We left Grenada on the 22 nd. of Aug. and had to motor all the way across the 75 miles because of no wind. We caught a 45 # Mahi Mahi are if you like a dolphin. Boy fresh fish is sure good eating it 2 or 3 hrs. after you catch it.
The top photos is the anchorage that we are in, it's called Scotland Bay and it's a great place. On the weekend comes the local Trinis show up in there boat and party pretty hardy. A good time is had by all.
To the left of these next 2 is a resort in one of the bays here in Trinidad. The next is slave quarters. Back in the 1800's they brought in Indian slaves ( Dot not Feather) by the 1900s it kind of back fired on the locals, the Indian slave children have pretty much taken over the government.
But I guess everything that goes around, it comes back and bites you in the ass.
But I guess everything that goes around, it comes back and bites you in the ass.
This is a plantation next to the quarters, it's been vacant for plenty of years.
Well here is the bad news, when we left St. Lucia on our way to Bequia we had a great sail. We had 18 Kts of wind on a broad reach, I had all 150% jib out Main sail unreefed and doing over 8 1/2 Kts. Boy was I having a good time, until the boat wanted to head up and I took it off auto and grabbed the wheel and turned to . It was then that I felt something wrong. The steering was hard to turn. Well we made Bequai and got settled in, the next day I went under the boat to see if I had picked up something on the rudder. Low and Behold that new rudder I had to have built in Pourto Rico had a nice bend in the rudder post as it come out of the bottom of the boat. Knowing I was going to have to haul out again I wanted to wait until I got here. So Tuesday we pulled the boat out. If you look close you can see the bend, yesterday we peeled the skin off and now I know why. The SOB that built it did not build it the way I told him to and while I was in Brazil he completed the rudder and installed it. Now I get to spend another 4 or 5 thousand, if I could get my hands on the GD !#%&)#! I think they would throw me in jail. I hope we can get back in the water next week because it's hot on dry land.
I will try to keep you informed on what's going on and try to post more often so I don't get anymore hate e-mail from my friend in K.W. See y'all down the road.
Mike and Karen
Mike, it is now Sept. 6, in the evening by the way, and no new posts! Your laptop works in a pub too, you know. Stormy here. How'd you do with all the weather coming across. Any of it find its way to you? Don't spill beer on the keyboard.
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