Position Report. 27th December Arrived Carriacou
Catou
Paul and Sylvie Tucker
Sat 8 Jan 2011 23:52
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12:29.00N 61:27.50W
We left Mayreau in the morning and had a lovely short
sail SSW (around the NW corner of Union Island) and then southwards to our next
stop of Carriacou. The pilot book states that there is one petrol station
and over one hundred rum shops on Carriacou! This lovely island 'belongs'
to Grenada, together with it's tiny neighboring island of Petit
Martinique. All the rest of the Grenadine islands 'belong' to St. Vincent
to the north. The capital and only town, is called Hillsborough. This is
a 'point of entry' into Grenada, and the skipper has to make sure
that the correct immigration procedures are carried out, by taking all crew's
passports and the ship's papers ashore to the local immigration office to
complete formalities. Then a visit to customs for clearance and production
of exit papers from last 'foreign' port.
Once we had cleared, Sylvie and I took a walk around the
deserted town (it was Monday, but was a bank holiday). We found a
beachside bar open, so after a beer, we took a couple of cold drinks back for
Pam and Brian who were still on board.
In the afternoon Pam and Brian took the dinghy ashore to
see the small town and see if anywhere might be open for dinner in the evening -
but they drew a blank, so we ate on board again that evening. In the
afternoon, there had been two or three violent gusts of wind
off the hills, and though the anchor was holding well, I really didn't fell like
leaving 'Catou' unattended. However, the decision was made for us, since
everywhere was closed!
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