Outside the Harbour

Ile Jeudi
Bob and Lin Griffiths
Wed 8 May 2013 22:28
Monday 6 to Wednesday 8 May 2013
 
 
Eric, who works for Grenada Marine, appeared at the boat a few minutes after 8am on Monday to inspect our teak decks and quote for replacing the caulking.  His arrival was a pleasant surprise because having agreed an 8am meeting and this being the Caribbean we didn't expect him until 9.  He is French and hasn't lived here for long so he thinks he hasn't acclimatised yet!  The rest of the day was spent doing 'chores', laundry, arranging gas bottle filling etc etc. 
 
In the evening we had drinks with Martin and Tina on board 'Petronella'.  They crossed ahead of us leaving Gran Canaria in late December and the Cape Verdes in early January.  They have picked up various tips from other cruisers in the Caribbean so we spent a happy hour or so comparing notes and picking their brains.
 
On Tuesday we paid up at the marina after 5 very pleasant days and motored outside the main harbour and joined other boats in the anchorage.  The following day we went ashore by dinghy and picked up the filled gas bottle, visited the supermarket and the chandlery.  There is a dinghy dock right outside 'Foodland' which is perfect when provisioning.
 
 
 
 
 
This is 'the careenage' in the harbour of St George's, as seen from the anchorage just outside:-
 
 
 
The anchorage was very rolly and we decided we would move on tomorow.