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    • Twa métro pèdu sou lé coco
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      Day 117

      Sailing trip sur Uoshan J15

      June 11, 2022 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

      Aujourd'hui pas grand chose au programme alors Titouan et Armel en profitent pour faire une grosse session de chasse sous marine. Le début est un peu complexe. Un groupe de plongeur viens nous rendre visite en plein agachon (affût au fond de l'eau). C'est embêtant puisque leur presence relevant d'une discretion nule fait fuir tous les poissons mais en même temps c'est marrant de les voir arriver en étant au fond de l'eau. C'était un peu comme si on faisait partie du récif et eux étaient étrangers. Un changement de poste s'est donc imposé. En faisant donc un agachon sur une autre pierre plus loin Armel tombe nez à nez avec un énorme banc de vivaneaux. Un premier joli poisson et donc capturé. On tourne alors ensuite le reste de la session sur ce poste en amont d'un grand cassant. Titouan réussira a attraper un spécimen encore plus gros que le premier. Cette session de presque 3h sera encore une fois source de plein d'apprentissages.
      Seulement voilà arrivés au bateau on réalise que ces poissons sont susceptibles de donner la ciguatera aussi appelé la gratte. C'est une mechante intoxication alimentaire due au toxines présente dans certains poissons. Ces toxines proviennent à la base de certains corraux qui sont consommés par les poissons de récifs. Les prédateurs accumulent l'ensemble des toxines absorbées par tous les poissons dans leur chaîne alimentaire. Les poissons péchés faisant plus de deux fois le poids en deçà duquel les risques d'intoxication sont faibles, le doute s'installe dans la tête de tout l'équipage. Heureusement l'appelle de deux restaurants locaux nous confirme que la ciguatera n'est pas encore arrivée dans les Grenadines. Les vivaneaux nous font donc finalement un super repas de midi et des rillettes avec les restes.
      L'après midi sera seulement composé de jeux de cartes et d'une petite viré au bar de la plage le temps du coucher de soleil.      Read more

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    • TravelerCaribbean is Calling (2024)
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      Day 56

      Caught a Fish!

      March 9 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

      Woke up and decided early that Brian would do a pastel. We lowered the dinghy from the davit, put the engine on, and then I attempted to start it. There was a kerfuffle as I had a learning style different then Brian’s teaching. But we worked it out quickly and he allowed me to start and drive the dinghy. I could have stayed in the boat and worked but decided to go with him and read. It is his first art attempt in awhile as he wasn’t inspired by anything he saw in Bequia.
      When we returned to Lorena, we decided to apply the stripper to the rub rail followed by lots of sanding. Finally we gave up after we bought another lobster from a local fisherman who stopped by the boat - they also gave us two conch. Brian decided to make some water (run the generator and put up with load noise), and I tenderized the conch and figured out how to cook it gluten free style. We cooked the lobster immediately as it was fatigued. I read that the conch parts are good bait for fishing, so I took a rod and tried to figure out how to us it. I started on the transom and worked my way to the bow, where I caught a Jack Fish. We could have kept and ate it, but since we already had a feast waiting, we released it.
      The water maker was giving pressure problems, so Brian was nervous, but when it finished we decided to go snorkelling. The water was clear and beautiful along the point and we saw lots of coral, lion fish, Chinese trumpet fish and more. Back on the boat we cleaned us at the stern shower and lounged (and took a spin around the Bay on the dinghy). We came back to Lorena and grabbed some attire before leaving again to check out the shore. We went for a long walk on the beach (and I climbed the bolder, that reminded me of the Rocks in NB). We stopped at Sunet Cove and had a virgin Pina Colada and watched the sun decent before heading back to the boat to feast on lobster, quinoa salad and conch. I decided to fry the conch in oil, with chickpea flour, egg wash and crushed gf crackers. It was very good! We usually listen to music during meal prep and eating…. And sometimes there is dancing involved afterwards 😆.      Read more

