CRUISING WITH NIC & MO

Two glorious weeks of cruising with Scottish friends Alistair and Maureen Nicol (Nic & Mo) from Port Louis, Grenada on 14th January north to Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou.  Rum punches on the floating "Hallelujah Bar" and then ashore for Lambi's beach barbecue and local steel band.  Stuart McDonald on "Beyond" was flying CCC and OCC burgees and so we put up RGYC as well, and would you believe, he came from Gourock in Scotland!  Of course he was invited aboard for dinner, chicken on the new barbecue and the next he came with us to Windward to view the "Carriacou" wooden sloop boat building.  Drinks that evening at a rather forlorn Yacht Club next door to the yard where Franc's "Celeste" had been given her overhaul. 

Lots of bargaining with the local vendors in Clifton, Union Island and then SWIMMING WITH TURTLES in Tobago Cays......I spotted my first turtle swimming right in front of me.  A magnificent graceful turle gently moving through the azure waters with just a few strokes before surfacing for a moment or two.  We could see beautiful tropical fish against a solid rock face and it was just like being in an acquarium.  Later Nic, Mo and I swam out again and to our utmost joy there were young turles zipping about and more lazy larger turtles idly moseying around.   The boat vendors are everywhere, offering fresh baguettes in the early morning, lobster for dinner and wonderful banana bread which needed some spiking with spiced rum and grenadine syrup before it was truly edible!

Petit St Vincent for sundowners