We left St Vincent and the Grenadines and made the short trip over to Carriacou, which is part of Grenada. This was our thirteenth country and sadly the southernmost point of our trip. We thought about going down to the main island of Grenada, but with continued strong winds this would give us at least another 25 miles back upwind, and we needed to be back in Bequia a week later – so we will skip it this time. Customs and Immigration has moved to Tyrell Bay, which was crowded, and we ended up having to anchor quite a way out. While this gave us a longish wet dinghy ride into shore, it meant that we weren’t too close to some of the loud Easter celebrations that started each night at 9pm and went until 3am! Jeremy checked us in, and then we went ashore for pizza at Lambi Queen, and looked around the town – it didn’t take long as there wasn’t much to it. It was Mitch and Renee’s last night with us, and they treated us to dinner at the Round House, at Bogles. It’s a quirky place, with good food and a nice vibe.

We said goodbye to Mitch and Renee on Saturday morning, and waved at their plane as it flew overhead! We weren’t sure what would be open over the long Easter weekend, so we did errands on shore and then came back to the boat for a quiet afternoon. On Easter Sunday we checked out, and moved round to Sandy Island, a beautiful little island with a white sand beach and a few palm trees. Lots of locals were there to enjoy the day, and their colorful boats lined the shore. Loud music was pumping from beach bars on shore, and we were glad to be somewhere more peaceful! Sandy Island is a good news story: the last time we were here, about 10 years ago, it was just a narrow strip of sand. Since then, storms have piled up coral along the back of the island and provided enough protection that trees and plants have been able to grow back and it now seems much more robust. It’s good to see the National Parks service taking care of it.