The day was quiet. We were adjusting to being back in the water from our six days on the hard. The young French couple who were beside us on the hard were over for sundowners and stayed until 2230! Ah . . . to be young again.
The Iguana Restaurant and Bar at Tyrrel Bay.
One of the frequent visitors to The Iguana Restaurant (on the menu tomorrow!)
September 26, 2014
I woke in the middle of the night with pain in my right elbow. By morning, all the joints in both arms were painful. I felt like a little old lady with debilitating arthritis! Soon afterwards my knees started hurting. We weighed anchor and headed out of Tyrrel Bay. Jorge decided to stop in Hillsborough Bay just an hour and a half away because of my aches and pains. We anchored, had lunch and then went into town for gas for the dinghy and some sightseeing.
Carriacou hosts an annual hash the last weekend in September and this was the weekend. A hash is a jog or walk through organized trails. Grenada has them weekly. There was a pre-hash today with a bbq following. We elected to go for a walk on Sandy Island across the bay and take part in the bbq after the hash. Inexpensive meal with happy hour prices on the beer all night.
Patty's Deli in Hillsborough.
One of Hillsborough's grocery stores.
Walking the beach of Sandy Island.
Union Island from Sandy Island.
Sandy Island.
Kim relaxing on Sandy Island.
Hillsborough and Sandy Island anchorages.
Resident crab on Sandy Island.
September 27, 2014
I was still achy in both arms and knees so I decided to stay on the boat for the day. Jorge took part in the hash which included a beach clean up for an hour prior. Half way through the hash, Jorge’s legs were killing him. Something was not right. He dropped out of the hash, took a bus back to town and came to pick me up for the bbq and social event after the hash. By this time I was feeling better but Jorge was getting worse. There is a mosquito transmitted disease called Chikungunya and we figured we each came down with it (as has 65% of the population). Jorge was extremely sick, not getting out of bed for 2 days and not getting off the boat for 4! His symptoms included nausea and vomiting, headache, fever and chills and severe aches and pains in all joints.
The DJs after the hash and bbq.
September 28, 2014
Down day.
September 29, 2014
Down day. I caught a ride into town with a fellow cruiser to pick up a variety of fluids for Jorge, who I thought had a foot in the grave early in the morning! He was feeling so bad. By the end of the day, he was feeling a bit better and had actually sat in the cockpit for a short period. Lynn, the cruiser I caught a ride into town with, made a pumpkin soup and fresh bread and brought them over for us for supper.
September 30, 2014
Our 6th wedding anniversary!
We were both feeling much better although still lacked any significant energy. We invited Lynn and her husband, Ken, over for sundowners as a thank you for all they had down for us during our illnesses. However Lynn brought pizza for supper! Just can’t thank her enough.
October 1, 2014
Jorge felt well enough to put the dinghy down and we went into town after lunch to stretch our legs and for a change of scenery. It felt good to be off the boat and mobile. We basically sat in a restaurant, which had the internet, all afternoon.
October 2, 2014
We weighed anchor and went around Carriacou to Petite Martinique where we fuelled up CS’ta Time and restocked our beer and wine supplies. After lunch we headed back to Tyrrel Bay for the night. We motor sailed both ways and were very happy with the performance of the boat since all the work was done on it.
Delivery truck on Petite Martinique.
Unloading the precious cargo (wine and beer) on the dock.
October 3, 2014
We had planned on returning to St. George but after checking the weather last night decided against it. The winds were supposed to be strong with rain most of the day. Besides, Jorge admitted to being tired, not fully recuperated from the Chikungunya. We had a tremendous storm last night with lots of rain and squalls so it wasn’t a restful night. The forecast was true so it was a good thing we decided to stay put.
So much for visiting some of the Grenadines!
October 4, 2014
We had secured the motor and dinghy for the trip to Grenada last night. However the weather this morning was still calling for a tropical depression with unsettled weather, ie rain and squalls. We decided to stay put in Tyrrel Bay another day. Besides Jorge was complaining of still feeling very lethargic and having pains in his forearms and hands again. It was another down day with him sleeping off and on most of the day. Tomorrow is supposed to be better weather-wise, hopefully it will be better health-wise as well.
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