Ile Jeudi - Trip into 'Town'

Trip into 'Town'

Ile Jeudi

Bob and Lin Griffiths

Sat 28 Jul 2012 17:32

Saturday 28 July 2012

With the formalities completed at the Marina office we decided to 'launch' the bikes and ride along the coast into the nearby village. The road runs beside a long beach and is very pleasant with modest inclines.

We stopped for lunch by the beach:-

The village:-

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Jul 2015

Sun 5 Jul 21:22
- 3 weeks in Carriacou and on to Grenada

Jun 2015

Mon 15 Jun 19:14
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- The Grenadines
Mon 1 Jun 23:18
- Les Saintes to Bequia

May 2015

Sun 31 May 20:11
- Two hops to Les Saintes
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Fri 29 May 22:42
- Moving South
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- Back to St Martin
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- St Martin and Anguilla

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Mon 20 Apr 20:02
- To St Martin
Sun 19 Apr 19:22
- North Sound, Virgin Gorda
Sat 11 Apr 16:57
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Mon 6 Apr 22:33
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Mar 2015

Sun 29 Mar 22:46
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Thu 26 Mar 15:35
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Wed 25 Mar 15:27
- Jost van Dyke
- Trellis Bay, Beef Island
Sun 22 Mar 23:12
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- To the BVI's
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Sun 15 Mar 18:02
- Waiting for a weather change
Mon 9 Mar 16:25
- Re-insulate the fridge

Feb 2015

Wed 25 Feb 17:34
- Trip to Saba
Sun 22 Feb 17:29
- Productive Time
Fri 13 Feb 21:12
- Into Simpson Lagoon
Sun 8 Feb 21:15
- Sint Maarten, Saint Martin
Sat 7 Feb 20:25
- Statia
Fri 6 Feb 21:54
- Our time in Antigua - end of 2014
Thu 5 Feb 19:43
- We've left Antigua!

2014

Aug 2014

Mon 4 Aug 22:48
- Review of the Season

Jul 2014

Fri 25 Jul 21:08
- End of Season in Antigua
Sun 13 Jul 22:58
- Leaving Deshaies, but then again...
Mon 7 Jul 20:34
- Around Deshaies
Wed 2 Jul 19:12
- Deshaies again
Tue 1 Jul 17:19
- Back to the Marina

Jun 2014

Tue 24 Jun 21:27
- Isle du Gosier
Fri 20 Jun 16:02
- Tour of Guadeloupe
Fri 13 Jun 23:02
- Pointe a Pitre
Sun 8 Jun 22:26
- Some more days in Les Saintes
Wed 4 Jun 18:11
- Back up to Les Saintes

May 2014

Fri 30 May 17:39
- To Martinique
Wed 21 May 23:16
- Iles des Saintes
Sun 18 May 21:52
- To Deshaies, Guadeloupe
Sat 17 May 21:11
- Heading Back South
Mon 12 May 23:26
- Barbuda
Wed 7 May 22:41
- Deep Bay, Antigua
Mon 5 May 18:23
- Jolly Harbour
Thu 1 May 21:18
- To Antigua

Apr 2014

Mon 28 Apr 15:48
- Last days in Guadeloupe
Sat 26 Apr 19:16
- Deshaies, Guadeloupe
Tue 22 Apr 19:11
- Les Saintes
Fri 18 Apr 16:00
- Indian River, Dominica
Thu 17 Apr 19:50
- Tour of Dominica
Tue 15 Apr 18:33
- Sailing to Dominica
Sun 13 Apr 21:38
- St Pierre, Martinique
Sat 12 Apr 20:50
- Fort de France
Fri 11 Apr 20:31
- Grande Anse Bay and Fort de France
Thu 10 Apr 20:00
- Diamond Rock
Mon 7 Apr 17:06
- In with the New

Mar 2014

Wed 26 Mar 18:08
- Out with the Old
Tue 25 Mar 19:26
- Touring Martinique (2)
Sat 22 Mar 18:02
- Touring Martinique
Fri 21 Mar 17:11
- Investigations
Sun 16 Mar 15:51
- Le Marin, Martinique
Thu 13 Mar 20:45
- To Martinique
Wed 12 Mar 22:38
- Two Weeks in St Lucia

