Grenada "The Spice Island"
        
        To: rudys03@ibm.net
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        Subject: May 30th-June 19th
        
        
        Well, it wasn't so bright but it was early. We left Tyrell Bay, Carriacou at 8:30 a.m.
        and arrived at St. George's, Grenada about 2:00 p.m. The trip was not bad and it
        would have been fast except for the 1-2kt. current we were fighting some of the
        way. Boat and passengers handled the seas well.  On the way, we saw a pod of
        Dolphins (40-50) who swam up to us to play with our boat and welcome us to
        Grenada!!! As we entered the harbor we saw a few familiar sailboats that we have
        met before.  We all are traveling to our home for the hurricane season. The next
        night we went to a happy hour at the Yacht club and met other cruisers....Feist,
        September Song, Air Power and others.
        
        The next few days we walked around the town and visited the shops between rain
        drops.  Rudy had someone make wooden steps for our ladders and it has made
        such a difference!!!
        
        I signed up for a resort diving course at Dive Grenada and found myself taking the
        full Open Water Dive Course instead.  So after four days of reading, videos,
        quizzes, tests, skills in the pool and open water dives..I was certifiable!!!!!!  I now
        have completed 10 open water dives in 11 days and have gone as deep as 80 feet!!! 
        I am enjoying  all the aquatic life, much of which I have never seen before!!!
        
        We went to a couple of Jazz Concerts, one with Roberta Flack.  She was fantastic. 
        She had the whole audience rockin'....even RUDY!!! One of her musical support
        group was a sax player named Arturo Tappin whom I loved. We had seen him the
        day before with a couple of other great musicians.  He plays three or four
        instruments to perfection.  He was just simply amazing....
        
        Jim Sutherland arrived June 8th and we have been diving together on many of the
        under water reefs of Grenada. I was able to dive with Jim and Rudy except for a
        wreck dive (the Bianca C ) which was 120 to 160 feet.  They both thought it was
        spectacular!  We went on an 2 hour boat ride to an island called Kick em Jenny and
        had two FANTASTIC dives around these off shore islands.  The current was very
        strong and the second dive hardly anybody needed to kick.....I guess Jenny did that
        for us!!!!
        
        We also took an 8 hour land tour with the people on Feisty and Lulu. We had lunch
        on top of a hill and could see for miles in three directions including Carriacou.  Jim
        left this morning and Rudy and I will probably leave Grenada on Monday June
        19th, for Trinidad. Again, we are looking at 20 kts of wind and 6-8 foot seas.....oh
        well. Maybe the current will be with us. We plan to leave at dusk and sail through
        the night to arrive at Trinidad in the morning. The trip will be about 80 miles to the
        South.