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31 March 1999 - Wednesday
High Temperature 88ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF
It started raining last night and carried through to this morning.
I finished the Constitution for the Mount Royal Progressive Youth Movement. It is this group that each year sponsors our Carriacou Parang Festival at Christmas time. Kate from Roundhouse Cottages was in to chat. Captain Eric from S/Y "Drôle d'oiseau" was in report on his last charter with a couple from France. I talked on the phone with Glenroy Adams who operates Grenadines Dive located on Union Island. Glenroy answers Grenadines.net requests for information about Union Island. I will be making a Grenadines.net business trip over to Union to up-date the content. Watch this space for up-dates.

30 March 1999 - Tuesday
High Temperature 88ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF
A beautiful, sunny day with blue skies and a few puffy, white clouds.
Sean Patrice, owner of the Port of Call Bar in Hillsborough was in to type a letter. Joe John was in to talk about the progress of his soon to be open Carriacou Resort - John's Unique Resort, a new hotel nearing completion opposite the entrance to Silver Beach Resort. John's Unique Resort will have a total of 17 self-contained rooms and a restaurant. More about his later. Godwin Roberts, D-Column-King, was in to pick-up some printing. Magaly from the Poivre et Sel French Restaurant was in to chat while her 2-year-old slept on the sofa. The owner of the S/Y Rose was in to check on our efforts to sell this boat on our Grenadines.net Used Yachts For Sale by Owner webpage. A local lady, Hermia Mitchell, was in to do a visa letter for a trip to the USA. Vincent Alexis was in to pick-up more business cards for his taxi and island tours business. A couple from the States Sailing The Grenadines were in to check their Yahoo Mail. A couple from Switzerland Sailing The Grenadines were in to check their Hotmail. A couple from England building a house on Carriacou dropped by to order a book from Amazon.com

29 March 1999 - Monday
High Temperature 88ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF
A beautiful, sunny day with blue skies and a few puffy, white clouds.
Osbert Felix from Petite Martinique's Sunflavour Spices was in to do some printing for himself and Miracle Mart. Captain John Smith of the Mermaid of Carriacou was in to catch-up on his e-mail. A couple from the States Sailing The Grenadines were in to check their Yahoo Mail. Bob & Stella were in to check their Iname.com mail. They are staying at Ade's Dream and made their reservations with Grenadines.net. Rusti and Archie from Steamboat Springs, Colorado, were in to check their e-mail. Fr. Dave Jenkins, Carriacou's Catholic priest three years ago, was in to send a fax. Winston Fleary was in to print more letterhead for his THE AFRICAN CARIBBEAN AMERICAN FOLKLIFE INSTITUTE. Troy from the Twilight Restaurant & Bar was in to collect more flyers for his Tyrrel Bay establishment and send some e-mail. A couple from Switzerland Sailing The Grenadines were in to check their Hotmail and scan some photographs.

27-28 March 1999 - Weekend
High Temperature 85ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF
Overcast with light rain showers throughout the day.
A quiet, kick-back and relax weekend.

26 March 1999 - Thursday
High Temperature 85ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF
Overcast with light rain showers throughout the day.
S/V Yankee Clipper

Captain Thomas of S/Y Leona was in to chat and up-date his homepage. Beverly and Judy Sailing The Grenadines aboard S/Y Easy Lady were in to check their Hotmail. They had visited Grenadines.net before coming down and wanted to say hello. Rickie Frank, from Petite Martinique's R&C Style Boutique was by to do some printing. Ricardo, 2nd Mate of S/V Yankee Clipper was in to check his e-mail. Rusti and Archie from Steamboat Springs, Colorado, were in to check their e-mail. A man from England living on Petite Martinique was in to use the computer and send some e-mail. Pia Alexis, owner of the Le Petit Conch Shell Restaurant & Bar in Harvey Vale, was in to re-do her menus, business cards and flyers. A couple Sailing The Grenadines from Switzerland were to to check their e-mail. Fr. Dave Jenkins, Carriacou's Catholic priest three years ago, was in to check his Yahoo Mail. He's back on Carriacou to attend the Easter Services. A young man from Sweden staying at Ade's Dream, was in to check his Hotmail. A couple from the States Sailing The Grenadines were in to check their Yahoo mail. Bob & Stella from the States were in to say hello. They are staying at Ade's Dream as Grenadines.net guests. They stayed their first week at Rico's Cottages.

