Petit Martinique
Stargazer of Southampton
Susie and Adam (both think they are skipper)
Fri 16 Dec 2011 01:40
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15:12.11, 12:32.00N 61:23.16W
We sailed from Chatham on Union up to Mayreau
island (254 inhabitants, allegedly some shops but none of them open because the
ferry hadn't arrived).
Mayreau is tiny and quite nice but it is on the
cruise ship route and so everything there is geared around cruise ships and
charter yachts. We anchored off the main beach for the night and walked from one
end of the island to the other. There is a little resort at one end of the
island but not sure really what people do there other than sit on the beach and
buy T-shirts.
The ferry with the bread etc did eventually arrive
at about 11pm with floodlights out to try and spot anchored yachts and made the
ferry look huge even though it wasn't. We needed some supplies so after a
walk around Mayreau and a night there we left early yesterday to head back to
Petit Martinique which is the smallest of Grenada's islands so we could get
some food and drink in, and also fill up with water, fuel etc on the jetty
(apparently the cheapest around).
We are anchored by Petit St Vincent which is part
of St Vincent, but you are allowed to go across in the tender to Petite
Martinique which is about a quarter of a mile away without clearing into
Grenada. PM is a nice little island and only really visited by people on
boats.
PM and PSV are surrounded by a barrier reef which
we tried diving on but the currents were too strong given that it is open to the
atlantic. Still, we have had a look around the island, replenished our
supplies for our visit to Tobago Cays which is coming next and seen somewhere
new.
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