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IT'S A DOGS LIFE
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Hog Island Anchorage, Grenada – Think we will hang out here for a while

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The humans have recovered from their embarrassing ‘panic attack’ with the passage of tropical storm Chantal.

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Clarks Court (Woburn) Bay is nice, but the shores are a bit muddy for me and they do not want dogs on the resort beach.

The author relaxing on the boat in the shade
The author relaxing on the boat in the shade

I talked the humans into moving the boat around Hog Island to the sheltered anchorage on its western shore.

This sheltered anchorage gives me lots of beaches and walks to explore, it gives the humans a place to do some repairs to the boat and they are within easy reach of ‘shopping buses’ into Saint George and a few local bars for social events.

Main anchorage beach on the west side of Hog Island
Main anchorage beach on the west side of Hog Island.  It is very sheltered, so I do not have to work my way through the surf before I go for a swim.

 

A great beach for swimming from
A great beach for swimming from
Sick of beaches? There are lots of hikes on the island and into the hills surrounding the bay
Sick of beaches? There are lots of hikes on the island and into the hills surrounding the bay

 

It makes a nice change to get out and about more
It makes a nice change to get out and about more
We still have a view out to sea to the south.
We still have a view  from the boat out to sea to the south.  But reefs protect us from most waves trying to get in from the south-east or south-west.
View of the beach on Hog Island from the boat
View of the beach on Hog Island from the boat
We have Hog Island protecting us on the East side
We have Hog Island protecting us on the East side

 

There is a bridge joining Hog Island to the mainland built by property developers. Eventually a resort is scheduled to be built on the island, but for now it is wilderness
There is a bridge joining Hog Island to the mainland built by property developers, in the north-east end of the bay. Eventually a resort is scheduled to be built on the island, but for now it is wilderness

 

You can 'zoom' through it to visit Clarks Court (Woburn) Bay and the amenities there
You can ‘zoom’ through it to visit Clarks Court (Woburn) Bay and the amenities there

 

View to the north from the boat. The surrounding countryside has some great walking trails
View to the north from the boat. The surrounding countryside has some great walking trails
View looking west from boat. The surrounding forest mean tree frog song at night
View looking west from boat. The surrounding forest mean tree frog song at night
View south-west from boat. Around the point here and you can access the next bay, Mount Harmon, and it's amenities. A short walk from Mount Harmon Bay gets you to the tourist area of Prickly Bay.
View south-west from boat. Around the point here and you can access the next bay, Mount Harman, and it’s amenities. A short walk from Mount Harman Bay gets you to the tourist area of Prickly Bay.
It is not all wilderness in Hog Island Anchorage
It is not all wilderness in Hog Island Anchorage
The local boats have set up a social area off the beach with benches, BBQ pits and swings for the kids
The local boats have set up a social area off the beach with benches, BBQ pits and swings for the kids
With the help of cruisers, a Grenadian Roger and his wife, have set up a bar on the beach. They open on the weekends, in summer season, and offer drinks and home cooked food.
With the help of cruisers, a Grenadian Roger and his wife, have set up a bar on the beach. They open on the weekends, in summer season, and offer drinks and home cooked food.

 

They even get the occasional band to come onto the island and play
They even get the occasional band to come onto the island and play
The cruisers also organise weekly sporting events and even daily exercise classes. The female human is enjoying the morning 'noodling' aqua-aerobics in the anchorage
The cruisers also organise weekly sporting events and even daily exercise classes. The female human is enjoying the morning ‘noodling’ aqua-aerobics in the anchorage
But you do not have to follow the crowds
But you do not have to follow the crowds
There are plenty of beaches and trails on and around the island that you can have to yourself
There are plenty of beaches and trails on and around the island that you can have to yourself

 

 

I have fun anywhere
I have fun anywhere

 

I get to run about as the humans learn how to play dominos and dice games with the locals when the afternoon heat sets in
After getting some ‘boat jobs’ done in the cooler morning, I get to run about as the humans learn how to play dominos and dice games with the locals when the afternoon heat sets in

 

It is a hard life!

 

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