25 March 1999 - Thursday
High Temperature 88ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF
Oh what a beautiful day with blue skies and a few puffy white clouds.
S/V Mandalay

A man from Canada was in to check his Hotmail. Magaly from the Poivre et Sel French Restaurant was in to chat. Her 2-year-old was soon playing with a 3-year-old daughter of a South African family who stopped to check their Hotmail. Captain Peter from S/V Mandaly was in to check his Hotmail and make use of my Net2Phone connection. Fritz and Carolyn and Greg and Charmaine, all from Wisconsin, sailing on The Mandalay, were by to get re-acquainted. I had met them four years ago during their last visit to Carriacou. Karen and Rick from upstate New York were travelling with them. Angel, S/V Mandalay's 2nd Mate, was in to check his Hotmail and use my Net2Phone connection to talk with his fiance in Uraguay. Devon Baker's mother was in to talk. Her son Leslie is a local Carriacou artist and we talked about adding his paintings to my Gallery located at John's Print Shop. Devon, also from Carriacou, is in the USA attending college. Rusti and Archie from Steamboat Springs, Colorado, were in to check their e-mail. They are from a ski resort and we laughed about NOT having any snow down here in The Grenadines. Tom from Tom's Backpacker's Retreat was in chat.

24 March 1999 - Wednesday
High Temperature 88ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF
Oh what a beautiful day with blue skies and a few puffy white clouds.
A quiet morning at John's Print Shop allowing me time to get caught-up on errands and back-logged paperwork. A family Sailing The Grenadines from South Africa were in to check their Hotmail. Captain John Smith of The Mermaid of Carriacou was by to catch-up on his e-mail. Local plumber Roger Roberts was by to print a few letterhead and while here I had him check-out a plumbing problem. MC Yardie dropped off a new E-MAIL signboard for the office.

23 March 1999 - Tuesday
High Temperature 88ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF
Oh what a beautiful day with blue skies and a few puffy white clouds.
Two young men from Germany were in to check their Hotmail. A lady from Sweden was in to check her Hotmail. A man from South Africa Sailing The Grenadines with his wife and small daughter were in to check his Hotmail. A couple from Australia were in to check their Hotmail. They are staying at Ade's Dream. The local builder looking for an investment partner for his new Carriacou Hotel has been found. Look for this property to open later this Summer. David Alexis was in to print more business cards for his bus, taxi and island tour business. A couple from Switzerland Sailing The Grenadines were in to check their Hotmail. A woman visiting from England was in to send some e-mail.

22 March 1999 - Monday
High Temperature 88ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF
Oh what a beautiful day with blue skies and a few puffy white clouds.
Two young men and a young lady from Germany were in to check their Hotmail. A lady from Sweden was in to check her Hotmail. A local man, MC Yardie, was in to print some business cards for his shop where he paints signboards. Browngoat from Belmont was in to print 250 tickets for the Cricket Excursion to Grenada aboard the M/V Alexia III. The boat departs Carriacou at 3:00am on 14APR99 for Grenada and the 1st Day International between the West Indies and Australia. Tickets cost EC$40 round-trip. Music by KIM-D-KING. Bar solid! I printed another 100 Crew lists for the Carriacou Immigration Office to clear-in and out visiting yachts. Sherwin Noel was by to print more flyers and up-date his menu for the Lambi Queen Bar & Restaurant located on Tyrrel Bay. Uncle Polo was by to print more business cards for his taxi service. A young, local woman, Patrice Emmons, was in to print invitations for her 17JUL99 wedding to Wayne Joseph.

20-21 March 1999 - Weekend
High Temperature 88ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF
Oh what a beautiful day with blue skies and a few puffy white clouds.
Nice to do absolutely NOTHING for two days!!

19 March 1999 - Friday
High Temperature 88ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF
Oh what a beautiful day with blue skies and a few puffy white clouds.
A quiet day today. Rickie Frank was over from Petite Martinique to do some printing. Rickie owns the R&C Style Boutique. My dear friend Sue Kennedy was by to chat. She and a British man, Richard, had a lively discussion about building a home here on Carriacou. Sue has built a lovely, hillside home over the past three years and Richard is just getting started with his. I up-dated the webpage for the S/Y FireflyB. Captain John Smith of the Mermaid of Carriacou was in get caught-up on his e-mail.

