Escape from Trinidad!

We have finally left Trinidad!

After getting the davits fitted and the other work finished, we left for Union Island. We had a long but interesting night sail having left about 1 pm. It was a very warm and pleasant afternoon but the weather got a bit worse as the evening came on. It never got above force 6 and the sea was relatively calm. The night was a bit odd as the wind went from 25 knots to nothing and then back to 20 or so knots not once but several times, especially up the coast of Grenada. It was nice to arrive at Clifton Harbour in the early morning and after anchoring and eating, we grabbed some sleep before going ashore to clear customs and immigration.

We had a quiet couple of days with just one visit ashore and one visit to Happy Island (see earlier blog) for a sun down drink.

We are now in Bequia again after a day sail which was hard work as we were beating to windward (sailing as close to the wind direction as we could) all the time and, for the first time in the Caribbean, we had to put a few tacks in to make port. This adds to distance and time so we were glad to arrive and get the anchor down.

We have been for a walk around part of the island (shoes really pinch after so long not wearing them) and it's all really pretty with lots of lovely beaches and blue sea everywhere. Essentially though, we are just relaxing and plan to spend a few more days here doing just that before we move on to St Lucia.

We will put some new photos on from here at our next post. Keep reading and we'll keep writing!