Our Third Month in Grenada

The highlight of our third month in Grenada was a much-anticipated visit from Grandma (Brandon’s mom). Before her arrival, we left the marina and returned to a mooring ball. We caught up on boat chores and did some extra schoolwork so that we could enjoy every minute with her. We also returned to the market and bought all the exotic fruits we wanted her to try. 

During that first week of October, we tried a couple of new restaurants, including Deyna’s and Coconut Beach. The kids spent time playing with other boat kids at Port Luis Marina and met Pastor Ib for a dinghy lesson at Grenada Yacht Club.

Finally, on October 10th, we met Grandma at the airport and then had dinner at Knife and Fork Cafe. Afterward, she went swimming with the kids at the back of the boat. 

The next morning, we took her to see the Monkeys in Grand Etang (our fourth time), to a small vanilla growing operation, and to Annandale Falls. We had a delicious lunch at Dees Simple Sweets.

The following day, we visited the market and then hung out at Grand Anse Beach, where the boys somehow managed to dive down and catch an octopus with their bare hands.

Before we knew it, our reunion was over, and it was time to bring her back to the airport. It was hard to see her go, especially since it will likely be a year or more until we see her again. Once we returned to the boat, we did our best to cheer up three very sad boys. 

We spent the next day, perhaps to brighten the mood, at Esplanade Mall. The boys did schoolwork and Brandon prepared for a meeting. It may not sound fun, but the mall was air-conditioned, which was a nice break from Grenada’s extreme heat and humidity. We enjoyed some delicious sea moss smoothies from Celine’s Fruity Palace and nutmeg ice cream from Sugar and Spice.

 

After leaving the mall, we met a group of local boys fishing on the dock. They were all between 6 and 10 years old. They weren’t catching many fish, so they asked us to give them a ride on our dinghy to the other side of town. They assured us that their parents wouldn’t mind. We agreed, so they grabbed their machete and fishing gear and piled into our dinghy. 
Along the way they talked with our kids about how much they all loved the monkeys, but it wasn’t until the end of the conversation we realized they were talking about eating the monkeys!
We’re not ready to let our kids wander around a busy city, hitchhiking with strangers. Still, it was nice to see kids just being kids; fearless of society and unburdened by helicopter parenting.

A few days later, we learned that our sails were ready to be picked up. In addition to our old sails, we had ordered a new gennaker to help us cross the Caribbean and possibly the Pacific. It should be ideal for light winds and downwind sailing.

After picking up the new sails, we couldn’t install them right away because we found a few areas that had not been repaired and a new tear in the jib. Brandon and the boys got to work patching them and reinforcing seams. 

We spent the rest of the month enjoying Grenada’s warm water, delicious food, and kind people.

3 thoughts on “Our Third Month in Grenada”

  1. Love the stories and pictures!!! Not going to lie, but was a bit jealous (and excited for) Anna to be there ❤️. Miss you all so much!!

  2. I loved the pictures, boys are growing and sound pretty fearless. I so like hearing about your adventures. I wish you safe journeys and may God bless and keep you all in his loving arms.

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