Day 14 Thursday April 28, 2005 Back to Grenada
The weather forecast is for light winds, 10 knots max out of the northeast. That’s right on the nose and in the exactly wrong direction. We decide to turn south and sail around the east side of Grenada. Magically I have cell phone coverage so I call to confirm our airline tickets. The line is continuously busy all morning and Lynn and I are nervous. What if our tickets were cancelled because I didn’t pay and we can’t get back to work (oh no!). In a flash on inspiration I pull out the guide book, look up an outfitter on Grenada and place a call inquiring about our tickets. Al answers and tells us not to worry and to call back in a couple of hours. Later when I call he confirms that I’m booked to Barbados. We agree to meet at the St. Georges yacht club at noon the next day. That will give us plenty of time to make our 3:30 flight to Barbados. I relax but everything is not as it seems.
We decide to spend the night on the southeast coast. There are a number of anchorages and we end up in Clarke’s bay. There is mangrove swamp around us and the water is murky. It isn’t ideal but it’s breezy and cool and we get a good night sleep.