Leaving Grenada

Cleared out in Hillsborough yesterday. Unfortunately, that meant filling in a form. They really want to know everything about you. Who you are, where you live, where you’ve come from, what time you arrived, where you’re going, what time you’re leaving, the length, beam and draft of your boat, what it’s made of, what colour it is, what engine it has, how many horsepower, whether you have an outboard, what make, how many horsepower, what weapons you’re carrying, what make your GPS is, whether you’re leaving anyone behind or taking anyone off the island… and so on.

Then comes a lot of tapping away at the computer, scribbling and stamping on the form, the carbon copies and the passports.

Once that was over and done with, we went hunting for fruit and veg. Not as easy as it sounds, because there’s a shop behind almost every façade, but you can’t always tell what they sell. Usually it’s the same stuff split across clothes and knick-knacks, or white goods and dollar-store-type bits, or little supermarkets. But those last ones don’t have any fruit or veg. Luckily we found a fresh market and scored some vitamins.

We enjoyed the view for a little longer and then headed back to Merrimac.

It’s not far to the next island and the weather is calm, so no stress today!