Carriacou 12:29.7N 61:28.2W
Pacific Bliss
Colin Price
Thu 6 May 2010 16:23
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Carriacou
Bit of an milestone getting to Carriacou.
Ever in search of friends we knew that Ivan and Fi Jeffries from Bosham had
sailed out of Chi harbour 3 years ago on the classic Arc in their sailing
classic, Thelia. Well, we arrived and found them, only to discover they
were leaving the next day for the BVIs to have Thelia shipped back to the UK for
the new owner in Cowes, of all places. Ivan and Fe are coming back to
Carriacou to build a house ashore (currently called 'the shed'), but we suspect
that Ivan will soon be making himself a Carriacou sloop in Windward, the boat
building capital of the island.
 Tyrell Bay
The centre of all things yachty is Tyrell Bay on
the South of the Island. Stuffed full of aging hulks that don't go very
far, and that includes boats and people, Tyrell bay is one of those places that
over the years, yachties have arrived at and said, "this is home".
Definitely a comunity of cruisers.
It is a very local place with vegetable sellers
and bars along a single road. Tim and Steph found an old French
chap, Dominic, living on a floating metal-shop in the middle of the bay who
was able to do amazing things with Aluminiumun. So, they're going to haul
out in Tyrell Bay to do the bottom at the same time and we're going to go on to
Grenada.
Tim having his nits removed.
  Zin climbing up
the spinnaker boom on Bonaire. "Look no hands daddy!"The Maroon Festival
One of the things that brought us down to
Carriacou in May was to be at the Maroon Festival For the origins of
Maroon see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maroon_(people)
IT takes place over three days and
nights in various villages. The Friday was in a small local village and
was very local. Food is cooked communcally and offerings made to the
accestors. Later in the day it is serfved up to everyone there, and there is
drumming and dancing. Never quite got to the bottom of the rumour that
there was some Voodoo undertones. Anyway, kept eyes open for Kananga
rising out of the ground in a graveyard.
  Met up with the editor of Roots Magazine from
England, who was covering the festival. A very very charming and
knoweldgeable man.
     Contortionist and
glass-walker.  Sandy Island
BBQ on Sandy island with s/v Bonaire and s/v
Discovery where we cooked fish and ribs on a fire that took three grown boy
scouts to light with a whole box of matches. Kids had a ball, and we
chatted to s/v Genesis a Catanan471 and marvelled at the space that the extra 4'
gives you.
Anse la Roche
Best anchorage in the Caribbean so far. Small
empty, great deep beach, no houses, unspoilt. Not in Doyles guide.
Loved it. Tree lined bay where turtles come to lay their eggs at
night. Great snorkelling around the edges of the bay and just a lovely
relaxed atmosphere with no houses on the shore at all. This is where
we said a final goodbye to s/v Discovery as they headed back up North for a bit
before returning to Trinidad, and we set off for Grenada another short hop
away.
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