28.12.2011
We spent almost a month in Tyrrel, sorting out numerous little jobs on the “To Do” list. One not so little job was the remake of the Bimini/Raincatcher, which, after one very heavy downpour, threatened to implode. Water pump needed a new impeller, watermaker needed new “o” rings, and the prop needed scrubbing after a month’s holiday!
We never tired of the sunsets, and were able to catch up with cruising friends all heading out in different directions. Carriacou tends to be our period of enforced budgetery restraint, there being no chandleries, and very few basic shops! We do however squeeze in the odd visit to the Slipway Pub and Restaurant, and buy the odd lobster from the fishermen.
We were also lucky enough to enjoy a Christmas dinner with Ruth and Niels Lund, who had sailed up on Baraka, from Grenada for Christmas.
Jeremy and Yvonne were also with us, and the Danish traditional ham and caramellised potatoes, served by Ruth, saved us from our own, never to be repeated, Caribbean ham experience! We had seen these Hams hanging from the ceiling in nearly every shop in Grenada, (from fishing shops to hardware stores). We made the mistake of assuming they must be good, and bought one as a Christmas treat! “Smoked and Cured”, all the way from Smithfield USA!! It also came with a crust of mould which had to be scrubbed off…. needed to be boiled three times, with the water thrown away each time to get rid of the salt. It then lost half its mass when the skin and fat was removed, and needed to be carved with a hacksaw! We ended up paying a kings ransom for a sows ear!!
After Christmas, we were on fulltime watch for the elusive weather window, as set head northwards!
We spent almost a month in Tyrrel, sorting out numerous little jobs on the “To Do” list. One not so little job was the remake of the Bimini/Raincatcher, which, after one very heavy downpour, threatened to implode. Water pump needed a new impeller, watermaker needed new “o” rings, and the prop needed scrubbing after a month’s holiday!
We never tired of the sunsets, and were able to catch up with cruising friends all heading out in different directions. Carriacou tends to be our period of enforced budgetery restraint, there being no chandleries, and very few basic shops! We do however squeeze in the odd visit to the Slipway Pub and Restaurant, and buy the odd lobster from the fishermen.
We were also lucky enough to enjoy a Christmas dinner with Ruth and Niels Lund, who had sailed up on Baraka, from Grenada for Christmas.
Jeremy and Yvonne were also with us, and the Danish traditional ham and caramellised potatoes, served by Ruth, saved us from our own, never to be repeated, Caribbean ham experience! We had seen these Hams hanging from the ceiling in nearly every shop in Grenada, (from fishing shops to hardware stores). We made the mistake of assuming they must be good, and bought one as a Christmas treat! “Smoked and Cured”, all the way from Smithfield USA!! It also came with a crust of mould which had to be scrubbed off…. needed to be boiled three times, with the water thrown away each time to get rid of the salt. It then lost half its mass when the skin and fat was removed, and needed to be carved with a hacksaw! We ended up paying a kings ransom for a sows ear!!After Christmas, we were on fulltime watch for the elusive weather window, as set head northwards!
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