Grenada Day 19

We arrive at the boatyard to find that one layer of undercoat had been applied yesterday after we left – the guys really wanted their overtime!  By 10am they are busy applying another coat but Isaac is now saying that the boat needs lots of time to dry out and although Wednesday is possible for going back into the water (the slot we have booked) it would be better if we could wait until Thursday, so Mikes go off and books a slot for 10am.

He also buys more masking tape, rollers and paint for the blue boot stripe.  Naturally we can’t get the same make as the green paint which was so good, nor the same colour as the original, so we will have to do it all rather than a patch job which is what we hoped.

It takes ages to do the masking out even with us both doing it.  There’s nearly 400 foot of it (and that’s without the top stripes which will have to be done in Rodney Bay Marina, St Lucia).  Eventually it’s done, Mike cleans it off and I put the first coat on with a roller.  For some reason it doesn’t adhere that well in places so I know I will have to do it all again tomorrow, but I know that it already looks a whole lot better than it did.

We leave relatively early (4pm) as we are going to have dinner with Jean and Gordon.  I am absolutely exhausted as I have been on my feet all day in the heat and immediately we get back to the cottage I lie down on the bed with my feet in the air.  It only helps a bit.  We can see Jean and Gordon swimming and wave to them from our veranda.

At 5pm they call for us and drive us to their house in Westerhall.  We sit outside having a drink until it cools enough to go inside and eat.  I’m glad to see that although they are both native Grenadians, they have both lived outside Grenada for long enough to be as neurotic as me about getting bitten, so the mosquito screens are all being used!

Jean, apparently, never cooked when she lived in Canada and has been learning since getting together with Gordon.  I’m very pleased to say that her meal, which included baked barracuda and roast sweet potatoes, is very good.

Photo:  Jean and Gordon

After dinner Mike repays their hospitality by sorting out Gordon’s computer.  Where ever he goes, he seems to do this for people.  He loads Skype and some games that have disappeared, before they drive us back to the hotel.  It is a lovely evening.