nr16 carriacou-martinique (2008-11) — cat boanerges

nr16 carriacou-martinique (2008-11)

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

village "windward" where the famous carriacou sloops were build

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

somewhere between palmtrees

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

the restored sloop " tradition" will be launched today

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

the mast, an old telegraph pole

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

"tradition" will go in the traditional way into the water

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

shorten the 4 studs and tradition lays on its side

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

a line is connected at an anchor in the sea

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

and than pulling

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

talking, drinking

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

a tackle to a big anchor and then pulling by hand

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

just like the dog

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

big knot, to be sure "tradition" does not leave on its own

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

the yachties are preparing for the job to be done

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

paul and don

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

owner Frank Pearse restored "tradition"

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

the lowering can start

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

simultaneous cutting is essential

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

done

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

now just pulling into the water, like always

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

many muscles active pulling

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

and pushing

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

why she is not moving?

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

not all goes well

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

2 hours later

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

norman roberts, former owner and son of the builder helps too

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

the priest has sacrificed this hen, that should help

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

lots of discussion

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

traditon is really stuck, maybe afraid about water!!

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

we should be a bit more fanatic

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

checking the anchor

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

food for everyone

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

the boat of norman is being prepared, capitulation

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

chicken forgotten, has no use

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

maybe with her bow to the sea, she has to go

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

pulling with the fishingboat does the job

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

hands

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

the fishingboat of norman roberts helps

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

the party can begin

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

tradition floats, a bit of history is saved

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

saving the wooden rollers

windward - carriacou - grenada

windward - carriacou - grenada

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

tradition, as in early days

grenada - caribbean

grenada - caribbean

as tradition could have ended

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

another endless project, like many others

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

fort Louis (police academy) was hit by ivan 4y ago

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

anyone is welcome anyhowe, yes

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

Police academy, in use but heavily damaged by hurricane Ivan

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

lessons in the open air

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

one needs a place to live and sleep

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

at this square prime minister Maurice Bishop and comrades died

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

this basket ball field knows a lot

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

Maurice Bishop + comrades were overtrown in 1983 by US forces

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

Grenada, Georgetown

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

most churches lost their roof during hurrican ivan

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

The Anglican church has no roof since hurricane Ivan

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

Service in the aisle, the vicar expects a rebuild of the church

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

endless rain, waiting for my brother hans

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

water on my just painted floor

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

hans arrived well

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

georgetown - grenada - caribbean

the bay will be converted to a luxury marina

grenada - caribbean

grenada - caribbean

to carriacou with wind on the head

grenada - caribbean

grenada - caribbean

yes, speed, always welcome!!

grenada - caribbean

grenada - caribbean

a hefty 25-30kn on the head as usual in this season

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

and rain in Carriacou

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

after each shower the fertile soil runs into the sea

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

Sint Nicolas with gifts from lovely marjan. wine from a mug

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

rain, waiting for arawak to go diving

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

no tourists here, just yachies go diving

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

this means no big groups, just the two of us

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

The Sisters , how cute

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

brothers dunlop - prepared

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

spotted moreay eel

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

the buddy's dunlop near the bottom of carriacou

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

mothers favorite, spotted scorpion fish

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

sleeping nurse shark

carriacou - grenada

carriacou - grenada

tugboat rosie, at your service

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

conny floating relaxed

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

Friendly Stingray

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

george observing a turtle

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

after 110 dives, hans finds a longsnout seahorse !!

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

brain coral

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

Gold-line sea goddess (15mm)

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

Azure vaze sponge

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

george and kenneth. diving in the rain

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

why wait more, it is wet down there anyhow

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

reparing something with a needle

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

alien fiend of hans

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

another night dive

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

banded coral shrimp

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

walking Giant Basket Star

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

Giant Basket Star

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

Yellow line arrow crab (40mm)

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

Look for the Scorion Fish

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

Friday-nights, steel-pan music at Labi Queen, I love it

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

working ashore

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

Without words

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

landed forever

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

the best dive shop i know, arawak

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

Conny and George , the most personal diveshop I know

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

carriacou - grenada - caribbean

end of the hurricane season, on the move again

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

happy fish tonight

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

as janti started to build happy island

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

happy island, build on sea-shells

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

like the people think it is at the caribbean islands

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

happy tourists

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

maintenance on the engines

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

Outboard maintenance onboard, so easy

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

tobago cays - union island

tobago cays - union island

the tropical hide-away island of the sex-rabbi

tobago cays - union island

tobago cays - union island

tobago cays - union island

tobago cays - union island

Tobago Cays, fresh grilled lobster delivered

tobago cays - union island

tobago cays - union island

Hans and Eddy, brothers don't you think

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

union island - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

Caribbean sailing, but it is not always like that

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

in the past with this little sloops whales were hunted

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

Rastefarian reflections

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

Rastefarian reflections

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

at the " gingerbread"

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

modern times, skype with home online, with a drink

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

bequia - st.vincente and grenadines

Carribean sailing, sometimes

st. lucia

From Grenada up to the North I test a new installed boom-jib

st. lucia

30 Kn of wind on the head, the boom -jib really helps

st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere, (2 pitons) we stay a few days and the rain cloud too

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

emergency centre, certified by the ministry of works!!

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

living on the street in soufriere

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

Boys school??

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

An evening at Soufriere, St.Lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

soufriere - st. lucia

as can be seen, i am pro europe

st. lucia

fort de france - martinique - france

fort de france - martinique - france

fort de france - martinique - france

fort de france - martinique - france

fort de france - martinique - france

fort de france - martinique - france

hans leaves another time. we will meet again

nr16 carriacou-martinique (2008-11)

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