On our way to Grenada‏ (August 12, 2009 5:05:44 PM)

Hi everyone!

We left Canouan this morning and are now spending the night at Union Island. We have checked out of the Grenadines and are leaving for Grenada first thing tomorrow morning. There is some nasty weather heading our way. There is a tropical storm off the coast of Africa that could become a hurricane and is heading for the Carribean next Wednesday, going through the upper Windard Islands, the Leeward Islands and heading west under the north coast of the Dominican Republic. Don't panic, hopefully we will only get some 30 knot winds from it in Grenada, that is what is being predicted. You can follow it on the National Hurricane Centre website: www.nhc.noaa.gov

Greg had some trouble with his ears following our diving and his left ear is still plugged. He got some drops and hopefully it will clear up soon. Our watermaker is not working, we think it may be the membrane. We will work on that in Grenada. We had a great few days in Canouan. It was a rolly anchorage, but the water was really clean in the bay, and the mooring we picked up was near the beach. The boys and I swam every day, sometimes to the beach and back to the boat. We saw two huge starfish, the boys dove down, picked them up and brought them up for me to see, then of course we put them back. The boys are such good swimmers, it is amazing to watch them, they can dive 20 feet to the bottom just with their masks. Dylan can even do this without fins. They cleaned the bottom of the boat again too. Handy guys to have around! The locals were really friendly here, Greg befriended this guy called Wilbur, he raced around the bay in this little contraption, two floats on either side of a door, a little engine, and a little seat for him to sit on. He would go way out to sea on this gizmo and go fishing. I think Greg admired the way he "McGivored" this little craft. One day he brought us two nice fish for supper, in trade for two drinks of rum. Can't beat that! He cleaned them for us, and I cooked them as directed by him, with heads, eyes, tails and all, in the frying pan. They were delicious!

Have attached a few pix. We will keep in touch, and will email once we get settled in Grenada. Love and miss you all!
The Dutch Dreamers