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At 7.30am on Wednesday, just as the sun was rising above the hills, we set off in very calm water, in the dinghy, to search for the underwater sculptures placed in the bay at Molinere Point by eco-artist Jason de Caires Taylor.     No madding crowds to contend with we had the bay to ourselves, idyllic […]

It’s official, Rhapsode are now Three Bay Friends – but sadly they are also on their way to Trini so we won’t be meeting again until next season.   Our final outing with them was to White Island, another great trip organised by Suzy on Spirited Lady.   We set off with Sherwin in his pirogue “Lambi […]

A busy few days on Ocean Rainbow!   On Thursday we’d invited Brian on Pyxis over for supper and luckily an email from his wife arrived in the nick of time to alert us to the fact it was his birthday!   No time to bake a cake but we did manage to make some birthday cookies!   […]

Travelling on a Bank Holiday requires a little bit of negotiation, we managed to get an 'off duty' bus from Tyrrel Bay to Windward on the NW coast of Carriacou. However once in Windward we discovered that the ‘ferry’ was experiencing technical problems so James negotiated a ride in a black & grey camouflage pirogue […]

We left Ashton rather reluctantly (but time marches on) and set off across the acceleration zone between Union Island and Carriacou - we weren’t disappointed, the wind blew between 28 and 35 knots. So our passage to Petite Martinique was both lively and fast; we stopped off to collect water and, after a quick whizz […]

This bay is appropriately described as ‘magnificent’ in the pilot book.   We arrived to find ourselves one of only three yachts in the anchorage (subsequently a couple of catamarans arrived) and were stunned by the white sandy beach, the colours of the sea, the flat calm waters (although they are ruffled on a regular basis […]

YamaHaHaHa has been feeling a bit YamaBooHoo recently and gave us a real fright on Sunday as we tried to motor ashore for church. The engine was firing up but when we engaged gear there was a splutter and the engine died.   Twice James had to grab the paddles and beaver away to stop us […]

After a lovely gentle sail down the west coast of Union Island we anchored in the lee of Frigate Island near the town of Ashton.    Exploring ashore, James met Peter and Liz from s/y Rhaphsode (a Nicholson 38)  and invited them on board for sundowners.  What a great couple who have totally inspired us to […]

Another triumph for Handy Jim!   He has fixed the external 12v socket which failed when Gilly was staying. We hadn’t managed to identify where the fault lay during her visit but yesterday Handy Jim succeeded … at this rate, if and when we return to UK, he’ll be setting up business as an independent marine […]

After a few days back the floor of the house has stopped heaving up and down and the bed no longer feels rock still.   Sleep, however, is still erratic.   I was allowed to sleep a lot on Ocean Rainbow, with relatively few caustic comments from my hosts. It didn’t feel like sea-sickness – although when […]