Live Update: July 10, 2023 (Patreon)

Hello from True Blue Bay!

We just moved over to this bay in the morning. Prickly Bay is filling up for hurricane season, and the boat that booked the mooring that we've been using arrived yesterday :) So we get to try out True Blue.

The plan is to be here until Wednesday or Thursday, then make the 80-mile jump to Trinidad. We are just watching out for thunderstorms because they have been plenty lately.

The last week we've spent shooting a nice and detailed video of our solar usage while mooring or on anchor. Even though everyone's energy usage differs (cough, cough, washing machine), hopefully, its helpful to see how much energy we use :)

We have been lucky enough to bump into two of our Patrons and fellow cruisers, Bruno and Gustavo, and we are so happy we did. Last week we went on a mini trip to the North of the Island to Belmont Estate, a chocolate factory. It was beautiful and the perfect tour to see how delicious liquid gold is made. We highly recommend going if you are ever in Grenada. Thank you, Bruno and Gustavo, for letting us tag along :)

Last but not least, we are starting to create a plan for when we are in the US. We wanted to do a Patreon update on Sunday, July 30th, in Saint Clair Shores, Michigan. The exact location and time are undetermined as of yet. We just wanted to get an idea of how many people would be able to come before we book anything :) 

If you can come to the meet-up, please follow the link and fill out the survey: https://s.surveyplanet.com/jmbku2mw

FYI, we will also do a meet-up in Annapolis for the boat show. TBD!

Cocoa fruit and seeds. The white seeds get fermented and that is the part that eventually becomes chocolate :)

The cocoa starts off as a tiny white flower.

The tiny start of a cocoa fruit.

Belmont Estates Chocolate Factory 

This is here the cocoa seed gets dried out in the sun. There are long wooden shelves on tracks that get pulled in and out of the sun. 

Mads, Ava, our excellent tour guide, Bruno, Tim, and Gustavo :)

Where the magic happens. Making the candy bars.

Brought home a souvenir or two ;)