Christmas 2011 in Trinidad

We had been hoping to get to Grenada for Christmas but the weather had other ideas. With 20 to 30 knot winds on the nose and seas at 3 - 4 meter swells also from the front we decided Trinidad it was.

We were determined not to have it in the working harbor of Chagauramas, so we up anchor and went round the tip of the peninsular to Carnage Bay. It seems so named as old our of commission boats of all kinds and sizes are simply ridden onto the rocks and left to rot.

But the bay we wen into off of the "Trinidad and Tobago Sailing Association" Yacht club was very nice. Much cleaner than Chagauramas. Not that we would swim in it. Also anchored there were our friends on Catamaran Moonwalker, Russel a Kiwi with his wife Karin, a Brazilian and their baby daughter Brisa.  and Yacht Harlequin, South Africans we also met in Brazil with Warren and Tanya and the Rottweiler Cali. The 24th we all had lunch on Harlequin and it was great. Laughs good food and company.

Prison Island.
The sloot on the right is rumored
 to take the heads of executed prisoners to the sea.
 But it is just for waste.

Brings back memories, This is what I started sailling on. 

Ali and Cali

Harlquin lunch on 24th Dec 2011

Tanya. Warren and Cali.

Christmas day the club was deserted so we took over. We set up tables of food and drink and a braai. Of course Caribbean Rhum punch was the order of the day. We swam in the pool. ate drank and had a great time.

Boxing day we woke and went over to customs to clear out so we could use the weather window the next day.

At 04h00 on the morning of the 27th we set sail for Grenada. I use the tern "sail" loosely as we bumped smashed and slammed into chop and swell most of the way.

We made good time and were able to anchor just before sunset.

Welcome to Grenada.

Brisa, our Christmas Angel arriving.

Isn't she precious. Brisa is Wind in Portuguese.

Christmas present was a hit!

Riding Bike with Mum!