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Fri 28 Feb 17:53
- To St Lucia
Thu 27 Feb 17:47
- St Vincent
Mon 24 Feb 21:02
- Tour of Bequia
Sun 23 Feb 21:24
- Bequia
Wed 19 Feb 20:30
- Mayreau
Tue 18 Feb 20:46
- Leaving Grenada
Mon 17 Feb 20:44
- Moving Again
Sun 16 Feb 22:33
- The Windlass Returns
Sat 15 Feb 22:29
- Life at Le Phare Bleu
Fri 14 Feb 18:29
- One step forward....
Wed 12 Feb 21:07
- Lin's Birthday
Tue 11 Feb 20:29
- Some good news
Mon 10 Feb 20:05
- First Passage of 2014
Sun 9 Feb 19:29
- First half of January
Fri 7 Feb 01:25
- Christmas and New Year
Thu 6 Feb 16:05
- Update

2013

Jul 2013

Wed 3 Jul 02:15
- Grenada Marine
Mon 1 Jul 01:28
- Clarkes Court Bay

Jun 2013

Tue 25 Jun 16:36
- Le Phare Bleu
Sun 16 Jun 21:57
- Much Less Drama
Sat 15 Jun 21:27
- Dramas in Grenada
Sat 8 Jun 19:16
- Happy Birthday
Sun 2 Jun 16:59
- Turtle Watch

May 2013

Wed 22 May 20:02
- Wedding Anniversary
Tue 21 May 19:05
- Mount Hartman Bay Resort (2)
- Mount Hartman Bay Resort
Thu 16 May 18:08
- Grenada Tour
Wed 15 May 22:28
- Prickly Bay and Secret Harbour
Sun 12 May 21:50
- Grenada south coast bays
Wed 8 May 22:28
- Outside the Harbour
Sun 5 May 21:11
- St Georges, Grenada
Wed 1 May 21:26
- Carriacou

Apr 2013

Mon 29 Apr 21:10
- Clifton, Union Island
Sun 28 Apr 13:31
- Union Island
Fri 26 Apr 13:27
- Downtown Bequia
Wed 24 Apr 13:25
- Admiralty bay, Bequia
Tue 23 Apr 16:47
- On to Bequia
Sun 21 Apr 21:07
- Pirates of the Caribbean
Sat 20 Apr 20:02
- Not doing that
Thu 18 Apr 22:55
- Soufriere
Tue 16 Apr 23:04
- The Pitons
- Marigot Bay
Sun 14 Apr 15:35
- A few days at anchor
Wed 10 Apr 22:54
- Lazy Days in Rodney Bay
Fri 5 Apr 22:12
- Over to St Lucia
Wed 3 Apr 21:23
- More Barbados

Mar 2013

Thu 28 Mar 21:30
- iPad Time and Carry on Nurse
Sat 23 Mar 20:32
- Second few days in Barbados
Tue 19 Mar 14:22
- Thank You and ...... Tins
Mon 18 Mar 14:15
- First few days in Barbados
Fri 15 Mar 19:10
- Barbados
Thu 14 Mar 23:47
Wed 13 Mar 14:05
- 16th Day
Tue 12 Mar 12:56
- 15th Day
Mon 11 Mar 12:39
- 14th Day
Sun 10 Mar 13:23
- 13th Day- Who's been sleeping in my bed?
Sat 9 Mar 15:46
- 12th Day
Fri 8 Mar 13:31
- 11th Day
Thu 7 Mar 14:27
- 10th Day
Wed 6 Mar 13:36
- 9th Day
Tue 5 Mar 17:30
- 8th Day
Mon 4 Mar 15:00
- 7th Day
Sun 3 Mar 14:12
- 6th Day
Sat 2 Mar 13:28
- 5th Day - Heading West
- Gybe point for Map
Fri 1 Mar 13:59
- 4th Day and Weather Router

Feb 2013

Thu 28 Feb 12:43
- 3rd Day
Wed 27 Feb 13:20
- 2nd Day Flying Fish & Dolphins
Tue 26 Feb 13:23
- Transatlantic 1st Day
Fri 22 Feb 18:42
- Waiting
Sat 16 Feb 15:04
- Interruption
Tue 12 Feb 17:36
- Mindelo Carnival
Mon 11 Feb 18:49
- Electrickery
Sat 9 Feb 23:11
- Don't move that foot!
Thu 7 Feb 21:13
- Tour of Santo Antao Island
Wed 6 Feb 22:45
- Pottering about and meeting other cruisers
Sat 2 Feb 19:12
- Mindelo Town
Fri 1 Feb 18:44
- Mindelo Marina