16 March 1999 - Tuesday
High Temperature 88ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF
Oh what a beautiful day with blue skies and a few puffy white clouds.
Elvis Gay was in to print more letterheads for his Iron-Work business.
Good news! The homepage for SVG Air is now up-and-running. When you wish to travel to St. Vincent, Mustique, Bequia, Canouan and Union Island, especially from international gateways such as Barbados, Martinique and St. Lucia, then SVG Air is your answer. Captain Eric of S/Y Drôle d'oiseau was in to discuss final details for an up-coming charter. Troy from the Twilight Restaurant & Bar on Tyrrel Bay was in to print more flyers and to send e-mail to his friends in Cuba and Switzerland. Nicola and David were in to publish a webpage to find buyers for their ice cream business, Bardoni Bros.

15 March 1999 - Monday
High Temperature 88ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF
Oh what a beautiful day with blue skies and a few puffy white clouds.
Eye of The Wind

Rickie Frank, the owner of R&C Boutique on Petite Martinique was in to do a visa letter for the continuing education of his brother Billy in the States. A man from San Francisco, John Kelly, stopped by to send some e-mail and chat. He's Sailing The Grenadines aboard the Brigantine "Eye of the Wind", built in 1911 by C. Luhring, this 150 ton vessel has 17 passengers and 15 crew sailing from St. Vincent to Grenada and return. Next followed the crew to check their e-mail. A man from Switzerland Sailing The Grenadines was in to send some e-mail to Tokyo, Japan. A man from Canada was in to check his Hotmail. Tom from Tom's Backpackpacker's Retreat was in to chat. A man from Texas arriving on Carriacou aboard "Windsong" was in to check his Hotmail. A man from Ireland was in to check his Hotmail. I printed more music cassette folders for The Originals Steel Band Orchestra from St. Vincent. Eric was in to print business cards for his taxi service.

13-14 March 1999 - Weekend
High Temperature 88ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF
Overcast with brief rain shows in the morning with blue skies and a few puffy white clouds.
Two new webpages were added over the weekend. The first was a new guesthouse here on Carriacou, the Blue Marlin Apartments. The second is a special Grenadines.net promotion offering Bequia's Old Fort Hotel as an up-scale private villa rental.

12 March 1999 - Friday
High Temperature 88ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF
Overcast with brief rain shows in the morning with blue skies and a few puffy white clouds.
A woman from Norway was in to check her Hotmail. Island artist Ivan Godfrey was over from Petite Martinique to surf the world wide web. A woman from Brasil and a man from Argentina were by to check their ZipMail. Their mail server was down... so goes things in Brasil, she said. She will try again later. A family from England Sailing The Grenadines were by to check their Some people from New York dropped by to collect their e-mail.

11 March 1999 - Thursday
High Temperature 88ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF
Overcast with blue skies and a few puffy white clouds.
A young man from Sweden Sailing The Grenadines stopped by to check his Hotmail. Captain Thomas from S/Y Leona was in to get briefed on his 5-day charter starting tommorow with Susan and Gordy from Connecticut. They are staying at Silver Beach. A German lady was in to send some faxes and to use the computer to type a letter. Captain Eric from S/Y Drôle d'oiseau was in to discuss the details for an up-coming charter. A French group will be flying from Guadeloupe, via Martinique, to Canouan for a 5-day charter Sailing The Grenadines. The round-trip airfare was US$377 per person round-trip. Patrick & Magaly from the Poive et Sel French Restaurant on Tyrrel Bay were in to help me with a few French translations for some Grenadines.net clients. A young lady from the USA was in to send e-mail. A local man was in to laminate in plastic his driver's license.
Reservations for the coming Christmas-New Years 2000 period are coming in fast. You should book now to avoid disappointment.
American Airlines has some excellent airfares from New York for May/June 1999. I made some reservations for eight people starting at New York's JFK Airport to Grenada and return for just US$417.40 per person round-trip.

10 March 1999 - Wednesday
High Temperature 88ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF
Oh, what a beautiful, sunny day with blue skies and a few puffy white clouds.
Ricki Frank was over from Petite Martinique. The Petite Martinique Easter Regatta gets started on Saturday, 3APR99 and concludes on Monday, 5APR99. A British man, Richard, living on Petite Martinique, was in to check his Hotmail. Winston T. Fleary was in to make a new letterhead for his Big Drum Nation Dance Co., a part of his African Caribbean American Folklife Institute. The High-Speed Catamaran Service, Osprey Lines, between Grenada-Carriacou-Petite Martinique has opened a reservation office on Carriacou on Main Street opposite Gramma's Bakery. D.J. Nuts who has a stand in front of Hillsborough's Market was by to print more cassette folders for his local, island music. Tim, an American from the Seattle area of the States on his fourth visit to Carriacou with his family and staying at Silver Beach, was in again to collect and send some e-mail. Gordy and Susan from from Connecticut were again to tell me about what they've been doing so far on their visit. They enjoyed a local lunch, took and island tour, had a nap, took a swim, and say they are having a wonderful time.

