Over due for an update

We have been busy here in Tyrell Bay Carriacou since our arrival on Dec 10. After Cat Tales and Aspen arrived the sightseeing and exploring began in earnest. I will just lay out a lot of pictures and hope you enjoy.

After Doug and Vicki left we returned to the anchorage and dropped the anchor. Although it appeared to be in a sandy spot the anchor just wouldn't catch. Brian pulled it up and discovered why! A large chunk of coral was caught on the tip of the Manson Supreme. Fortunately at that moment a friend Jimmy ( the Mayor he is affectionately known as) came by in his dinghy and Brian passed him a hammer and he beat it off. Worked just fine after that!

These are a few shots of the Pitons as we approached on our sail down to Bequia. Just like the Rockies in Canada these mountains never cease to amaze me. As you can also see not much in wind or waves at that early hour. We were motoring along. 

We are loving the new auto pilot. Sailing along now at a slight heel and no one at the wheel except Auto.

Perhaps a bit hard to see but it was pouring rain at this point. Not my most comfortable day on the water! It did stop and the sun came out and we dried out before the next squall hit. 

A beautiful sunset to welcome us to our new home for a few weeks. 

Some of the sights in Hillsboro. It is a 20 min. bus ride from Tyrell Bay and always an interesting ride for 3.50 EC. As 8 of us caught the bus the other day for a ride to Hillsboro the bus that should have held about 12 people was stretched to hold about 15. In this heat and the roads and lack of shocks it is not a pleasant experience. But Malcolm our entrepreneurial driver turned our bus trip into a tour bus with a guide for a reasonable price. We toured the Windward area of the island and saw two sites where local  ships are being built of wood in the old styles. 

We had a great beach day the day before on Paradise Beach looking out onto Sandy Island. The Santa hats came out of Dawns bag and a photo shot broke out. Suesea from Moody Blues worked hard at trying to set up the shots. 

Steve and Maria of Aspen 

Dawn and Laurie of Cat Tales 

Suesea and Gene of Moody Blues.

A shady spot for three old girls!

Plans for Christmas are in the works with Christmas Eve on Moody Blues and a pot luck dinner on Cat Tales. The only catamaran gets the big meal. Maria has a 10 lb. turkey in her freezer for the occasion. I really need to see her freezer! 

The view of the bay from the road into town. We are in there somewhere. 

The weather has been very wild and windy the past week. We won't move onto Grenada until after Christmas and possibly later. The rains when they hit are torrential. I can't even leave my rain catcher out to take advantage of the rains because the winds are so strong I fear it will be torn and the rain would just be bounced out of it. I know the " hell here never ends"  We have friends who have just started their cruising life from Bayfield,Ont. and have been sailing from southern Florida to the British Virgin Islands this past week. I know it has not been a gentle sail to put it mildly and am anxiously awaiting word of their arrival. 

Merry Christmas to all and a blessed New Year from Peace and Plenty.