En castellano despues del ingles.
July 19, 2014
We had a quiet morning. Rain as usual until about 0900. Then the sun comes out and bakes us!
Junior sailors from GYC around CS'ta Time.
After lunch we decided to go to Grand Anse Beach and hang out. We packed a beach bag, took our beach chairs and books and off we went. We had a good afternoon swimming, reading and not doing too much of anything.
When getting back to the dinghy, we discovered that we didn’t have the key to unlock the dinghy from the dock. Oh, oh. After weighing our options, Jorge asked the restaurant owners for a hack saw, he got the blade only. If any of the young boys on the dock had any notion to get bad intentions later in life, Jorge gave them a first hand demonstration on how to cut the cable of a locked dinghy!
We got back to CS’ta Time just after 1700 in time to throw together some drinks and appetizers and head off to happy hour with a fellow Canadian on his boat with people from 4 other boats. We spent a nice evening with everyone and then headed home for a late supper.
July 20, 2014
We dinghied to the GYC by 1000 and caught a bus with three other cruisers to the south side of the island, Prickly Bay, to a “Treasures of the Bilge” sale, essentially a yard sale at the marina. We didn’t buy anything but had a good look around the sale and the marina and chatted with other cruisers.
We had lunch on board and a fellow from one of the boats next to us came over for the afternoon to help with our internet issues. He is a young fellow, working from his boat, dealing with internet security problems, a real computer whiz! He explained a lot of things to Jorge as to why the internet was so hit and miss in the anchorage.
The island is gearing up for Carnival so we were once again treated to local music coming from the beach in front of the anchorage starting at 1500. After supper, we put on one of our CD’s to drown out the music, then went below at 2200 to watch a movie. To bed at midnight (the real midnight) and listened to the music until 0100 when it finally stopped.
July 21, 2014
It was a very short night. The cruiser’s net starts at 0730 and we try to listen to it. Today was filled with getting showers, doing laundry, getting the propane tank filled and groceries. We were busy!
Supper was early as was bedtime.
July 22, 2014
Diana had emailed us last night to see if we wanted to do the third of Concord Falls with them and some other people. One thing about getting older, the memory starts to go and we forgot the challenge of the hike last week! We, of course, said yes so were up at 0730 to get ready.
We met Diana and Gilbert and Gwen and Guilloume at the bus terminal around 1000. The other people who were supposed to come decided against it so we ended up changing our destination to Grand Etang National Park for a hike. And what a hike! It started off easy enough but . . . We walked, climbed, crawled, clawed and scratched our way to the top of Mt. Qua Qua, the fourth highest peak in Grenada. We were in the clouds by the time we got to the top of the mountain. We had packed picnic lunches and had them under the leaves of the trees beside the trail, trying to avoid the rain. Of course after reaching the summit, we had to descend. On the parts of the trail where we almost crawled while going up, Jorge would say “retro” meaning time to turn around and go down that part backwards! And because of the rain and the fact that we were in the rain forest, the path was quite muddy and slippery. I pulled off a maneuver that even Tarzan would be proud of! Grabbing a tree branch during an exceptionally slippery part of the trail and only getting my skort a little muddy but keeping my white top out of the mud. In spots we had to grab the vegetation beside the trail to help keep our balance, some of which were quite prickly. Our arms looked like they were attacked by kittens by the end of the hike.
By the time we got back to the visitor centre it was raining again. We were trying to get our legs wet (but not our bodies) to get rid of the mud before we realized there was a faucet a little bit up the road, probably specifically for that purpose. We waited for the bus at a restaurant/bar so of course enjoyed a cold beer. The temp was much cooler in the rain forest and we were wet so I think a hot drink might have been better.
The only monkeys we saw . . . on a sign!
The beginning of the walk, very "manicured" trail.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Halfway through our walk, Grand Etang Lake in the background.
Gwen and Guilloume on the trail.
This is where the handrails would have come in handy, trail very narrow at this point.
Grand Anse Beach on the left in the background. Look close . . . there's our boat!
Grand Etang Lake, the crater of a volcano.
That line in the middle of the picture, in the bush, was our trail.
Kim at the start of the harder part of the trail.
To the summit.
Jorge, Veni, Vidi, Vici . . . Mt. Qua Qua.
Muddy legs and shoes.
The ladies all had a close encounter with the mud!
We got back to the boat, had supper around 1830 and packed it in for the night by 2200. It was raining quite hard, so we were glad to be out of the rain forest and tucked snuggly in our boat.
