Carriacou
Saturday 17th June
Peter is out this morning early to warn us that the epicentre of the storm looks to be heading to Carriacou, according to the latest forecast. This may change, but we will not stay here despite the possibility of anchoring in the mangrove. We have 2 days before this blow is forecasted to hit so we decide to go and hide in Grenada. We tried to secure a berth in the marina too but they are fully booked as can be expected. We have been watching mass exodus from the bay this morning, although a few boats have moved to the mangrove already. It is hard to believe looking out to sea today that within 36 hours this will be a maelstrom of heavy seas and heavy rains. Today is the anniversary of Ian’s dad death and in a way this takes his mind of it, Ian is now preoccupied with the storm coming. The weather pattern is very confused, at some point during the day, the centre of the storm has been St Lucia, Union, Carriacou and north of Grenada. It is of course a moving feast and as the storm develops (2nd storm this year) its trajectory evolves and it looks like it is going south. Statistically, Grenada is usually safe and it has the added advantage of having loads of deep sheltered bays. We will definitely find a place to hide there. Having made the decision to leave first thing tomorrow, we go to shore aiming to climb the “chapeau carre” the highest point on the island. The path is not obvious and even the locals are not quite sure of where it is so we abandon fairly rapidly after a few wrong turns. Must say our heart is not in it, worrying about what is coming to us. A walk along l’Esterre beach is as far as we can muster. We find a barber opened and Ian is in dire need of a haircut. I settle watching the view while the barber struggle with Ian’s fine baby hair. Back onboard, we prepare to move tomorrow. Shame, we were looking forward to a few days here.