We had a few more days on Grenada so we took the opportunity to do more exploring. There are lots of waterfalls on the island and we wanted to visit the Seven Sisters, We knew that the higher falls involved a long, arduous trek but we decided to visit the lower falls. We actually set off quite early (for us) on the day of the visit and we arrived early at the falls. The first fall was a fairly easy downhill walk and we enjoyed a swim in the pool all on our own.
We needed a guide, a young lad of about 17, to get to the second fall, as it was well hidden and we would never have found it on our own. It was amazing and I had a dip, whilst Scruffbag bravely swam under the fall itself.
On our way there we had changed buses in St. George and had noticed a cruise ship arriving. On our way back from the falls we passed about a hundred American tourists making their way down the track ( thank goodness we had the place to ourselves otherwise instead of a fantastic experience, it would have been an overcrowded nightmare).
After a great time on a lovely island, it was time to move on so we took several dinghy trips to the marina, filled our water tanks and got ready to leave.
At 6 -30 on 5th February, we pulled up the anchor, cleaned off the weed and set sail for Carriacou, a small island 40 miles from Prickly Bay and 20 miles from the top of Grenada. As the island is part of Grenadan territory, we did not have to check out.
Unfortunately, the wind was on the nose for the whole journey so, not wanting to tack out and back, we chose to motor sail. We were hoping for a wind change once we passed the northern tip of Grenada but this never happened. None the less it was a pleasant trip in the sunshine. At one point we almost caught a big tuna. We saw it jump on the line but the line (40lb breaking strain) snapped and we were denied a good meal.
By 3pm we were anchored in Tyrell Bay, Carriacou, blowing the dinghy up to go ashore.
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