A great short sail (about 2 hours) from Tobago Cays to Carriacou, an island north of, and part of Grenada. We stayed the night in an idyllic spot very aptly named “Sandy Island” (photo) just off Carriacou, before moving round to Tyrrel Bay the next day. Shopping in the capital of Hillsborough is “interesting” – bakery is in someone’s back yard, eggs sold in a plastic bag (don’t stand a chance in the dingy!), 5 different stops to buys 2 small bags of groceries. Remember we can only buy as much as we can carry back to the dingy….
Jimmy had seen an article in the cruising papers that the Carriacou Yacht club was collecting for the local school fund. We did a big sort out and gave away a lot of Charlotte’s books and toys to them. We were very proud of her also that she let her scooter go without any fuss – we were sure some of the kids on this small island would benefit a lot more from some o
f these things. Along the way and at the end of each year we do a clear out of Charlotte’s stuff and try to give it to people that need it (often restaurant, hotel or marina workers will take it back to their villages) In general a lot of the Caribbean is very poor and the children don’t have a lot.Sunday 24th May we had a nice sail from Carriacou down to Grenada - about 4 hours, 30 miles with perfect conditions - apparent wind angle 90 degrees 15 knots which gave us some great speeds. We even managed to sail (rather than motor) most of the way down the leaward coast of Grenada. We anchored just outside the capital of St George's, and then headed off to Grand Anse beach to look for children for Charlotte's birthday party the next day....
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