Cruising can be fun, but it too can be a lot of hard work. After the saga of my missing bags, which did take 4 days to reach me, having had people at all the airlines working on the search as we had the contact details for the senior management team, we were able to move on.
In the bags were spares for the engine. We were able to fix the starboard engine fuel leak with the help of a gentleman who does contract work in Blue Lagoon. It took 3 ours to get done, but it is great having the engine. Still having issues with the outboard. We cast off the mooring and motor sailed up the coast visiting the lava flow and then the Falls of Baline, which sadly we could not see water falling. Either it was the angle we were at and could not see up the ravine from on board, or it had no water, but that was hard to believe with the amount of rainfall we have been seeing.
There northern tip of St. Vincent is volcanic. It last erupted in the 1970’s. The hills are very steep, and the peak of the volcano is mostly hidden by the clouds. There were little shacks dotting the ridges and I do not believe there were any roads in that part of the island. We did see many coves with boats with outboard motors moored offshore and a line to the beach. I suspect this was the transportation to civilization. From these coves to the homes must have been major hikes with provisions or returning with product. We could not figure out what their crops that they were growing. All I could think about is what a hard life they must have to earn their living.
