s/v Moosetracks: Grenada

Before leaving Carriacou we had Regatta week to enjoy. It is a small island regatta with mostly local boats and a few cruisers entering. Our friends on Tumultuous Uproar and Four Seasons had both entered for the double handed round the island open races and had great fun. Uproar also entered the crewed race. Both won prises and Uproar was first in both races and overall winner.

We decided to walk to Paradise beach to watch local boats leaving from there and the following day we went out on the Carriacou Fun Runner to watch the races up close.

On board the Fun Runner

The roof of the Fun Runner - Rene and Stacey plus others

A local sloop hiked well out.

The beach start for local boat, very frenetic

There is also a fund raiser for the local Children to aid them with school supplies and attending higher education. So we volunteered with our friends to sell all the donations. It was a very long day and although a slow start it was just short of last years record high in money raised.

Keith, Micheal and Devin at the Tech Table.

While in Carriacou we noodled 3 times a week with Liz often leading the exercises, the numbers were often over 20 people!

Ariel photo of noodling from a drone.

We arrived in Grenada in the southern bay of Clark's Court and took a favorite spot at Calvigny Island cut. It is a very exclusive private island with some famous guests renting it for weeks at a time.

Calvigny Cut

Sun Set at Calvigny Cut looking at Nirvana64

Of course we had to attend the Carnival in Grenada, we have done it before but missed the lighted parade so we decided to buy the party pack and go for it this year. It was a slow start as everything is still on Island time, but eventually we found our beer truck and dutifully paraded around it while enjoying the ambiance of the night (and a beer or to).

Linda, Keith and Devin, Russ behind us.

It is a huge night parade with lots of people out.

We were here for almost four weeks and have to share just how delicious Liz' makes a pizza these days, it really makes me not want to go out for one.

To die for good!

We had a walk around the new Clarks Court Boatyard to see the boat lifts, workshops and chandlers. It all looks very impressive with lots of on-site facilities and a nice large Chandlers. We might haul out here in future so it was well worth a look.

More wonderful sun-sets in the Cut, it is just and easy place to stay with a great breeze of the boat in the hot summer temperatures.

Very Nice sun set

While we were here the guests had a wonderful firework party which we of course had ring side seats to enjoy. Pipe muh Bligh was a little too close and stood by with buckets of water just in case. No issues though and some ear shattering booms on their boat no doubt.

A great display for free!

We had a lot of friends in Secret harbor and with a walk to town go right past the Pub with its own micro brewery, well need I say more? We took several trips to imbibe the wonder real ales made on site and had wonderful evenings with friends to treasure ever after.

The selection of real ale and Cider

The Brewery has a good following with our friends

Well we had renewed Devin's US passport at the consulate here and extended our Grenada vise at St Georges so we were all done for the main Island and wanted the peace and quiet of Carriacou again. Do not mistake us, we do love all the activities and friends in Grenada but it feels very busy there but we crave the quiet. So as we leave Grenada we decided to visit the sculpture park where a local Artist has sunk lots of statues over several years and allowed the reef to claim them.