9 March 1999 - Tuesday
High Temperature 88ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF
Oh, what a beautiful, sunny day with blue skies and a few puffy white clouds.
Today was Grenadines.net visitor day. Tim from the States came up to this office to send some e-mail. He, his wife and father are staying at Silver Beach. Next it was Susan and Gordy from Connecticut who came by to meet me. I had made their reservations also at Silver Beach. They'll stay there for five nights and then are taking a 5-day Sail The Grenadines tour aboard S/Y Leona. Captain Thomas from S/Y Leona was in to chat... he just missed his guests and will see them later in the week down at Silver Beach before the charter starts. Tom from Tom's Backpacker's Retreat was in to chat. A local man, Herbie McQuilken was in to talk and work on some e-mail problems he's having. A local Lady, Robertina Cudjoe, was into the office to start making the arrangements for a "Carriacou Beach Party" that we are sponsoring for the guests of the S/V Mandalay. Robertina owns the Old Rum Shop on Tyrell Bay. We're going to have a bonfire, beach barbeque at her shop and the guests from the Mandalay will tender to the Harvey Vale jetty. We're expecting between 50-70 passengers for local string music, steel pan music, fish, lambi, and chicken barbeque, grilled lobster, "Tiki Torches", rum punch and lots of ice-cold Carib Beer. More about this later.

8 March 1999 - Monday
High Temperature 86ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF
Brief rain showers just before morning with blue skies and a few puffy white clouds for the remainder of the day.
A man from Holland was in to check his Hotmail. A man from the States visiting again for a few weeks and staying at Roundhouse Cottages was in to send some e-mail. Troy from Twilight Bar & Restaurant was in to print more flyers and a new menu. A family from the States staying at Carriacou's Greenroof Inn was in to connect with Captain John Smith of the Mermaid of Carriacou. I reached Captain Smith on the VHF and he will rondesvous with his friends later in the day. Mary Lou was in to chat. Mary Lou rents a small house year-round here on Carriacou and spends the winters here. She is from Hull, Massachusetts.

Captain John Smith writes...
For your information, as of the evening of 05MAR I have witnessed
a new Navigation light on the Sister Rocks, locally known as the
Brothers. Because of a color deficiency in my sight I contacted other
yachts to confirm the sequence, time and color . I am color -blind and
so were 2 of the other 3 men! it is a recessive gene carried by the F
and only dominant in the M

As best as we could tell the light is a 15sec9RFl, some said 14 sec
light but probably of a 8-15 mile range. All of that dependent upon the
relative salt layer on your binoculars or lenticles. In any case a much
better a land-fall light than either Jack-a-dan or Sandy because of the
amount of shore loom now in C'cou.

6-7 March 1999 - Weekend
High Temperature 86ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF
Oh, what a beautiful, sunny weekend with blue skies and a few puffy white clouds.

Soooo... beautiful that I made a Grenadines.net business trip. You ask "How can a Grenadines.net business trip be any different from that of any other business?" Well first you place your order for perfect weather. Then you arrange for a private yacht to take you where you want to go. I choose Captain Thomas' S/Y Leona, a 46' fully stainless steel yacht that has been totally refurbished since my last sail. Yachts and speedboats are basic transportation down here in The Grenadines. We had a late start from the office but Buster was late coming home and he just didn't want to go down inside that large bag. Oh, by the way, Buster is my cat. It was around 3pm when we finally made it to the yacht and pulled anchor. We sailed North to Saline Bay on Mayreau and dropped anchor. We climbed the steep road up to the village and stopped by James at Island Paradise Bar & Restaurant for a drink and some details on the little cottage he has for rent. Two bedrooms and no electricity but less than US$20/night! Then it was a few steps back down the hill to Robert's Rasta Bar for dinner. An internet friend from San Francisco was staying nearby so we sent a message for her to come join us. Looks like Pat is going to work-up a homepage for the locals on Mayreau and when she does, we will link it to ours at Grendines.net. Imagine a tiny island with 262 people, no electricity unless you make your own with a generator. After dinner and around mid-night, it was back down the hill and back onto the yacht for the night. Next morning it was back up the hill for breakfast at Dennis' Hideaway. Look for Dennis' new homepage at Grenadines.net. He has a lovely place with 5-6 rooms each with private balcony, bath, and double bed for around US$50-70. Don;t forget that we also have Saltwhistle Bay Resort on Mayreau for US$450/night. Then it was back down the hill to the yacht to pull anchor again and sail up to Canouan's Tamarind Beach Hotel and Yacht Club. The sail took about an hour and after we arrived, Thomas cooled his heels at the Pirate's Cove Bar and I took the tour. After lunch with the General Manager it was over the hill to the newly opened Carenage Bay Resort & Golf Course Click for On-Line Reservations. WOW!! You have to see it to believe it. 18-hole golf course, perhaps the largest swimming pool in the Caribbean, and European standard rooms with air-conditioning. Compare all this to Mayreau where there is not even electricity yet on the island. It was around 4:30pm when we returned to the yacht. We sailed south to Chatham Bay on Union Island for the night and after breakfast the next morning, Sunday, were back on Carriacou in about one hour's sail time. Ah.... another Grenadines.net Business Trip in Paradise!!