Jan 2013

Thu 31 Jan 18:09
- Thursday at Anchor
- 7th Day - Mindelo
Wed 30 Jan 12:14
- 6th day
Tue 29 Jan 12:53
- 5th day
Mon 28 Jan 14:06
- 4th Day
Sun 27 Jan 14:59
- 3rd Day
Sat 26 Jan 15:03
- 2nd Day
Fri 25 Jan 13:07
- 1st day
Wed 23 Jan 18:23
- The Route
Tue 22 Jan 17:42
- Lin's Birthday
Fri 18 Jan 19:46
- Therapy
Wed 16 Jan 19:23
- Back down to Mogan
Tue 15 Jan 18:31
- More preparation
Wed 9 Jan 16:46
- Progress....
Tue 1 Jan 18:25
- New Year's Day

2012

Dec 2012

Sun 30 Dec 17:44
- Back to Las Palmas
Tue 25 Dec 16:57
- And so this is Christmas
Mon 24 Dec 16:56
- Puerto de Mogan
Fri 21 Dec 16:53
- Change of Scene
- For Map Position only
Mon 17 Dec 17:02
- Watermaker
Wed 12 Dec 17:01
- Back to the Boat

Nov 2012

Fri 30 Nov 18:11
- Back to the UK
Tue 27 Nov 17:31
- ARC delayed start
Sat 24 Nov 16:02
- Return to Gran Canaria
Fri 23 Nov 19:13
- A tour in Tenerife
Tue 20 Nov 23:39
- Rig Check
Sat 17 Nov 12:53
- Santa Cruz
Fri 16 Nov 20:57
- Tenerife
Tue 13 Nov 12:47
- More meanderings in Las Palmas
Thu 8 Nov 17:45
- Cast Off
Tue 6 Nov 17:46
- Don't Move That Elbow

Oct 2012

Tue 30 Oct 19:27
- 'Do you want ice with that?' and other new equipment
Mon 22 Oct 20:30
- Sales Prevention
Fri 12 Oct 18:04
- It's a small world and 'head over heels'
Thu 11 Oct 18:49
- Gran Canaria
Tue 9 Oct 18:58
- Fridge Update
Sun 7 Oct 17:13
- Back on board
Thu 4 Oct 18:01
- Caves and Omar's House

Sep 2012

Sat 29 Sep 16:40
- More Touring in Lanzarote
Mon 24 Sep 16:04
- Touring - Cesar Manrique Museum
Sat 22 Sep 15:34
- Family Shipping Agents
Fri 14 Sep 17:12
- A Stimulating Day
Sat 8 Sep 14:21
- Marina Rubicon
Thu 6 Sep 14:27
- Puerto Calero
Wed 5 Sep 14:46
- Arrecife
Tue 4 Sep 11:01
- Position Only
- Position Only
Mon 3 Sep 16:25
- More Graciosa

Aug 2012

Wed 29 Aug 17:25
- Isla Graciosa
- Nearly there
Tue 28 Aug 12:44
- Leaving Madeira
Mon 27 Aug 16:53
- Another Drive around Madeira
Sun 12 Aug 12:42
- The Monte Toboggan.
Sat 11 Aug 11:00
- Cable Car to Monte
Fri 10 Aug 16:52
- Funchal Market
Thu 9 Aug 16:23
- Island Tour
Tue 7 Aug 18:39
- A week Ashore
Sun 5 Aug 15:39
- A drive in Madeira
- Red Ruth
Wed 1 Aug 17:16
- Quinta do Lorde Marina

Jul 2012

Tue 31 Jul 18:13
- Porto Santo to Madeira
Mon 30 Jul 14:10
- Bus Tour - Porto Santo
Sat 28 Jul 17:32
- Trip into 'Town'
Fri 27 Jul 17:45
- Porto Santo
- Third Day
Thu 26 Jul 11:00
- Another Day
Wed 25 Jul 16:19
- And they're off....

Jun 2012

Thu 21 Jun 15:41
- Albufeira to Portimao
Wed 20 Jun 10:53
- Culatra to Albufeira Marina
Tue 19 Jun 10:32
- Culatra
Mon 18 Jun 10:26
- Tavira to Culatra
Sun 17 Jun 11:52
- On passage to Tavira
Sat 16 Jun 11:54
- Dinner in Ayamonte
Wed 13 Jun 17:37
- More pictures of Ayamonte
- Ayamonte Town
Tue 12 Jun 17:16
- Culatra to Ayamonte
Sat 9 Jun 15:16
- Storage of Hydrovane Parts - Only of interest to sailors!
Fri 8 Jun 15:45
- Happy Birthday
Thu 7 Jun 15:29
- Windvane Trial
Tue 5 Jun 16:48
- Position Report only

May 2012

Thu 31 May 16:58
- Views of Portimao Marina
Thu 24 May 16:30
- The Finished Table
Fri 11 May 16:21
- Wood for New Table