July 23, 2014
We don’t seem to do too much in the mornings. After breakfast, I do dishes which usually takes an hour by the time I wash, dry and put away. Jorge tries to get into the internet, lowers the dinghy for the day (we always put it up on the davits at night for security) and then it is time to start making lunch!
I made a couscous salad for the fellow who helped with the internet on Sunday. He and his family are vegetarians so we thought a salad might be appropriate as he wouldn’t take any money for his time. We delivered it to his boat, then Jorge drove me to the dinghy dock at Grand Anse. His brand of coffee is only sold at Spiceland Mall so to prevent a divorce . . . I also picked up a few other things. Jorge was off to Island World (like West Marine) to look for a cable to replace the one he cut on the dinghy. I caught the bus back to the GYC where Jorge was waiting, drinking beer and playing pool with an American, Dave, who we have befriended during our time here.
Empanadas for supper and a restful night.
The temp in the last week has been between 27C and 30C during the day and maybe 25C at night with rain mostly during the night, early morning and late evening. We generally have sunny days with cloudy periods (except when climbing mountains in the rain forest!)
Ahora en castellano.
19 de julio, 2014
Después del almuerzo, decidimos ir a Grand Anse Beach y pasar el rato. Nos prepararon una bolsa de playa, tomamos nuestras sillas de playa y los libros y nos fuimos. Tuvimos una buena tarde nadando, leyendo y no hacer demasiado de cualquier cosa. Al volver a la embarcación auxiliar, descubrimos que no tenÃamos la llave para abrir el candado desde el muelle. Oh, oh. Después de sopesar nuestras opciones, Jorge pidió a los dueños de restaurantes una sierra, Si alguno de los chicos jóvenes en el muelle tenÃa ninguna noción de obtener malas intenciones en el futuro, Jorge les dio una primera demostración de como
cortar el cable de un bote cerrado! Regresamos a CS'ta Time justo después de 1700 a tiempo para juntar algunas bebidas y aperitivos para
la hora feliz con un compañero canadiense en su barco con gente de otros 4 barcos. Pasamos una tarde agradable con todo el mundo y luego nos dirigimos a casa para una cena tardÃa.
20 de julio 2014
Nos dinghied a la GYC en 1000 y cogimos un autobús con otros tres cruceros a la parte sur de la isla, Prickly Bay, a una "Tesoros de la sentina" a la venta, en esencia una venta de garaje en el puerto deportivo. No compramos nada, pero tenÃa una buena mirada alrededor de la venta y el puerto deportivo y conversamos con otros cruceros. Tuvimos un almuerzo a bordo y un compañero de uno de los barcos al lado de nosotros se acercó por la tarde para ayudar con nuestros problemas en Internet. Él es un tipo joven, trabajando desde su barco, frente a los problemas de seguridad de Internet, un verdadero genio de las computadoras! Él nos explicó un montón de cosas a Jorge por qué el internet era tan impredecible en el fondeadero. La isla se está preparando para el carnaval asà que nos trataron una vez más a la música local que viene de la playa en frente del anclaje a partir de 1500. Después de la cena, nos ponemos uno de nuestros CDs de ahogar la música, y luego se fue abajo en 2200 para ver una pelÃcula. A la cama a la medianoche (el verdadero medianoche) y escuchado la música hasta 0100 cuando finalmente se detuvo.
