Barbados at last! 13:06.07N, 59:37.73W
AJAYA'S CRUISE
Phil & Nikki Hoskins
Fri 3 Apr 2009 14:15
Arrived at our waypoint 8 mls east of Barbados
around dawn as planned so that we could enjoy the arrival in daylight and also
stay clear of off lying dangers between the coast and a dangerous bank with
overfalls a few miles out on the final approach to Deepwater harbour for inward
clearance. We secured alongside the wall at Deepwater Hbr at 1120 with
Vision of the Seas on one side of us and Serenade of the Seas the other side.
Barbados is a favourite stop off for the cruising fraternity!
After clearance which took about 2 hours we were
free to head out to anchor in Carlisle Bay and enjoy our first Caribbean swim in
the 80 degree water. That's where we were confronted by the large growth of
goose barnacles which we had been observing growing on the transom steps
over the past week or so. We sent a few of them packing during the swim before
enjoying a rum and coke or 2. The rest of the day became a haze as
the broken sleep from the last 3 weeks caught up with us and we retired to
bed early. Our anchorage position in Carlisle Bay is 13:05.36N, 59:36.73W.
Our crossing time was a slow 21 days with fitful trade winds that came and went
- never offering any real consistency and often leaving us wallowing around in a
sloppy sea once the wind had eased again. But we have many happy memories of the
wildlife, the fresh fish we enjoyed, the visit of the Sperm whale, the Little
Tern (still have to clean it's mess up) and of course the numerous dolphins
that came to play at the bows.Unforgettable memories for us both and an
achievement we are very happy with.
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