Helen: I'm sitting in an internet cafe just now (wherelse would I be I guess?) and I'm watching the telly out of the corner of my eye. Can't help it. It's CNN and all the newsreaders look so plastic. Like their faces will crack any minute if they stop smiling. Normal people don't look like that do they? Well, not the ones we've been around for the last 2 months!
I've decided that my favourite smell in the whole world is warm land smell. When you've been at sea and see land, and then you get close enough and you can smell it -all earthy and warm - I know saying that something smells warm is a bit daft, like saying it looks sweet or tastes orange, but it does smell warm. That's the perfect description, and it means you're nearly there. Nearly at the point where you can stop worrying and take off your wet clothes and have a drink and relax. :).
The sail from Grenada to Carriacou was ok - still not perfect, but way way better than previous sails, cos we'd made sure that everything was as shipshape as possible before starting. We tore the mainsail a little, but nothing irreparable. So, all's well! Did get caught up in a big squall yesterday which was quite frightening...but we'd seen it coming - great big mass of greyness looming on the horizon that just crept across the land land and gradually hid all the islands from sight - and we were prepared, so it was fine. And the cat wasn't sick this time which is a real bonus.
We're in Carriacou now, an island off the north of Grenada, and it's lovely - no cruise ships, and if it's possible to imagine, life just went down another gear or two! We spent NYE in a lovely little locals bar, just talking to people who were all really keen to make sure we enjoyed their island.
Ok, off to see another boat - the one we looked at in Grenada was v homely...but even I could see that it wasn't very seaworthy, so no good :(
Lots of love to everyone
Hxx
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