Waiting ...More Waiting!
I am remiss; We anchored off Calivigny Island and went to our first Dinghy Concert, this was held a short ride into Le Phare Bleu Marina entrance.
They tow a barge for the musical entertainment and the bar, then everyone in a dinghy ties up behind to listen and ‘Chill’. We were joined by Jen and John (S/Y Aeeshah) so we caught up with their news. We also visited ‘Taffies’ for real fish & chips.
Next we motored to recharge the batteries back to St Georges and who should we see as we anchored ?- yes Dave from Mistral! He kindly suggested to stop by and have a look at the freezer the next day.
Well he spent hours with his trusty sniffer and eventually found a leak near the condenser plates. The choice was to get a new condenser or failing that a new freezer! So to cut a long story short we ordered a new freezer! That Sunday we went to a BBQ at the Coastguards grounds near Prickly Bay by bus. Ten days later we anchored in Prickly Bay for Malcolm to dinghy in to Budget Marine to collect it, VERY Rolly) then back to St Georges for Dave to fit it. Meanwhile Arlene has been busy sourcing the new small end for the generator. On Saturday we had dinner in Port Louis Marina, on the way home, Malcolm managed to miss the step getting into the dinghy so ended up in the water, the only damage was a wet wallet and a lost shoe. (What drama) The next morning –Sunday we motored round to Le Phare Bleu Marina in torrential rain. Kenny the dock master came out to meet us and guide us in as the visibility was quite poor. The new part arrived and work was started by Kevin to remove the old one. At lunch time Mike his boss told us that it was designed for 110 volts (the American model) and he had Simon out to test for any other problems so that if we could use the old parts for the 220 we would– but no there were other issues so this meant ANOTHER one had to be sent. More work for Arlene, but now she has me to sympathise with and I’m sure she couldn't be doing a better job.
In the meantime it’s a month since the Dinghy Concert so there’s another one this Sunday.
No shopping buses but the mini market has fresh bread, Wholemeal, French, Italian, plus sweet pastries too. The shop will also provision for us, as I hand the order in I spy Fresh Tomatoes and lettuce so make a snap decision and take the lot ( there have been no Tomatoes in the supermarkets since we have been in Grenada!)
Tuesday 26th November, the latest small end has been cleared by Arlenes’ husband and is brought to Piano by Kevin, who promptly fits it...
...then comes the moment to start and test it. All the right noises are made for: preheat, start etc, however, after turning over nothing more. The fuel line is checked and all the new wiring, each with no success, Kevin then starts on other wires and with the help from Reverend Danny it is finally found. She springs to life a happy generator once again! Later Simon comes round to give the final checks together with advice after also checking the battery banks. One in particular keeps overheating and probably needs replacing quite soon the others are less fit than expected so another expense to look forward to.
After paying ‘Palm Tree Marine for all their hard work, and the Marina for the extra long stay we say goodbye to everyone who has been so helpful, friendly and sympathetic.
We sail around to St Georges Bay to do some final shopping and clear out with Customs & Immigration. Next we prepare for the sail to Bonaire and surprisingly we manage to get away by 08.30 the next morning. ‘Piano’ is soon under way and enjoying the down-wind run. We sail most of the day with one reef in but before dark we add another two to make the sail more comfortable for sleeping. Over 100 miles traveled on each day. In all it takes 71 hours for 390 Nautical miles and we arrive at 7.30 on Tuesday 2nd of December.
I am remiss; We anchored off Calivigny Island and went to our first Dinghy Concert, this was held a short ride into Le Phare Bleu Marina entrance.
They tow a barge for the musical entertainment and the bar, then everyone in a dinghy ties up behind to listen and ‘Chill’. We were joined by Jen and John (S/Y Aeeshah) so we caught up with their news. We also visited ‘Taffies’ for real fish & chips.
Next we motored to recharge the batteries back to St Georges and who should we see as we anchored ?- yes Dave from Mistral! He kindly suggested to stop by and have a look at the freezer the next day.
Well he spent hours with his trusty sniffer and eventually found a leak near the condenser plates. The choice was to get a new condenser or failing that a new freezer! So to cut a long story short we ordered a new freezer! That Sunday we went to a BBQ at the Coastguards grounds near Prickly Bay by bus. Ten days later we anchored in Prickly Bay for Malcolm to dinghy in to Budget Marine to collect it, VERY Rolly) then back to St Georges for Dave to fit it. Meanwhile Arlene has been busy sourcing the new small end for the generator. On Saturday we had dinner in Port Louis Marina, on the way home, Malcolm managed to miss the step getting into the dinghy so ended up in the water, the only damage was a wet wallet and a lost shoe. (What drama) The next morning –Sunday we motored round to Le Phare Bleu Marina in torrential rain. Kenny the dock master came out to meet us and guide us in as the visibility was quite poor. The new part arrived and work was started by Kevin to remove the old one. At lunch time Mike his boss told us that it was designed for 110 volts (the American model) and he had Simon out to test for any other problems so that if we could use the old parts for the 220 we would– but no there were other issues so this meant ANOTHER one had to be sent. More work for Arlene, but now she has me to sympathise with and I’m sure she couldn't be doing a better job.
In the meantime it’s a month since the Dinghy Concert so there’s another one this Sunday.
No shopping buses but the mini market has fresh bread, Wholemeal, French, Italian, plus sweet pastries too. The shop will also provision for us, as I hand the order in I spy Fresh Tomatoes and lettuce so make a snap decision and take the lot ( there have been no Tomatoes in the supermarkets since we have been in Grenada!)
Tuesday 26th November, the latest small end has been cleared by Arlenes’ husband and is brought to Piano by Kevin, who promptly fits it...
...then comes the moment to start and test it. All the right noises are made for: preheat, start etc, however, after turning over nothing more. The fuel line is checked and all the new wiring, each with no success, Kevin then starts on other wires and with the help from Reverend Danny it is finally found. She springs to life a happy generator once again! Later Simon comes round to give the final checks together with advice after also checking the battery banks. One in particular keeps overheating and probably needs replacing quite soon the others are less fit than expected so another expense to look forward to.
After paying ‘Palm Tree Marine for all their hard work, and the Marina for the extra long stay we say goodbye to everyone who has been so helpful, friendly and sympathetic.
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| Rev Danny, Arlene and Kevin Thank-You so much ! you guys are the greatest! |
We sail around to St Georges Bay to do some final shopping and clear out with Customs & Immigration. Next we prepare for the sail to Bonaire and surprisingly we manage to get away by 08.30 the next morning. ‘Piano’ is soon under way and enjoying the down-wind run. We sail most of the day with one reef in but before dark we add another two to make the sail more comfortable for sleeping. Over 100 miles traveled on each day. In all it takes 71 hours for 390 Nautical miles and we arrive at 7.30 on Tuesday 2nd of December.
