Karl & Kara Go Sailing

  Monday 17 th January, Admiralty Bay, Bequia, SVG. Ooooh, it's a cosy rainy day here in Bequia, we're being blasted by a squall just now. Lovely. Gráinne's got a bit salty and could do with a good fresh water rinse. Well we've just had a fantastic Christmas/New Year here in SVG (the main criteria being Karl and I together in the same country, and no-one's in quarantine, and no one's dead, and Karl's not in Grenada!), we are in complete holiday mode and have been enjoying sailing, snorkeling, wandering and just sitting around. The Grenadines sort of encourage that type of behaviour. SVG is made up of the main island of St. Vincent and a string of smaller islands stretching south as far as Carriacou. The islands are all within a short sail of each other, the trade winds are reliable, the anchorages are pretty and the beaches and towns ashore are just lovely. The Gods were having a good day when they designed this neck of the woods. And it's very chill...

  Wednesday 24 th November, Clarke's Court Marina, Grenada. Well it's two weeks to the day since we got Gráinne back in the water and we still haven't left the dock. It all started so well. I recovered from my jet lag and have become a human being again. Then we got through the big job of moving everything that Karl had spent months moving from the boat into the apartment back onto the boat again. Then a slightly nervous morning watching Gráinne being trailered through the boatyard by a tractor and gently refloated. Then the engine started first go (Karl's particularly proud of that one, he didn't stop talking about it for hours). And then we pulled up to the dock for a couple of days to get everything stowed away and get the sails back on. And it felt soooooo good to be back home again! And we had a little celebration and patted ourselves on our backs. Big mistake. Moving back aboard in the boatyard. Last minute finishing touches to the antifoul before splashing....