We arrived in warm Grenada and found Mermaid floating at the dock in Whisper Cove Marina looking like she did when we left her four months earlier. We got busy getting her put back together but Robin caught a Grenadian Super Bug along with bronchitis and spent two weeks miserable in bed. After a doctor …
Tag: Grenada
Dec 17
Antigua to Grenada
As much as we enjoyed Antigua, we did need to get Mermaid south for hurricane season so in May, when the wind had a little north in it we took advantage and headed south. We stopped in Iles Des Saintes, an awesome spot with a great anchorage, a quaint, very french town and beautiful set …
Nov 20
Launching Mermaid in Grenada
Returning to Grenada came mixed feelings. I was looking forward the cruising season but knew that a few weeks of hot, hard work was in store while Mermaid was still hauled out. Mike returned a week before Robin joined him and got the bottom sanded and antifouling paint applied. Life in the yard is not …
May 15
Summer is Coming
With the season drawing to an end and our haul date approaching it was time to work our way south from Antigua to Grenada where Mermaid would be hauled. We worked our way from Antigua to Grenada – island hoping to get some sleep along the way. We weren’t in too much of a hurry …