For those of you that understand Norwegian and those who were able to get a transation I have good news.
Our satellite phone rang here and a pleasant lady from the Norwegian embassy was at the other end.
They had been in touch with Grenada and we are welcome to come and stay there. So with high spirits we are now
sailing past Trinidad and up to Grenada. We should arrive in the early hours on saturday.
While charging batteries yesterday the engine over-heated. Checked the obviois reasons and found the impeller
in the seawater pump totally worn out. We had 3 new ones in spare. All was well after it was replaced.
Working in a crampt engine compartment on a rolling boat is a real test on ones patience.
But the job was done satisfatory and didn't drop a single par/screw.
Weather has been perfect with a steady 15 knot ENE wind. Untill early this morning when it suddenly increased to 20-25.
All (both) hands on deck and reefs in both genoa and main sails were made.
We sailed with good speed and during the morning it calmed down to 15-18 knots.
Today we had Gretes home- (boat) made tuna salad on rye bread. Really nice.
Grete also made a very nice pot of baccalao. We purchased fish and other ingredients in Joao Pessoa, Brazil.
So we are not starving.
We now have 125 nautical miles left to Grenada. We very much look forward to a good berth at the marina
and to have a long needed shower and to get some long hours of sleep in a bed that doesn't move :)
Welcome to our sail blog. We are a Norwegian married/retired couple making our dream come true on this 2 year long sail voyage. We would like to share our experiences with you and will try to update this blog as often as possible.
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Latest is our last port in Caribean St.Johns looks like being closed.
We will therefore remain here i Grenada untill the last week of April - and then make our way up the coast and turn NE towards the Azores around 6. May. Here we have access to wtaer and food and the boat is fueled up to go.
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