We’re in Prickly Bay, just a few miles down from Grenada Marine’s shipyard. Here the water is a beautiful blue color and crystal clear. This bay is much wider than St. David’s harbor, but has 20 times more boats. Since I’ve never pulled up the sails, Eric had us tack several miles off shore and practice. First we headed up wind to raise the main up to the first reefing point. That means it was only about 1/3 of the way up. Since the boat is so big and comfortable, the main sail is HUGE, winching it up took forever. I had to take a break and catch my breath, then Roy winched for awhile. Traveling upwind for 20 minutes gave everyone headaches. Next we worked on the jib. Eric found brand new jib sheets, they were really nice and silky to hold instead of salty, dirty old stiff sheets. We pulled the jib out, and of course it was blanketed by the main and not filling correctly. So after a bit of this issue, we headed up again and pulled down the main. This is all normal, especially for sailors who aren’t really familiar of the proper sail combinations on their new boat. Anyway, after a few hours of sailing Makai with 6+ kts over the ground, jib only, we arrived at Prickly Bay.
Eric gave us a tour around the anchorage, the kids went to the bow to advertise themselves and look for other kids. As we came in the channel, a few long haired blonde kids started waving frantically. We continued on through the anchorage and ended up next to the kid boat. They are an Australian family that has been in the Caribbean for 6 years. This anchor location is also the closest spot to the beach and the furthest out of the cruiser’s anchorage. Both of these points are good for our swimming family. Immediately we noticed that the water was a bit more choppy and cooler, but the color is beautiful compared to St. David’s harbor. You can look any of these harbors up on google maps, just remember that google maps is not real time. The land formations are true, but the positions of boats and stuff like that are not.
After only having themselves to play with for a week and a half they finally had friends. Fantasy has a teenage girl, then 7 and 9 year old girls to play with Genny and Marie, and a little boy, 5. The girls pulled out the Little Pet Shop toys, pink Legos, pony movies, dress up and make up, musical shows and any other girly activity you can think of.
They had a sleep over, regular trips to the beach, and finally decided they needed their own space and a bit of quiet time. Whew, so do I!
Friday night a cruiser band played, so all the girls went to the Tiki Bar and danced the night away.
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The music was GREAT! The lead singer is a cruiser from Italy, who sings opera and is married a woman from St. Lucia, has a teenage son who is also in an up and coming band. The sax player is anchored in front of us with a chocolate lab and a son who is also in the up and coming band.
Then there were a few local musicians as well. Anyway they ROCKED! And so did the sons. Apparently, the Tiki bar has something for everyone. Some nights there is bingo, and tonight, Sunday night, there is movie night. We all went and watched the Odd Life of Timothy Green, projected on the back of the stage. We indulged in Rum and Cokes, Shirley Temples, ice cream and french fries. It was a great night out.
There is still a bit of a culture shock here for the kids. I’ve been warning them for years about their increasing sensitivity toward scantily clad people. The man on the boat next to us is usually naked and young kids wear only panties. When they complain about the clothing issue, someone will remind them that the French Islands are ahead of us, and there are nudist beaches, so get over it!
How long will we be here? Hmm, that all depends on the stainless steel guy at Grenada Marine making our solar panel rack. He is still working on another boat. Eric has done his best about nagging this poor guy, but I’m not sure it will get done before Christmas. Then, of course, everything shuts down between Christmas and New Year. So now we’re into January.
We also have grocery issues on board. I’m happy to announce that Eric and I have dropped, just a few pounds, because we only have 3 days worth of food on board at a time. So far we’ve only been able to provision what we can carry in a few back packs while walking a half mile to the bus stop and riding on the crazy van/bus with bags on our laps. Without the solar panels in order, we don’t feel comfortable stocking the freezer, hiring a taxi to load up the stores and filling up on food. Once the panels are on and taking care of our refrigeration, I’ll go to the market, stock up and return with a taxi.
Today was a great day. It was warm, but a bit cloudy. After breakfast, Eric took the kids surfing and I caught up on Bible Study Homework. We’re just finishing Deuteronomy where God impresses obedience and consequences. Moses was a great man who took on responsibility he didn’t sign up for. He made a few mistakes and was banned from the promised land. But, he was 120 years old and had Joshua to take the people across the Jordan. Speaking of God, 12-21-2012 is coming. I’ve met some people that are sure this is the end of the world. So I suggested they better learn to love God because only he knows when it’s coming. I hope it’s not this week, but if it is, heaven is going to be great!
Our Wifi is really weak here, I’ll try to post pictures sometime.