Grenada: June 9-21, 2011
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PassageMaker Article
We have just received news that the July/August issue of PassageMaker is out.
In the issue can be found our article on our month-long passage last summer
through the Venezuelan offshore islands. I submitted just under 40 photos
with the manuscript; I bet they felt like they were attempting to drink from a
fire hydrant! Here is one that was not chosen to be printed:
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At anchor at Cayo de Agua, Roques
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More on Hog Island
It is not surprising that things don't change much in the Hog Island
anchorage. Cruisers come and go, so the density varies a bit, but in
general the scene is as protected and peaceful as always. Several
cats still bring tourists from St. George around to the island for a brief stop
that includes lunch. Roger still hosts his Sunday barbeque. What is
different is the high percentage of vessels that have been parked in the
anchorage and then left unoccupied; at least half the boats currently have
absentee owners.
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Hitching a ride in to Hog Island
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Reunion with Old Cruising Buddies
Hunter and Devi (Arctic Tern) and Steve and Ann (Receta) are back
"home" in Hog Island, although as this is written Ann has flown to New Jersey
for a brief visit with her dad. The Terns and I have resumed
our morning habit of local walks.
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Ann, Steve, Barb, Hunter and Devi on TT2's cockpit.
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Receta arriving in Hog Island
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Dwight and Stevie
Dwight and Stevie continue to stop by on their way back from a day of
fishing. They enjoy helping us try to catch small snapper from our boat
and provide appropriate bait even as we provide drinks and snacks. Dwight
had a bad tooth and so they missed a few days while that was getting sorted out.
They have two boats; while one is being repaired they use the other.
Hunter, Steve and I all accompanied them back to their dock late yesterday
afternoon to help drag ashore and overturn one of their boats that had sprung a
small leak. The boat's name has become "crap", not by design but by
accident. It used to be called "Rake and Scrape", but when most of the
letters eroded away, what remained was "crap".
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On our way to drag "crap" ashore
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Oops! I think that catch may be too small
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Picture taken in 2009
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Hash House Harriers
The Grenada chapter of Hash House Harriers has become even more active in our
absence. They now hash three weekends a month, and on the fourth they meet
at a rum shop. On June 18 there was a themed hash at La Sagess; all were
encouraged to wear pirate costumes. Barb captured the following images:
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Party-poopers Chuck, Devi and Hunter couldn't be bothered with costumes
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Whisper Cove
We have seen Whisper Cove managed/owned(?) by three different couples since
we started coming to Grenada; all were French. The current set is doing a
great job. A workshop has been added. The butcher shop that was just
being born when we were last here is now up and running. Dinners continue
to be great, but now the lunch menu has been greatly expanded, with specials at
least a couple of times a week. Today, for example, Barb and I went over
for a delicious lunch: osso buco. For lunch! The degree of
initiative shown by the current couple is perhaps demonstrated by the device
that is used to communicate between the kitchen and the area behind the bar:
a voice pipe constructed of PVC pipe.
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Using the voice pipe
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