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| The cottage at Lance Aux Epines |
We have spent the last week chillin’ with Mum and Dad at
Lance Aux Epines cottages in Prickly Bay. Enjoying swimming and
walking on the lovely beach and taking advantage of the super fast internet
(well to us anyway) and backing up all our photos to cloud storage.
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| One of my favourite beaches |
We have had some wonderful meals out at The Junction Bar
just a short walk past the Red Crab in Prickly Bay
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| Beautiful water lilies in the grounds of Lance Aux Epines |
Amid all this epicurean delight we have also been dealing
with our steering problem and the troublesome sheared nipple. Not being able to
source one on the island, at great expense for a tiny weeny object we shipped in
two with the always efficient ezone company.
Having got the new part all the way from the USA all we had to do was extract
the broken old one. Easier said than
done. But after much perseverance and eventually
taking the whole steering system apart we finally managed to tap in a new thread
and achieve a seal with the new part. Luckily we were on a mooring for all this
time as heavy rain and strong winds blew through. Not a great time to be without steerage.
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| The troublesome hydraulic steering unit |
Now the system is bleed and everything is back together again. Mum and Dad in the meantime have moved to LaSagesse on the southeast corner of Grenada . A charming little hotel that refers to itself
as a nature center but what they really mean is they are at one with the
elements. No noisy air conditioning
units. Just the crashing of the waves on a lee shore and the sound of the wind
as it blows unhindered through the palm trees. It
is remote but lovely. The main
attraction is the wild and windswept beach; Mum and Dad like it here a lot. We joined them yesterday for a day on the
secluded beach, swimming and walking and just hanging out.
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| The lovely beach at La sagessa |
The weather unfortunately has been
horrendous. Days with black skies, wind and squalls. Still yesterday it managed to stay mostly dry
until the early evening when we were sat having the most delicious dinner in
the restaurant (they serve most amazing frozen chocolate mousse you will every taste)
when the elements let rip across the open venue. It seems the seasons weather is starting to
change, the overwhelming hot and balmy days are coming to an end. I am certainly looking forward to the cooler
trade winds of the winter season.
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| Quick there be a squall coming!! |
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| Wandering Star left to brave the elements alone |
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| The lovely La Sagesse |
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| La Sagesse |
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