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Time has that way about it and now the summer has passed. October is nearly here and we are headed to New Orleans for a short 6 week trip. On our return Wahoo will be hauled out for a cleaning, some fresh paint and a little cosmetic work. It’s time to get her ready for new owners who will love her and enjoy this life as much as we have.
Yes, she’s listed For Sale. (but we're hoping for a slow sale, maybe by Jazz Fest)
Roy & I can't thank you enough for following along and making this such a thrilling and amazing time. A screen shot from Laura's phone of my text when we sailed out of the New Orleans' harbor, April 2012.
