South to haul out.. (Grenada - Trinidad)
Like prizing a particularly stubborn barnacle from the hull... we’re finally wrenching ourselves away from the welcoming bosom of Grenada. Our departure for Trinidad, weather permitting, now planned for next Monday - 3 days away as I write this. With haul out and a UK trip to follow shortly after, I’ve started to embrace the ‘I’ll do it tomorrow’ jobs which have been mounting up as we’ve happily lazed here in Woburn Bay. The first - and a good one to get your hands dirty - is the replacement of the hoses and fittings in the ‘Lady Head’. This job, taking priority after small (..and actually rather cute!) little crabs had begun to appear in the bowl and an accompanying smell of bad eggs had grown from just a hint to an overpowering stench. Happily, that job went swimmingly and needs no further explanation. Next on the list, clean the hull. I hadn’t scraped the boat’s bottom since the saga with the dropped Hydrovane rudder, now some weeks ago. This is long enough for whole complex ecosy