5 March 1999 - Friday
High Temperature 86ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF
Oh, what a beautiful, sunny morning with blue skies and a few puffy white clouds.
Osbert Felix was over from Petite Martinique to finish a design for his coffee mug filled with spices that he will be selling from his Sunflavour Spices business. George Mason, a Canadian who spends the winters in his house on Carriacou, was in to collect his e-mail. The Carriacou Immigration Office was in to collect 200 more Crew Lists used for clearing-in/out visiting yachts. Given the number of these forms I have printed, yacht traffic this year has increased over last year. S/V Yankee Clipper 2nd Mate Ricardo and Bosun Duane were in to check their Hotmail. Carriacou's One Man Steel Pan Man, Mike, was in with his new music cassette, Pan Odyssey. We are going to attempt to create a CD from his music.

4 March 1999 - Thursday
High Temperature 86ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF
Beautiful sunny morning with blue skies and a few puffy white clouds.
Gordon, the manager from Silver Beach Resort dropped by to chat and talk about the improvements underway. A man from Canada was in to send e-mail. A former employee, Abigail, dropped by to chat. She's living now on Grenada. Jackie from South Africa and her husband Cyril were by to check e-mail prior to moving on from Carriacou on their sail North. Captain John Smith from the Mermaid of Carriacou was in to check his e-mail as did Gina, a lady from England.

Nearly finished Carriacou Hotel Seeks Investment Partner
A local Carriacou Builder took me on a tour of his nearly completed, 14-room hotel with restaurant & bar. When open, this facility will take its place as one of Carriacou's largest Hotels. The property is nicely situated off the concrete road leading up the hillside to Princess Royal Hospital just outside of Hillsborough. The access drive leads off the main road into a small courtyard in front of the Hotel Entrance. Plans call for car parking and perhaps a small swimming pool at this point. The Hotel clings on a steeply sloping hillside with panoramic views of Hillsborough, both City and Bay. The Hotel rises three floors and down one from the main road access level with a total of 14 guest rooms, each with simple floor plan providing private bath and balconies with double bedrooms. All have their own living areas with large windows rather than walls. On each floor's landing the stairs open into a large common area. Nice for relaxing and socializing outside your room without leaving the grounds. Again, windows are the rule. They are everywhere you look. And look you will given the chance to inspect from above all those living below you in Hillsborough. The best views of Hillsborough Bay are from the top two floors but I also had no problem locating the blue ocean from the Restaurant. The view at night is magical as the lights of the houses in Hillsborough twinkle faintly from left to right in the distance.
This massive concrete structure has been under construction since 1997 and from my experience with Carriacou building, I'd say it could easily be finished by the next High Season come December 1999. The 80,000+ gallon cistern is finished and water is running to the working toilets, showers and piping into the sinks. The roof gutter spouting is also completed catching every drop of rain that falls and sending it down into the cistern for use.
The owner tells me that he needs an outside, financial partner willing to invest into the property if he is to complete it for opening this year. Anyone interested please contact webmaster@grenadines.net.

3 March 1999 - Wednesday
High Temperature 85ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF
Brief, scattered rain showers at night, heavy at times. Rain showers in the afternoon carrying into the evening.
Today was "Dutch Day" at Grenadines.net. First a young man from The Netherlands was in to check his Hotmail. Then came Chris, the bartender on the S/V Atlantis, who is also Dutch. Following Chris came Eric, the dive instructor, and his visiting girlfriend. You, guessed it... both Dutch. Then 5-6 more people came through the door, all Dutch.

