Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou
12.27.414N
61.29.228W

Splash Day! Edwin and his crew finished polishing the back end of the boat before Roy came with the travel lift and gently eased the Palace off her jack stands. While the Palace hung about 18” off the ground, Edwin put a couple of coats of paint on the very bottom of the keel, a few dabs where the jack stands had left a mark on the fresh paint when they were moved, and a 4th application on the leading edges. He had put a 3rd layer on the leading edges and water line last evening. We have been very impressed with the service and attention to detail that this little haul out facility offers.

At about 1:30pm, the Palace was lowered back into the water. Dale scampered about making sure we weren’t taking on water where we shouldn’t while I ran around rearranging fenders and lines. After a quick rinse of the solar panels of the accumulated dust, we dodged the reef guarding the service slip and headed back into the anchorage.

This time we selected a spot along the northern most part of the anchorage and dropped the hook in 16’ of water.

We spent the rest of the day just getting things back to where they belonged and settling back into the routine of being on the water. First thing: we fired up the genset to turn on the refrigerator/freezer, turned on the water maker and set the ice maker to making more cubes. The solar power had been able to keep the ice maker in a holding function but Dale was afraid that it might draw too many amps to actually make ice.

We really like this little anchorage and figure that we’ll spend a few more days here.

P.S. The parrot is a picture I had taken back in Dominica, before I figured out how to upload them into the log.