Wave 20 Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 last day of quarantine, pretty bay and lots to watch from aboard. yachts coming and going as well as locals passing in speed boats. we have our test tomorrow morning and should then beguin exploring the country. the holding here has been ok. but a layer of small broken coral then the anchor has to get through, we have dived and explored the surrounding area many times. we have held fast through the 12 days but have only had a few squalls of 25/30 knots. collected a bit or fain water from our cabin top catchment system i made up, seems to get about 20/30 ltr every few days, as we dont have a water maker it makes our water last that much longer. in a big down pour a few weeks ago, (2 hours of rain) we collected 90 ltr. . still looking to put Wave on the hard and fly home in Sept. then back in Oct next year to continue. the Pacific should be a lot more open by then so we can relax and enjoy the trip instead of just being a delivery trip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wave 20 Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 latest update, - been out of quarantine an d looking around Grenada for a few weeks now, nice, more and cheaper food available as well as marine goods. its now getting into the serious part of hurricane season, and we came as far south as we can this year as Trinidad is not opening their borders. the eighth Hurricane named Gonzalo cme through a few days ago and unusally was a long way south, thankfully it petered out and went down towards Tobago in the last 12 hours. so we were all safe. we wee anchored in thick mud big chain and anchor and lots of it and yacht all stripped of above deck stuff.. many yachts went inito the mangroves, but with our 2.8m keel not really an option. another couple of weeks cruising ahead of us now before any potential blows come through. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Battgirl 23 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Nice! Enjoy your next lot of cruising. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wave 20 Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 So next update, we have managed to get flights home !!, will take us a few days and then of corse then 2 weeks quarantine in NZ. We have hauled Wave out and she is on the hard stand at Grenada Marine, we have spent the last 6 days prepping her for long term storage. we plan to be back on her in November 2021 to continue the journey through panama to NZ. we decided in the current world climate is was just too hard to carry on and enjoy the journey with so many countries closed. We have made many great friends on this journey round 1/3 of the world, some of who are staying in Grenada for the next 4 months untill they can sail to USA and are going to check in on Wave on the hard stand every couple of weeks for us. see you all in NZ shortly. look forward to sailing on the Hauraki Gulf again. Glen and family. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex Elly 268 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Well done Glen. Safest to be back home at this time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wave 20 Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 3 flights down and 1 to go, in our bid to fly home from Grenada to NZ, currently sitting in a very empty LAX. we had a great 3 days in St Vincent staying with another friend we met on while voyaging, Kelly Glass is an Ex Kiwi from CHCH, Greymouth, that moved there 35 years ago. thanks again Kelly for your Hospitality and taking time out of your busy schedule to accommodate us and show us some of the lesser seen (and better) sights in St vincent for the second time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex Elly 268 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Enjoy your 2 week hotel/prison stay courtesy of the NZ government! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wave 20 Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 hello, back in NZ now, day 6 of Quarantine at Airport Holiday inn. gotta say that NZ is pretty strict in its Qurantine, we feel like we are in Jail.. and have committed some henious family crime.! food is o.k and plentiful. Wave is all stripped and cleaned for long term storage on the hard at Grenada Marine in the Caribbean. plan on returning in Nov 2021 to carry on through Panama to NZ providing the world settles down and borders open. we are now quarantining for the second time and have lost count of the number of times we have had Covid tests in a bid to get home. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wave 20 Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 all settled back in NZ now, been through quarantine for the second time, first time on the boat to get into grenada and now at the holiday inn at akl airport. a little chillly here in NZ compared to the caribbean.! back into sailing here now, kids are in optis and starlings, ive got a ride in the match racing champs and an x38 in rnzys. missing the Wave. but will be back one day Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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