    • TravelerCaribbean is Calling (2024)
      Day 55

      Full Sails

      March 8 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⋅ 🌬 28 °C

      Up and had coffee, breakfast and wrote about life. Then had a meeting at 9:30 to prepare for. My headphones are falling apart and my camera stopped working on my phone, so I was distracted the whole meeting with sounds of Brian getting ready to leave. I was scared he was going to hoist anchor while I was in my meeting but assuredly, it was just my paranoia.
      After the meeting, and greeted with a hug, we made quick work of leaving Bequia (having hoisted the dinghy and engine the night before).
      We headed over to the opposite side of Admiralty Bay so that I could see the moon caves/houses. Buildings etched into the side of the cliffs. We were under full sail and stayed that way all day, only dropping the sail once we reached Chatham Bay on Union Island. This is as far south as we will go. There was a boat Brian knew in the bay and we anchored next to them.
      Fiona went on the SUP board and we hoped off the back of the boat for a swim. It was nice to chat - they have had a lot of company and she is getting tired of it. They are good friends, but at home she doesn’t live with them. Brian tipped her paddle board in an effort to push her back towards her boat, and I offered a few paddling tips (which I am not sure were welcomed). We then decided to put on snorkel gear and explore. The water seemed a bit murky but I saw a manta ray as we were swimmers back to the boat, sadly Brian was to far ahead of me…. I raced to catch him but finding it again was to challenging.
      It is a beautiful spot here and a few local boats came by, Phillip at Sunset Cove and others to sell us fish. Since we had butterfish waiting for us we declined. The fish was taster than expected…. I boiled water garlic, onion and tomato and splashed the boiling water over the fish in the skillet. Learning to fillet them was again something new!
      Although we don’t do alot when sailing, it always tires me out, so I had some extra chocolate mocha to keep me awake.      Read more

    • TravelerCaribbean is Calling (2024)
      Day 57

      Rub Rail

      March 10 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

      Sunday is Pancake Day…. Missing my friend Kirsten, my second home during Covid.
      After a feast we headed out to work on the run rail of the boat. We had to sand down the bottom side and a small piece of the top side with 60 grit and then go over it with 100 grit, and then apply two coats of primer. It looks nice! Now we have 8-10 coats of varnish to do over the next few days. The sun was hot so sun-shirts have proven to be useful the past few days (again, thanks Kirsten).
      We were done and watching the tourists head to shore, when another schooner came in, rumbling loudly. Brian got excited as he knew the man from Mystic, CI where he had kept the boat for two seasons (Geoff Jones). We popped into the dinghy and went for a quick visit to say HI. Upon getting back to the boat, we decided to go snorkelling where the fish and coral were plentiful. After we got back to the boat and washed off we decided to head to the beach and hear the steel drums. We thought it would be more then a one person thing, but nonetheless, had a nice walk, smoothed at Sunset Cove and a chance to talk to Phillip.
      Once back to the boat we got the hammock out, something I have been wanting for months. We set it up at the stern and enjoyed the view and chatted about how to get to DR and when to start heading there. While making super I chatted with Kim for a bit and then we chowed down on sausages wrapped in GF tortillas and a huge salad, finished with some chocolate ice cream.
      We were going to start planning the trip but Brian decided he would rather play the guitar and draw before we turned in to sleep, sore from our weekend of stripping, sanding and varnishing.      Read more

    • TravelerCaribbean is Calling (2024)
      Day 59

      Chat with homies

      March 12 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⋅ 🌬 28 °C

      Again, trying to work on the boat and h get all the layers of gloss on the rub rail. When it dries then I work. While the wifi was on I got a message that Menuka had lost her ID card so I tried to contact her and then called Chandana and chatted with him for awhile.
      Also got to talk to Kim, Kirsten and Dad today. It feels good to spend time with friends, even when I can’t be near them.
      We headed to another spot on the Bay today and anchored the tender so Brian could do a pastel. I stayed in the boat and read. Then we had trouble getting the anchor up, so Brian had to dive in to retrieve it.
      Some mega yachts and ships have come into the harbour… it is quite a sight and the sunsets are beautiful.      Read more

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