Back in Grenada
Eowyn
Sun 18 May 2008 16:53
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This update is sent from Prickly
Bay, Grenada in position 12:00.62N 61:45.62W.
Sorry about the long delay in
updating. I have been knocked low by a bug and have felt a bit
lazy!!!
After the last update, Steve and
Jacqui caught their respective planes - no delays this time - and got back to
Scotland safely. They are now house hunting in Perth and J is starting her final
placement for her nursing degree - nearly there!!!
 We sailed back to Grenada leaving
about 2300 on Monday 28th April. The winds were NE force 4/5 - ideal for us. We
had a fast and easy passage back and were anchored in Prickly Bay by noon the
next day. Having quickly cleared Customs and Immigration, we visited Scubatech
to learn they were doing some exploratory
dives on the undived Reindeer Shallows to the West of Grenada. We joined them
the next day and began a series of dives which included all the Atlantic wrecks
and the "Bianca C" and the "Shakkum"on the Caribbean side. We managed to see
nurse sharks but missed the eagle rays on the "Hema 1"
Unfortunately I got my first bout of
"lurgy" which I put down to sunstroke, so I was laid low for a few days.
I also managed to carry out some of
the minor works which will be needed for our Pacific adventure including an
extra 30 metres of anchor chain. By 2 strokes of luck I manages to purchase 3 of
the 5 charts I need for the Pacific, one through the Grenada cruiser's net and
the another through the OCC website.
Inga from "Homeward Bound" is a great
asset to the Grenada cruiser's net, organising Island Tours and other visits. We
took the opportunity to go on a turtle watch at the North if Grenada. This is
the nesting season for giant leatherback turtles who return from thousands of
miles away to lay their eggs on the same beach where they themselves were
hatched - how do they do that!!! This was a very exciting experience as we saw 2
turtles nest building and laying eggs. These are not the usual small turtles we
see diving and they can be in excess of 1 tonne in weight
 where they Last week we
received a telephone call form Jane Royce - after a delay of 8 months, our
carpet had finally arrived. We upped anchor and sailed to "Le Phare Bleu" marina
to take in our old carpet and also to take the opportunity to equalise
batteries, remove sails, not to mention a rather splendid meal in the light ship
restaurant
  We returned to Prickly Bay on Friday
and Chris is doing a couple of further dives whilst I carry out a few
maintenance tasks which need peace and quiet!!
At the end of next week, we start the
lay-up procedure in earnest and haul out on 26th at St David's
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