Sailing on Fortitude (July 18-23)

Daphne sitting at the bow of Fortitude (Jul 20, 2004, 09:58am) The morning of July 20th and we sail from Union Island to Sandy Island (a distance of around 5 miles), just north of Carriacou (which is actually part of Grenada). Here you see Daphne riding up in the front of the boat. The island in the distance is Carriacou.

Vanessa, Fortitude's mate (Jul 20, 2004, 10:00am) Vanessa was Jeremy's mate during the spring and summer of 2004 (she went back to the Netherlands that August). It was Vanessa's job to occasionally pull on a few ropes and clean up after meals (although I suspect that she did some other things as well). As you can see from this picture, the life of a sailboat mate is a hard one.

What's left of the vegetation on Sandy Island (Jul 20, 2004, 11:05am) Sandy Island is a small strip of sand just north of Carriacou. I was told that Sandy Island used to be covered with palm trees but a recent hurricane wiped out most of its vegetation. All that's left is one sick looking palm tree and some scrub brush.