We've been in the water for 5 weeks now
after a total exterior repaint and are heading to Grenada tomorrow.
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We had the good fortune to be introduced to a lovely NZ family who had bought a yacht in Trinidad.
Over the weeks preceding their arrival
we communicated by email giving them some info about Trinidad, the
boating scene in Chaguaramas and a first hand overview of their
boat.( Fondly known as “The purple pirate ship” Now registered as
“Ula”) We were able to get things prepared onboard to make their
arrival from a cold NZ winter to a hot, steamy and humid Trinidad wet
season more comfortable.
Since they arrived we have thoroughly
enjoyed helping out with their boat work and have had a lot of fun
sharing outings together.
Scotland Bay is a lovely area to “chill
out” known as “liming” in The West Indies. We enjoyed sharing 2
of the 3 boys birthdays there all aboard “Erica”
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Birthday celebrations
Baiting the hooks
Out of the sea, into the pan and on the plate....Yummmmmmm
Enjoying Scotland Bay
On the way home
Eric and I spent a weekend there also
to get away from a particularly rolly period in the harbour.
We saw monkeys and Turkey buzzards from
the upper deck as we ate breakfast and could hear the haunting sounds
of the howler monkeys at daybreak.
Turkey buzzards rule the air during the day making use of the thermals, then roost here for the night
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During the day many “party boats”
came for several hrs. The Trinidad and Tobago music is very appealing
but awfully loud! These also come through the Chaguaramas anchorage over the weekends and holidays at 2-3 in the morning!
It has been interesting watching the
ships coming in to the port. There are oil rigs close by and the
survey and service boats are many.
This ship is Triangular shaped..A very wide stern for laying out cables
Eric, the keen fisherman has had some
interesting catches. He has caught lots of eels and stingray which he
has had to cut off and loose his line The picture on the lower left is a wolf herring. Good eating but lots of very fine bones. The one on the right is a long tom
wolf herring Long Tom
He has put some delicious catches on
the plate as well
During our time on the hardstand we
enjoyed a day out on the water to watch some power boat racing on a
friends launch, seeing also the islands close by
Another break from the painting was a
hike to Macquaripe, where we enjoyed the coolness of the bamboo
forest and views from the top of the ridge.
Bamboo cathedral
During our stay here we have done a lot
of maintenance and improvements aboard. Our cockpit now sports a new
set of side curtains and sail cover thanks to the exceptional work of
“Alpha canvas and Upholstery”
Eric transporting the men ashore
Today we went ashore to watch our
friends yacht “Ula” being moved in the IMS yard. An exciting time
for the family as they get nearer to launching her.
In the cruising world we don't say
goodbye just see you again somewhere.
1 comment:
Thank you both for your help, it was phenomenal to say the least, we loved getting to know you and hang out with you and look forward to catching up on the big blue.
Vic, Dave and boys
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