S/V Atlantis visits The Tobago Cays. That's Chris, the bartender.
Magaly from the Poive et Sel French Resturant on Tyrrel Bay was in to chat. No, Magaly is French. A gentleman from Montana was in to check his Hotmail. A local young man was in the Print Shop to print business cards, Dennie Alves, from Brunswick. He's starting a shipping/clearance company. Another, Randolph Joseph, from L'Esterre, advertises "For the best in residential/commercial drawings & building construction."

I've been receiving a lot of e-mail from Carriacou nationals living overseas courtesy of a mailing list being maintained by Devon Baker as Kayak Konexion. You can register your e-mail address with Devon and then anytime you want to post a message to everyone on the list, you send a single message to ccouconnexion@listbot.com and everyone subscribed to the list gets it. A great idea for Carriacouan's here and abroad to stay connected.
Ah... another day in (rainy) paradise!
I'm planing a quick getaway sail this weekend, depart Carriacou Friday afternoon and return before dark on Sunday. It's up The Grenadines aboard S/Y Leona. This 46' fully stainless steel yacht has been totally refurbished since my last sail and frankly I'm making an excuse to try her out with Captain Thomas. We plan a Friday afternoon sail from Hillsborough to Charlestown Bay on Canouan. We'll anchor off The Tamarind Beach Hotel & Yacht Club. I'll meet with the managers and tour the new Mount Royal Resort and Golf Club to check-out the golf course, swimming pool, and, of course, those US$1million lots. In the afternoon, we haul anchor and sail around Canouan's southwestern tip to the Canouan Beach Hotel on Glossy Bay to chat with Joe and Gilbert, the managers. We'll haul anchor again and continue our southern sail to overnight at Saltwhistle Bay on Mayreau and have dinner with Mrs. Potter, the manager. Next morning, I mosey on over to Dennis' Hideaway located up on the Mayreau Hilltop. Dennis left a voice message with me yesterday concerning some negative internet publicity his guesthouse and restaurant is receiving and he wants to give me the tour and talk about the circumstances behind what is evidently a very irate guest. After I check into this matter, Captain Thomas and I will sail over to Palm Island and anchor for the night giving me time to look over the private villas that Grenadines.net is happy to list on our Palm Island Homepage. We represent the Palm Island Villa Owner's Association and we will soon have important news to publish about this lovely little island hideaway. Next morning it's over to Petit St. Vincent Resort for breakfast and to discuss our respective comings and goings with Haze Richardson, the island owner. Then it's swimming, snorkelling and reading a book until time for the quick sail back to Carriacou before dark Sunday evening. Ah.... another day in paradise!

2 March 1999 - Tuesday
High Temperature 88ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF

Brief, scattered rain showers at night, heavy at times. Rain showers in the morning and fully overcast. The sun came out after 12:00 Noon and it turned into a simply gorgeous afternoon.

It's good that the rain has come even if just for a day. Since Christmas we have very little and without it we will soon start seeing the hillsides turn from bright, lush green to brown. Next the water sisterns start running low and then everyone is worrying about fresh water. We love rainy days on Carriacou!

Captain Thomas from S/Y Leona was in to talk about business. S/V Mandalay Chief Mate Paul was in to send some e-mail. He was followed by 2nd Mate Angel, 1st Mate Doug, Purser Deborah, Activities Director Jackie and Captain Peter.A friend Sue Kennedy from the States who built a home her home on Carriacou was in and I am taking her to lunch for her birthday at The Callaloo.

1 March 1999 - Monday
High Temperature 88ºF- Low Temperature 75ºF

Partly overcast in the morning and then blue skies and a few puffy white clouds. Brief, scattered rain showers at night. Nice wind.

For a Monday, basically a quiet day. A couple from England were in to check their Hotmail. A man from Montana and his wife were in to check Yahoo Mail. A lady from Germany used the computer to type a fax. A woman from South Africa was in to check her e-mail. Tom from Tom's Backpacker's Retreat was in to chat. Troy was in to pick-up more flyers for his Twilight Bar and Restaurant located on Tyrrel Bay. An English man living on Petite Martinique was in to print a flyer offering a reward for information leading to the purchase of land on Carriacou.

Read John's On-Line Diary for February 1999 Read John's On-Line Diary for January 1999

Read John's On-Line Diary for December 1998 Read John's On-Line Diary for November 1998