Clarkes Court Bay, Grenada

We knew we wanted to move the boat to the marina today but we were waiting on an estimate for some canvas work so we got a late start. By the time we pulled anchor and headed off on our quick four-mile trip to the marina, the wind was blowing a steady 22 knots and the seas were really ugly with the waves close together. How ironic that our last "passage", which should have been so short and simple, turned out to be one of the worst we've had on the whole trip south. But once we got into the protection of the the bay we were alright and got tied up right near our friends on Seaman's Elixir (there's a funny story to go with that name) and Sol Magique.

The marina is pretty nice. Hurricane Ivan in 2004 completely wiped out the docks so Bob (the owner) rebuilt them with a few hurricane-resistant adjustments. They look brand new and he is in the process of building a really nice marina complex with apartments/condos, but for now there is just a bar and a shower and a laundry. It's a quiet neighborhood compared to the other anchorages we've seen; there's not much out here in the way of bars or restaurants or shopping and it's a good hike to get into town but if we dinghy across the bay we can pick up the minibus so we should be able to get around just fine. Of course the first thing we did was hit the marina bar for a couple Caribs, just to check things out. It's a rustic place -- they don't serve food or anything, only beverages. But a big plus is that they have draft beer -- usually the bars on other islands only have bottled. Ironically the Carib draft is more expensive than the bottles whereas back home it's usually the other way around.

Where we are:
Location=Clarkes Court Bay, Grenada
Lat=12 00.628
Lon=61 44.349