June 1 - June 8
After 40 days at anchor in Martinique waiting for the Canadian passport fiasco to be completed, we made our way to Carriacou (part of the Grenadine Islands). We made an overnight stop in Bequia before dropping anchor in Tyrell Bay, Carriacou.
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| the Sister Rocks |
We ended up anchoring near the back of the pack as the bay was pretty full. Our friends on s/v Manado were already at anchor close to the beach. We caught up with them and met at the dinghy dock for a nice walk. On our travels we came upon a dive shop by the name of Arawak Divers (
http://www.arawakdivers.com) and they had just finished a lion fish dive. Lion fish are an invasive species in the Caribbean and therefore are hunted/culles. They just so happen to be a lovely fish to eat (once the poisonous spines are removed).
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| lion fish spoils (care of Arawak Divers) |
Another day, we took the local bus (2.50 EC per adult and 1.25 EC per child) and headed towards Hillsborough, the town next to Tyrell Bay. While in town we came upon a very reasonable chicken shop.
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| waiting for the bus to go to Hillsborough |
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| view to the beach in Hillsborough |
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| the local chicken shack |
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| the large cemetery on our way back from Hillsborough |
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| Tyrell Bay |
Many of our cruising friends that were already in Grenada were going to see the Leatherback Turtles nesting on a local beach. Our friend Manuel did some research and found a beach in Carriacou where turtles also nest. We decided that we would take a trip up to the Windward side to a beach called Petite Carenage. As we were preparing to depart we ran in to another cruising family that we had met in Martinique from Serendipity of Sweden so of course we invited them along. On the beach there is a small hut with benches and a table to sit while waiting.
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| turtle eggs on our first visit |
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| in the hut on our first visit with Aubrey, Nadia, Miranda and Manuel |
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| at the other end Paige, Jordan, Shaun and me |
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| Jordan with fan coral |
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| evidence of a fresh turtle nest |
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| the laughing gull that I named "Peg Leg" who landed on our solar panels |
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| the full crew of Serendipity of Sweden, from left to right Ulla, David, Aubrey and Miranda |
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| Nadian and myself |
Our first attempt to see the turtles was unsuccessful because we didn't stay long enough so, we decided to try one last time a couple of days later.
We took the taxi at 7:00 PM and asked him to pick us up at 2:00 AM. This trip we came prepared with snacks, beverages and lots of mosquito coils and spray. At 12:00 AM we were overjoyed to witness the majestic creature covering her eggs. Words cannot describe adequately how beautiful she was.
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