Apr 2012

Fri 20 Apr 15:09
- Preparation Time

2011

Oct 2011

Thu 20 Oct 17:52
- Back to Portimao - Position Only
Sun 9 Oct 15:42
- Rigging
Sat 8 Oct 15:35
- Installation Time
Tue 4 Oct 16:02
- Relaunch Time

Sep 2011

Fri 30 Sep 18:38
- Dinner in Alvor
Thu 29 Sep 11:55
- Sand Sculptures
Wed 28 Sep 18:53
- Men at Work
- Silves with Mon and Nev
Tue 27 Sep 15:49
- The work goes on...
Sun 25 Sep 15:43
- Holiday Time
Thu 22 Sep 16:10
- Lagos
Wed 21 Sep 17:59
- Pottering about in Portimao
Sat 17 Sep 16:48
- Angie and Mark
Thu 15 Sep 18:59
- Spain to Portugal
Tue 13 Sep 15:15
- More pictures of Rota
- Rota
Sat 10 Sep 12:08
- Gibraltar to Rota
- W of Cabo Roche - Position Only
Fri 9 Sep 20:00
Thu 8 Sep 12:02
- Getting ready to go again
Mon 5 Sep 12:01
- Installation Completed
Sun 4 Sep 11:57
- La Linea - Fitting the Hydrovane

Aug 2011

Wed 31 Aug 11:51
- Queensway Quay Marina
Sun 28 Aug 16:41
- Gibraltar
Fri 26 Aug 16:21
- Time in Almerimar
Sun 21 Aug 15:11
- Almerimar Marina
- Cabo de Gata - Position Only
Sat 20 Aug 14:53
- Garrucha
Fri 19 Aug 14:31
- We're off again!
Tue 16 Aug 14:10
- A new alternator!
Fri 12 Aug 13:59
- and two backwards
Wed 10 Aug 13:57
- One step forward
Mon 8 Aug 12:00
- Rudder Inspection - more photos
- Rudder Inspection - some photos
Fri 5 Aug 13:42
- Repairs Update
Mon 1 Aug 13:37
- Torrevieja

Jul 2011

Sun 31 Jul 16:27
- Backwards to Torrevieja
Sat 30 Jul 13:20
- Sardinia to Spain - and a rudder problem
Tue 26 Jul 16:32
- Isola di San Pietro (nr Carloforte) - Position Only
- Carloforte by Day - Photos
Fri 22 Jul 16:50
- Carloforte at Night - Photos
Thu 21 Jul 16:01
- Carloforte
Tue 19 Jul 15:52
- Malfantano
Mon 18 Jul 09:36
- Vilasimius (Sardinia)
Sat 16 Jul 15:15
- Favignana again
Thu 14 Jul 05:15
- Isola Favignana
Tue 12 Jul 14:51
- Ragusa Marina
- Syracuse to Ragusa Marina - Position Only
Mon 11 Jul 14:43
- Greece to Italy - and Dolphins
Fri 8 Jul 14:34
- Methoni Fort
Thu 7 Jul 14:33
- Methoni again
Wed 6 Jul 14:29
- Passage to Methoni
Tue 5 Jul 14:21
- Porto Kayio - some photos
Mon 4 Jul 22:30
- Elafonisos Islands
- Milos to Elafonisos - Position Only
Sat 2 Jul 13:36
- Adhamas (Milos Town)
Fri 1 Jul 17:20
- Folegrandos and Milos
- Folegrandos - Position Only

Jun 2011

Thu 30 Jun 13:27
- Ios
Wed 29 Jun 13:21
- Amorgos
Fri 24 Jun 11:49
- Kalymnos Quay
Thu 23 Jun 11:46
- A day in Kos
Wed 22 Jun 14:30
- Kos Harbour
- Datca to Kos - Position Only
Mon 20 Jun 11:56
- Datca Formalities
Sun 19 Jun 15:30
- Datca
- Ciftlik to Datca - Position Only
Sat 18 Jun 15:22
- Return to Marmaris
Fri 17 Jun 17:00
Thu 9 Jun 14:31
- At Anchor near Yacht Marine
Wed 8 Jun 14:30
- View from the Mast - Photos
Tue 7 Jun 14:20
- We finally leave the Marina!
Sun 5 Jun 14:17
- Dinghy and Outboard

May 2011

Sun 29 May 14:15
- Duff Oven?
Sat 28 May 14:13
- Bits and Pieces
Fri 20 May 14:11
- More recommissioning
Thu 19 May 15:30
Sat 14 May 13:17
- More Mast Off Pictures
- Take the Mast Off

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