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The children from the Hillsborough schools paraded today in Hillsborough in support of
Worldwide No Tobacco Day.
They carried signs saying:
Cigarettes Cause Cancer - Leave the Pack Behind.
Captain Thomas of S/Y Leona was by to chat. A young local man, Kervin Isaac from L'Esterre, stopped in to make a phone call on my Net2Phone connection. A young man from Switzerland and his girlfriend from Brazil stopped by to check their Hotmail and surf the world wide web.

Another quiet weekend on Carriacou. On Saturday morning, I had planned on getting my hair cut at 9am at Florence's Salon International. But just as I was preparing to leave, the island electricity went out. So, I opened the office instead. Captain John Smith of the Mermaid of Carriacou stopped by with his guest from the States, Diane. The guest is a professional photographer and after a few minutes of chat they headed off to take pictures of goats, sheep, donkeys and other animals. I closed the office and went down to Silver Beach. Captain Thomas from S/Y Leona took me out in his dinghy. I wanted to have a look around the bay with my mask and snorkel to try and locate a new mooring for him to use. Years ago I had stayed off Silver Beach for six months on a yacht and I went looking for the mooring we had used. I found one. I noticed increased levels of sea grass on the bay's white, sand bottom. Normally, the sea turtles keep the grass under control by eating it. I noticed hundreds, if not thousands, of white sea urchin eggs scattered throughout the grass. The French guests to Carriacou consider these a delicious delicacy. I, however, consider them a hazard should they get stepped on with their long, white spines. Fortunately, they are located in deep water so as long as I kept swimming I didn't have to worry about stepping on them.  After my swim/snorkel, I made use of Silver Beach's showering facilities and then had lunch on the outside patio overlooking the beach. Silver Beach managers Duncan and Avril joined us while the hotel staff prepared the beach bar for a party later that evening for the film crew completing their work. Most of the crew will depart Carriacou tommorow but a few plan to stay on a few more days to relax and unwind.
Captain Thomas made plans for next Friday, 4 June, my birthday,
to sail up to Bequia for a few days.
Duncan and Avril will join us as they have not as yet had an opportunity to visit the southern Grenadines.
We'll pull anchor around 2pm and set sail to Mayreau where we'll overnight. Next morning we'll stop briefly on Canouan to visit the Carenage Bay and then sail on up to Bequia. Gordon and Avril will fly back to Carriacou while Thomas and I take care of business. Thomas and I should be back on Carriacou before week's end. I want to start building-up the Bequia Homepage and to up-date the information contained there. More on this in next month's diary.

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Genivieve from Tyrrel Bay stopped by to pick-up flyers for her aluminum boat repair business.  Local artist Leslie Philip stopped by to see how his paintings are selling in the Grenadines.net Gallery. Ms. Patrice "Sandy" Emmons stopped by to pick-up her wedding invitations for her marriage to Wayne Joseph on 17JUL99. Robertina Cudjoe, owner of the Old Rum Shop on Tyrrel Bay, stopped by to chat and print more flyers. Paul Hamlet was in to print business cards for his Creative Photo Studio located in Hillsborough. Two Grenadines.net guests from the USA staying at Silver Beach dropped in to chat. Carolyn and Albert bought some cards from the Grenadines.net Gallery from the Canute Caliste and Bill Boersma Collections. I printed more flyers for Joyce's Home Catering Service. Joyce prepares lunches and dinners upon request and then delivers them to your hotel room or beach picnic. A young man from Germany was in to check his Hotmail and order-up some parts over the internet for his yacht. Captain Thomas from S/Y Leona was in to order some parts from Scanmar International. We created a new page for Thomas' Learn to Sail Summer Program. Captain John Smith of Mermaid of Carriacou was in to chat, check his e-mail, and get ready for his guest arriving tommorow from the States.

Julian, 2nd Mate on S/V Yankee Clipper, stopped by to chat. Captain Peter from S/V Mandalay was in with his young son Craig to check his Hotmail. Captain Brian from S/Y Cinderella was in to chat and print a sign for his yacht. I printed more flyers for Dominique Weber's Floating Aluminum and Stainless Steel Workshop located on Tyrrel Bay. A couple from Norway stopped by to surf the world wide web and check their Hotmail. Robertina Cudjoe from The Old Rum Shop on Tyrrel Bay was in briefly to chat. Pastor Guy from The Glad Tidings Assembly church was in to pick-up new Baptismal Certificates. A couple from Germany were in to check thier Hotmail.  A couple from Italy stopped to call their parents in Italy on my Net2Phone connection.

