St Georges, Grenada

We had a wonderful sail to Grenada. We ran into a couple of rain squalls, but they were welcomed and it was a nice opportunity to get some of the salt air out of our hair. The lagoon is undergoing a mammoth overhaul. They have new jetty’s for mega yachts and haven’t forgotten about us smaller boats either. The downside for us, is that they only had 220v and some 110v but they didn’t have 60 cycle, or 50 cycle. Whatever cycle we needed, they had yet to install. So we were out of luck. They hope to have all the cycles installed by next summer. Water and electricity is metered here, and someone has to pay for all of this new infrastructure, so docking fees are not cheap. Security is 24 hours a day, and the bathrooms and showers are something out of a magazine. Each “unit” inside the bathroom is private, and has it’s own shower, toilet, and vanity/sink, and it has air conditioning. Everything is spotless, including the grounds. There are boutiques, a superb restaurant, and an artisan shop selling local crafts. These are upper end shops. A ladies’ bathing suit and wrap starts at $495 US.

The day we docked, we ran into a fellow Haligonian and retired naval officer. For those of you who remember “Liana’s Ransom” from Halifax, she is now doing cruises in St George’s and she fits in wonderfully. The owner, Joe and his uncle Steve, had us aboard for a pot-luck, and we hung out with him and his friends during our stay in Grenada. A big shout out to Kate and Pierre, and their little Einstein, Coraline!! We really enjoyed Grenada and would have spent much more time there, but our insurance required us to be below 12 north by June 1^st. I have found the people in the Caribbean to be very friendly and helpful, however, the people I met in Grenada were by far the friendliest and it was almost embarrassing to be on the receiving end of their hospitality. We could all learn a lesson of human kindness from these people.

The only thing missing to make this trip the happiest time of my life is to have my kids with me, especially "Ryen" who I adore. Good night baby girl, I pray your Angels can keep up with you, cuz I sure can't. Kisses sweetie.