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Published: June 22nd 2006
DJ by the bay
The bay is at the end of my folks road, 5mins from the house. This is where we go to lime, swim and just chillTwo weeks into my trip and I am finally ready to do this blog thing.
So far so good, I've been chilling out and climatising at my folks house in St Andrews, Grenada.
It's been very relaxing, swimming in the sea everyday, eating mangoes like it's going out of fashion and eating fresh fish like a local.
So far I've been mostly liming with our next door neighbours, Grenadian soca stars Tiger T and Gary 'Stadium' Williams. They've been great, giving us joke, fetes and the insiders knowledge.
My big brother hooked up with them when he was here on honeymoon nine years ago. Three of my brothers, Donald, Eugene and Paul and my nephew DJ were here to help start of my great adventure the family way. Chris unfortunately couldn't make it. They've gone back to blighty now, sad but I must carry on alone.
'Fish Friday' in Guave (spelt wrong) is spectacular, every type and way you can eat fish. Stalls line a road leading to a small square where they blast the latest tunes to fete to. It goes on through the night and finishes midday on Saturday. It reminded me of Olinda, Brazil, at the top of
on the verandah
What can I say, I'm just chillin on my Ma's verandah, taking in the sea breeze the hill where the locals go to lime of an evening. The view of the moon reflected in the black sea was what really kicked it for me.
Full moon passed on Saturday and we went to the Moonlight City Jam, the headliner was Ky-mani Marley. My cousin Carmen was over the moon and insisted on getting a picture with Ky-mani. It was all good and beautifully moonlit.
This is an extra addition to this entry.
It’s an observation I made on the last days off being on the island. Grenadian women don’t dance! Well they do apparently but that’s only when the lights are low, in the darkest corners of the clubs like Baines in Grenville on a Saturday night. In public for all to see, they nod their heads and pretty much keep the rest of their bodies rigid. I’d never noticed this before and found it strange. The boys were definitely the peacocks on the launch and pre-launch nights for the carnival. They were getting on just like the reggae /hip-hop stars they see in the music videos. I wonder why Grenadian women are shy about feeling a rhythm? I hope to visit lots of other countries
Carmen and Kimani
My cus with Kimani Marley her idol, after the show and islands that do not uphold this unspoken rule.
So now I have to start planning the next leg and stop relaxing so much, Mexico I think or...
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Dont Stop Chilling Out
its good we can see your travells but I am not sure how much I can bear it while I am in this concrete jungle. You are going to touch on a lot of places I have been and am already nervous about the good vibes and memories and as I have already packed my job it might get me out of the country!! Enjoy the trips and will be with you in spirit and I will send contacts for you as you go along.Mazvita (thanks) paX