Kate Stroebel, Manager of Roundhouse Cottages & Restaurant was in to chat. Genivieve from Tyrrel Bay had me print more flyers for her body massage business giving SHIATSU (Acupressure along the meridian - Deep relaxation & Healing), CALIFORNIAN (Soft stretching - Easing Muscle Tension), LYMPH DRAINING (Improve blood circulation and weight problem), and THERAPEUTIC (For Imbalance of the structure of the spine, knee, tennis elbow, shoulder). Genivieve gives massage from her home on Tyrrel Bay and also for the guests at nearby Petit St. Vincent Resort. Captain Peter from S/V Mandalay was in with his young son Craig to catch-up on his Hotmail. He just returned from a weekend sail to Bequia with Captain Thomas of S/Y Leona. A couple from the USA Sailing The Grenadines stopped by to check their Hotmail and see how their stocks are doing. They are just back from a sail up to Antigua. They report that they were able to check their e-mail on Union Island, Bequia, St. Lucia, Martinique and Antigua. Service varied from island to island but at least they were successfull.

Pastor Guy from the Glad Tiding Assembly church was by to print Baptismal Certificates. Joyce Dick is back from England and will be staying in Carriacou a few weeks before returning to England. Francis John from New Age Construction was in to pick-up more letterhead. Carriacou's 1st Annual Three Ring Maroonjazz Festival will be held at After Our's Club on 24MAY99. There will be a traditional, century old maroon smoke food fete, string band music, Big Drum Nation Dance, Quadrille Dancing, Steel Band Music, and local jazz band. Featured in the musical concert are: Rumors from Grenada, Louis O'Niel from Bequia, and Last Minute from Carriacou. It all starts at 8:00pm. Prior to the concert, there will be an all day festival at Tyrrel Bay. Transportation via Calypso departs Grenada at 7:00am and via Osprey Express departing Grenada at 9:00 am and 6:00pm.
The Callaloo by the Sea Restaurant & Bar starts their weekly Happy Hour from 4:30-6:30pm on Fridays.
Special discounts on all drinks and... snacks are free. See you there!


Starting on 26MAY99 and continuing thru 15SEP99, American Airlines will be offering Eagle Service from Puerto Rico to Grenada. The flight departs Puerto Rico daily at 1:10pm arriving Grenada at 3:05pm. The flight departs Grenada daily at 1:10pm and arrives Puerto Rico at 3:35pm. A special Announcement Fare of US$177/person/round-trip is available until 25JUN99.

Captain Lee from S/Y FireflyB stopped by to chat about the charter with a man from Ireland that begins on Sunday. It seems that the Palm Island renovations have begun and the pond is being dredged. The Beach Bar remains open. Our Grenadines.net Palm Island Villas are also open and available.  Over on Mayreau, Saltwhistle Bay is doing a booming business. Captain Lee reports that in addition to lunch and dinner, breakfast is also available. Nice to see the rooms also occupied. Petit St. Vincent was booked full as of last week when a guest Sailing The Grenadines stopped to ask about a night. Captain Lee and Lesley's Studio Bar is a must see when anchored in Tyrrel Bay. Enjoy cable TV, cold beers, exchanging stories and listening to the Blues and Jazz music. All from their tiny oasis on the beach located beside the Alexis Supermarket and Poive et Sel French Restaurant (upstairs.) The Studio also offers an Internet connection - available via a notebook computer. It's not a 350MHz Pentium II with 56K modem but for checking e-mail it's sufficient.

Views out the window...
Schreeeeeech!! Schreeeeeech!! Quiet, then the sounds of a cutlass.... Chop! Chop! Yes, it's just before daylight on Saturday morning and I am awakened, as always, by Fatman slaughtering pigs, sheep, goats and who knows what else on Hillsborough's Back Street just behind my office. He's chopping on an old wooden table in front of a deserted shack of a board building that stands unloved and unwanted except on Saturdays when Fatman sets-up his local butcher shop.  Today's a Holiday on Carriacou so by 10:00am the locals have already picked-up their fresh meat for today's meal and life returns to normal.  I notice the shops are closed. I see no vehicles moving.

Eating Out in The Grenadines...

During my almost ten years here, I am discovering more and more excellent eating establishments. My Print Shop prints their menus and I am noticing a tendency to show more and more items making for an ever bigger menu.
 

Let me propose the following:
When eating out in The Grenadines, always ask about today's special
and always take it over ordering from the items printed on the menu.
I don't mean to infer anything except: why not eat what we're eating when you're here?
Why order items and then compare it to that available back home?
There is an incredible variety of local, island produce and
our local recipies are to be enjoyed.
Here's my current list of my favorite eating establishments:
( B=Breakfast  D=Dinner  L=Lunch )
Carriacou:  Roundhouse (D), Poivre et Sel French (D), Callaloo (L)
Petite Martinique: Palm Beach (L,D)
Petit St. Vincent: Resort (B,L,D)
Palm Island: Resort (B,L,D)
Mayreau: Saltwhistle Bay (B,L,D), Dennis' Hideaway (B,L,D), James' Island Paradise (B,L,D)
Canouan: Canouan Beach (B,L,D), Tamarind Beach (B,L,D), Carenage Bay (B,L,D)