22 de julio 2014 Diana nos habÃa enviado un correo electrónico ayer por la noche para ver si querÃamos hacer el tercero de Concord Falls con ellos y algunas otras personas. Una cosa acerca de envejecer, la memoria empieza a ir y nos olvidamos el desafÃo de la subida de la semana pasada! Nosotros, por supuesto, dijo que sà lo fueron hasta en 0730 para prepararse. Conocimos a Diana y Gilbert y Gwen y Guilloume en la terminal de autobuses a unos 1.000. Las otras personas que se suponÃa iban a venir decidieron en contra de ella, asà que terminamos cambiando nuestro destino al Parque Nacional de Grand Etang para una caminata. Y lo que una caminata! Empezó bastante fácil, pero. . . Caminamos, subimos, arrastrábamos, con garras y arañado nuestro camino a la cima del monte. Qua Qua, el pico más alto el cuarto en Granada. Estábamos en las nubes en el momento en que llegamos a la cima de la montaña. Nos llevamos almuerzos de picnic y los hizo bajo las hojas de los árboles al lado de la pista, tratando de evitar la lluvia. Por supuesto, después de llegar a la cumbre, tuvimos que descender. En las partes del recorrido en el que casi nos arrastramos al subir, Jorge dirÃa "retro" tiempo de dar la vuelta y bajar por la parte revés que significa! Y a causa de la lluvia y el hecho de que estábamos en la selva tropical, el camino estaba bastante embarrado y resbaladizo. Me quité una maniobra que incluso Tarzán se sentirÃa orgulloso de! Agarrando una rama de árbol durante una parte excepcionalmente resbaladizo de la pista y sólo conseguir mi skort un poco de barro pero manteniendo mi top blanco del barro. En los puntos que tenÃamos que agarrar la vegetación al lado del sendero para ayudar a mantener nuestro equilibrio, algunos de los cuales eran bastante espinoso. Nuestros brazos parecÃan que fueron atacados por los gatitos por el final de la caminata. En el momento en que regresamos al centro de visitantes estaba lloviendo de nuevo. Estábamos tratando de conseguir nuestras piernas húmedo (pero no nuestros cuerpos) para deshacerse del barro antes de que nos dimos cuenta que era un grifo un poco arriba de la carretera, probablemente especÃficamente para ese propósito. Nos esperábamos el autobús en un restaurante / bar, asà que, por supuesto, disfrutó de una cerveza frÃa. La temperatura estaba mucho más fresco en la selva tropical y estábamos mojados asà que creo que una bebida caliente podrÃa haber sido mejor.
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Definitions of July 21, 2014 It was a very short night. The cruiser’s net starts at 0730 and we try to listen to it. Today was filled with getting showers, doing laundry, getting the propane tank filled and groceries. We were busy! Supper was early as was bedtime. July 22, 2014 Diana had emailed us last night to see if we wanted to do the third of Concord Falls with them and some other people. One thing about getting older, the memory starts to go and we forgot the challenge of the hike last week! We, of course, said yes so were up at 0730 to get ready. We met Diana and Gilbert and Gwen and Guilloume at the bus terminal around 1000. The other people who were supposed to come decided against it so we ended up changing our destination to Grand Etang National Park for a hike. And what a hike! It started off easy enough but . . . We walked, climbed, crawled, clawed and scratched our way to the top of Mt. Qua Qua, the fourth highest peak in Grenada. We were in the clouds by the time we got to the top of the mountain. We had packed picnic lunches and had them under the leaves of the trees beside the trail, trying to avoid the rain. Of course after reaching the summit, we had to descend. On the parts of the trail where we almost crawled while going up, Jorge would say “retro” meaning time to turn around and go down that part backwards! And because of the rain and the fact that we were in the rain forest, the path was quite muddy and slippery. I pulled off a maneuver that even Tarzan would be proud of! Grabbing a tree branch during an exceptionally slippery part of the trail and only getting my skort a little muddy but keeping my white top out of the mud. In spots we had to grab the vegetation beside the trail to help keep our balance, some of which were quite prickly. Our arms looked like they were attacked by kittens by the end of the hike. By the time we got back to the visitor centre it was raining again. We were trying to get our legs wet (but not our bodies) to get rid of the mud before we realized there was a faucet a little bit up the road, probably specifically for that purpose. We waited for the bus at a restaurant/bar so of course enjoyed a cold beer. The temp was much cooler in the rain forest and we were wet so I think a hot drink might have been better.
Synonyms of July 21, 2014 It was a very short night. The cruiser’s net starts at 0730 and we try to listen to it. Today was filled with getting showers, doing laundry, getting the propane tank filled and groceries. We were busy! Supper was early as was bedtime. July 22, 2014 Diana had emailed us last night to see if we wanted to do the third of Concord Falls with them and some other people. One thing about getting older, the memory starts to go and we forgot the challenge of the hike last week! We, of course, said yes so were up at 0730 to get ready. We met Diana and Gilbert and Gwen and Guilloume at the bus terminal around 1000. The other people who were supposed to come decided against it so we ended up changing our destination to Grand Etang National Park for a hike. And what a hike! It started off easy enough but . . . We walked, climbed, crawled, clawed and scratched our way to the top of Mt. Qua Qua, the fourth highest peak in Grenada. We were in the clouds by the time we got to the top of the mountain. We had packed picnic lunches and had them under the leaves of the trees beside the trail, trying to avoid the rain. Of course after reaching the summit, we had to descend. On the parts of the trail where we almost crawled while going up, Jorge would say “retro” meaning time to turn around and go down that part backwards! And because of the rain and the fact that we were in the rain forest, the path was quite muddy and slippery. I pulled off a maneuver that even Tarzan would be proud of! Grabbing a tree branch during an exceptionally slippery part of the trail and only getting my skort a little muddy but keeping my white top out of the mud. In spots we had to grab the vegetation beside the trail to help keep our balance, some of which were quite prickly. Our arms looked like they were attacked by kittens by the end of the hike. By the time we got back to the visitor centre it was raining again. We were trying to get our legs wet (but not our bodies) to get rid of the mud before we realized there was a faucet a little bit up the road, probably specifically for that purpose. We waited for the bus at a restaurant/bar so of course enjoyed a cold beer. The temp was much cooler in the rain forest and we were wet so I think a hot drink might have been better.
