Grenada, Carriacou and Union Island
Talulah's Web Diary
Paul & Anette Morris
Sun 25 Mar 2007 14:15
position "12:35.744N 061:24.892W"
Sunday 25th March 2007
We're sat at anchor just off Clifton inside a reef at
Union Island. Bob and Denise joined us a few days ago at
Grenada, and we've sailed up the chain of islands that form Grenada and
Carriacou, and then on to Union Island. Up until today the weather
was great. Sunny and very hot. But this morning the wind
is up to 30 knots and gusted 35 at one time, so we might just sneak off around
to the eastern side of the island and anchor in it's lee.
We
saw some sharks yesterday - fortunately they were in an enclosed
pool! But a couple of days ago whilst snorkelling just off Sandy
Island, we saw lots of different coloured fish, and then swam with a large sting
ray as it glided along the sandy bottom of the bay. The waters were
so clear and just about 30 degrees warm!
We
also had a good stay in Carriacou, where we found a 'floating bar'.
We all piled into the dinghy, motored across to the floating bar, had a couple
of run punches and then motored ashore to eat at Lambi's in Tyrell
Bay. We also took a look at some more land on Carriacou.
It's a beautiful place, the people are friendly and the pace of life is sooo
slow...... perfect!
The
sailing has been great. We mostly had one reef in the main as we've
'blasted' along between the islands, sometimes at 9 knots, and through waters so
clear you can see the bottom even at 9 metres depth - which can be a little
unnerving at times if you don't keep an eye on the depth
gauge!
Sandy Island - where we anchored and swam with the
Ray
Mount Louis, Carriacou - we climbed to the top - the
view was fantastic
Typical west Indian shack -
Carriacou
Anette, Bob & Denise in St George,
Grenada