Our sail to Carriacou- the lesser known “Little Sister Island” of Grenada- was an easy go. Our vessel, a Bavaria Cruiser 46, is well constructed and designed for blue water sailing. Generally, we’re not in a hurry to get anywhere, but have found that
Exit Strategy often cuts through the water at a faster pace than many boats. Along the way, we passed three boats that left the last anchorage before us.
Carriacou had a sleepy feel to it. No cruise ships dock there, but it is a stop on the inter-island ferry route. The people were friendly and the road along the coast begged to be hiked. Well- we did take a local bus to the end of the line at the northeastern point to see how they build their pirogues (wooden boats). But then we walked an estimated 6 miles around the point to the western coast and back in to the main town of Hillsborough. The road was partially paved, yet no vehicles or people passed our way, so we couldn’t have hitched a ride back if we wanted to!
We picked up a National Park mooring at Sandy Island to snorkel and explore. While ashore, a fierce squall suddenly slammed down on us, pelting bits of sand on our bare legs. We took what shelter we could from a few small coconut trees. We had an unobstructed view of a seasoned windjammer ship (s/v
Diamante’) drag anchor beyond our vessel. The captain of the ship was kind enough to dinghy us back to our boat when he arrived to rescue his guests, as the current and chop may have been the end of us if we had swam. Tyrell Bay was a short trip around to the south coast of Carriacou. This area was home to a live aboard community, as well as some cruisers who dodge hurricanes for the season, complete with a handful of boat vendors. We wondered if anyone in the vicinity could spell after we encountered several versions of TYRELL on both official and hand painted signs: TYRREL…TYREL…TYEREL… (
Most charts show it as TYRELL BAY.) As a side note, we were told that the actor Morgan Freeman is from Carriacou. (I wonder how he spells “Tyrell.”)
Carriacou had a sleepy feel to it. No cruise ships dock there, but it is a stop on the inter-island ferry route. The people were friendly and the road along the coast begged to be hiked. Well- we did take a local bus to the end of the line at the northeastern point to see how they build their pirogues (wooden boats). But then we walked an estimated 6 miles around the point to the western coast and back in to the main town of Hillsborough. The road was partially paved, yet no vehicles or people passed our way, so we couldn’t have hitched a ride back if we wanted to! 
We picked up a National Park mooring at Sandy Island to snorkel and explore. While ashore, a fierce squall suddenly slammed down on us, pelting bits of sand on our bare legs. We took what shelter we could from a few small coconut trees. We had an unobstructed view of a seasoned windjammer ship (s/v Diamante’) drag anchor beyond our vessel. The captain of the ship was kind enough to dinghy us back to our boat when he arrived to rescue his guests, as the current and chop may have been the end of us if we had swam. Tyrell Bay was a short trip around to the south coast of Carriacou. This area was home to a live aboard community, as well as some cruisers who dodge hurricanes for the season, complete with a handful of boat vendors. We wondered if anyone in the vicinity could spell after we encountered several versions of TYRELL on both official and hand painted signs: TYRREL…TYREL…TYEREL… (Most charts show it as TYRELL BAY.) As a side note, we were told that the actor Morgan Freeman is from Carriacou. (I wonder how he spells “Tyrell.”)
