Yeah, we're in Grenada

On July 11th we finally left Trinidad. We snuck out of the harbor at 5 PM and made it through the Boca before sunset. The current was still on its way out and pushed us with over 7 knots through the cut between the islands. Coming out into the Boca it was a confusion of currents and waves. Unfortunately it stayed confused and lumpy bumpy for many hours and neither one of us was hungry for dinner. I was tired so I took the first snooze but it staid lumpy enough to make it hard for me to sleep. Sid steered until midnight then it was my turn. By then the seas got a lot calmer and Sid got his beauty sleep until 4 am. As it was my turn again the seas churned up again but I managed to get some sleep. We had an average of 4 to 6 foot seas and winds anywhere from 10 to 22 knots. The 22 knots we received whenever a squall passed over us. Most squalls we were able to dodge. We also had up to 2.5 knots of current with us and at one point Sid had to slow the boat down as we jumped waves making it too uncomfortable. Amazing that one knot difference can make it moving more calmly through the water, I finally got some zzzzz's. The closer we got to Grenada the rougher the seas became and we were tossed from side to side as the swells hit us on the beam. In all it took us exactly 16 hours from when we left the slip to when we dropped the hook in Prickly bay and sailed a total of 82 miles.
It was almost unbelievable that we were sitting in an anchorage it almost felt like we just came out of prison. We caught up on some sleep then for the rest of the day we did absolutely nothing. We sure enjoyed the spectacular view of Prickly Bay, not much has changed since we were here last time except it looked even better then I remember it. The shoreline is covered with lush greenery almost looking like a botanical garden with the most beautiful homes placed in between. In the background you see the many lush mountain peaks. We were actually surprised that not too many boats are anchored here. We are so happy to be at anchor again and so is the cat, she napped next to me in the cockpit all morning long, that is very unusual, then she just talked up a storm letting us know how happy she was. Poor thing had a horrible time as she got seasick and couldn't make it to the bathroom and peed on the towel on the bed. Just good we had a plastic cover over the bed so no damage done.
Since the authorities are closed on weekends we sailed around the corner to St. George the following morning and anchored in the Lagoon. I wished Trinidad was as easy to check in or out as Grenada. Normally you can check in at Prickly Bay as well but due to the Swine Flue you have to do so in St. George. The Officer sent us first to a health inspector where we had to fill out a form stating that we don't have fever, cough, sneezing, diarrhea and other symptoms, then we got a clear health card and the officer checked us in. Imagine this right after getting checked in I got a free hair cut right there in the parking lot. No, hair cuts usually don't come with the checking in procedure. Diane's daughter on Jabulani's is here visiting and gave me the hair cut. Diane invited us for dinner tonight so we are busy already.