We took delivery of some canvas from Le Phare Bleu on Tuesday the 20th and set off for Ile de Ronde, a small island north of Grenada on the way to Carriacou. We had a nice quiet evening there with 3 more sailboats joining us in this wilderness anchorage, followed by a somewhat rolly night. We will be happy to use this as an overnight point again in reasonably settled conditions.The next morning (the 21st) we completed the trip to Tyrell Bay in Carriacou, a very popular anchorage at this season. We anchored just behind S/V Receta and had a great time reconnecting with Ann and Steve over drinks on Raconteur and an excellent sailfish dinner (self caught) on Receta.
We cooked our first lobster of the season.With the trade winds in the south, it was soon time to move North.
We departed on the 23rd to try our luck with the windward anchorage off the southeast coast of Mayreau. This was lovely -- an easy entrance in decent light, with excellent holding and a panoramic view of the Tobago Cays, Union, and other southern Grenadines.
The next morning (the 24th), we set off for Bequia, encountering a few squalls off Catholic Islands on the way - this is the sailor's car wash.
We anchored off the Lower Beach of Admiralty after a fast passage. We tried our hand at fishing but only caught and released a large barracuda.
We took a long walk to windward and stopped at Firefly Plantation for a drink. Many trees were flowering on the way.
From Bequia, it is a 70 miles hop to Marigot in St Lucia, and we took the jump on January 28. We had better luck fishing in the passage, catching a five pound mahi-mahi. We were greeted by a pod of dolphins at the Pitons, feasting on the flying fish we were scaring up with our bow.
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