{"id":5545,"date":"2015-08-02T12:45:01","date_gmt":"2015-08-02T16:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/svecho.com\/?p=5545"},"modified":"2015-08-02T12:45:01","modified_gmt":"2015-08-02T16:45:01","slug":"carriacou-and-on-to-grenada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/svecho.com\/?p=5545","title":{"rendered":"Carriacou and on to Grenada"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carriacou is a Grenadian island so arrival there marked both reaching Grenada and our insurance requirement to be south of 12 degrees 40 minutes latitude for hurricane season.\u00a0 Since leaving the U.S. 6 months ago we have traveled over 1,600 miles so it’s time for a break.\u00a0 Echo has performed very well but she needs some TLC and sprucing up at this point.<\/p>\n

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Richard grilling lionfish<\/p><\/div>\n

Carriacou is a short journey from Union Island where we cleared out of SVG.\u00a0 It’s main anchorage at Tyrell Bay is large and fairly well protected.\u00a0 We found a nice anchor spot and recognized a few boats in the bay.\u00a0\u00a0 After clearing in our first stop was Honey Ryder to say hello to Sabrina and Tom.\u00a0 We filled them in on having met their friends on Happy Island and they invited us to join a group for a Lionfish grill that evening.<\/p>\n

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\"lionfish\"<\/a>Lionfish<\/a>, not native to Atlantic and Caribean waters, are considered a threat since they have few predators and their population is growing rapidly.\u00a0 Dive shops in the area are sponsoring trips in search of Lionfish to educate people on fishing and consuming these fish.\u00a0 Tom had been on a lionfish hunt that morning with Lumba Dive<\/a>, we were happy to join the group.\u00a0 Richard and Diane, owners of Lumbadive were wonderful hosts and welcomed us into the group although we had not participated in the hunt.\u00a0 They fish was delicious and along with Richard and Diane we met several other cruisers.\u00a0 It was a fun evening and we were happy to have been included.<\/p>\n

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Carriacou is a very nice, laid back island with welcoming people.\u00a0 We walked quite a bit and passed by a few of the many rum shops.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

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Such beautiful signage <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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One of the many interesting rum shops. <\/div> <\/div>
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Island graveyard <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Hmm…intoxicated liquor? <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Need a fence? Defencing Doctor! <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

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We visited the boat building with John and Paulette of Seamantha.<\/p>\n

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\"Guido"s<\/a>

Guido”s kitten<\/p><\/div>\n

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Our friends on Havkatt were in Carriacou with us also.\u00a0 Hugo and Guido visited us on Echo where there was more splicing practice then we visited their boat for a very nice evening.\u00a0 They headed to Grenada a few days ahead of us and luckily we checked our email the night before we left.\u00a0 Guido’s birthday had been a few days earlier and he had asked for a kitten.\u00a0 They had been looking for one and after leaving Carriacou found that there were three in a shelter there.\u00a0 They asked if we might be able to pick one up and bring it to Grenada.\u00a0\u00a0 We were happy to oblige!<\/p>\n

The kitten, later named Skipper, did just fine on his first sailing journey and was safely delivered to Havkatt in Grenada where he is enjoying his new life on the sea.<\/p>\n

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Note:\u00a0 We have been in Grenada since late June and are preparing to haul Echo this week.\u00a0 We have been busy exploring while also organizing boat projects and preparing to leave the boat for several weeks.\u00a0 Hoping to have a recap of our time here in Grenada posted soon, it’s a beautiful island with lots to do and see!
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~ Jeff and Mary ~<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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