Carriacou (maintenance week)

After a 2 hour ferry trip from st George’s (Grenada) back to the sleepy Tyrell bay on the small Island of Carriacou. There are 2 boat yards in this far flung island and we have chosen the smaller one with the nice bar. It’s 30 degrees and not very conducive of doing any work. The little flat we have rented has a small air on unit (woop woop) and large iguanas.
30 minutes after getting off the ferry the Mighty Morvenna was in the slings to be lifted out ready for work. The list is long, as always
Service the engine
Service the generator
Clean and anti foul the bottom.
Service the propeller
Strip down and fix the water maker.
Fill gas bottles
We started fast but the heat slowed us quickly. Lucky we have a handy bar with ice cold beers..
The heat was overpowering and we were permanently dripping in sweat. In the normal way we stopped a lot and chatted with anyone who was there. Met a french guy called cyprian who started the yard in the 80s he had great stories of exploring the island when they were still pristine. Holger was an interesting German single handed who rarely let the heat stop him. He has only been sailing 5 years and had been in the Caribbean for the whole period. He is a free diver and spear fisher with a pure view to sail travel rarely starting his engine and having a sail dinghy for the hops to shore. He can dive over 4 minutes and has held his breath for 8!!! When he is on land.

There is an elephant in the room. Where too next in the boat Colombia is the plan and is mostly out of the hurricane area. But there is a feeling of nobody is exited for that. Heading back across the atlantic is discussed. We decide we will head North to Martinique. And decide there.(first world problem).

One last Tuna steak then off we will goEn savoir plus