Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Trinidad - July 4, 2008 Anchor to Anchor - Grenada to Chaguaramas, Trinidad 90 miles - 19 hours Our time in Grenada was limited this year as we set sail, just 25 days after our arrival there, for Trinidad. On July 3rd, together with Neal (Dream Chaser) and Jeff & Carolee (Contessa) we made our way south to arrive, after a rather wet passage, in to the green, swift current of the Boca at 9 a.m. July 4th. As we checked in to Customs, we were saddened to find that, even though we pleaded our case to them, the maximum stay they would allow us was 3 months (not even the whole of hurricane season). Our intention this year was to fly out of Trinidad when we return home to Canada at Christmas. Our uncertainty as to whether an extension will be granted leaves us "up in the air" (no pun intended) for booking flights and arranging boat storage. Last year when we booked our flight home for Christmas out of St. Martin, the Trinidad Customs gave us a full 6 months stay (much longer than we wished or needed), no questions asked.

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