Examples of July 21, 2014 It was a very short night. The cruiser’s net starts at 0730 and we try to listen to it. Today was filled with getting showers, doing laundry, getting the propane tank filled and groceries. We were busy! Supper was early as was bedtime. July 22, 2014 Diana had emailed us last night to see if we wanted to do the third of Concord Falls with them and some other people. One thing about getting older, the memory starts to go and we forgot the challenge of the hike last week! We, of course, said yes so were up at 0730 to get ready. We met Diana and Gilbert and Gwen and Guilloume at the bus terminal around 1000. The other people who were supposed to come decided against it so we ended up changing our destination to Grand Etang National Park for a hike. And what a hike! It started off easy enough but . . . We walked, climbed, crawled, clawed and scratched our way to the top of Mt. Qua Qua, the fourth highest peak in Grenada. We were in the clouds by the time we got to the top of the mountain. We had packed picnic lunches and had them under the leaves of the trees beside the trail, trying to avoid the rain. Of course after reaching the summit, we had to descend. On the parts of the trail where we almost crawled while going up, Jorge would say “retro” meaning time to turn around and go down that part backwards! And because of the rain and the fact that we were in the rain forest, the path was quite muddy and slippery. I pulled off a maneuver that even Tarzan would be proud of! Grabbing a tree branch during an exceptionally slippery part of the trail and only getting my skort a little muddy but keeping my white top out of the mud. In spots we had to grab the vegetation beside the trail to help keep our balance, some of which were quite prickly. Our arms looked like they were attacked by kittens by the end of the hike. By the time we got back to the visitor centre it was raining again. We were trying to get our legs wet (but not our bodies) to get rid of the mud before we realized there was a faucet a little bit up the road, probably specifically for that purpose. We waited for the bus at a restaurant/bar so of course enjoyed a cold beer. The temp was much cooler in the rain forest and we were wet so I think a hot drink might have been better.
Translations of July 21, 2014 It was a very short night. The cruiser’s net starts at 0730 and we try to listen to it. Today was filled with getting showers, doing laundry, getting the propane tank filled and groceries. We were busy! Supper was early as was bedtime. July 22, 2014 Diana had emailed us last night to see if we wanted to do the third of Concord Falls with them and some other people. One thing about getting older, the memory starts to go and we forgot the challenge of the hike last week! We, of course, said yes so were up at 0730 to get ready. We met Diana and Gilbert and Gwen and Guilloume at the bus terminal around 1000. The other people who were supposed to come decided against it so we ended up changing our destination to Grand Etang National Park for a hike. And what a hike! It started off easy enough but . . . We walked, climbed, crawled, clawed and scratched our way to the top of Mt. Qua Qua, the fourth highest peak in Grenada. We were in the clouds by the time we got to the top of the mountain. We had packed picnic lunches and had them under the leaves of the trees beside the trail, trying to avoid the rain. Of course after reaching the summit, we had to descend. On the parts of the trail where we almost crawled while going up, Jorge would say “retro” meaning time to turn around and go down that part backwards! And because of the rain and the fact that we were in the rain forest, the path was quite muddy and slippery. I pulled off a maneuver that even Tarzan would be proud of! Grabbing a tree branch during an exceptionally slippery part of the trail and only getting my skort a little muddy but keeping my white top out of the mud. In spots we had to grab the vegetation beside the trail to help keep our balance, some of which were quite prickly. Our arms looked like they were attacked by kittens by the end of the hike. By the time we got back to the visitor centre it was raining again. We were trying to get our legs wet (but not our bodies) to get rid of the mud before we realized there was a faucet a little bit up the road, probably specifically for that purpose. We waited for the bus at a restaurant/bar so of course enjoyed a cold beer. The temp was much cooler in the rain forest and we were wet so I think a hot drink might have been better.
