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Background: One of the smallest independent countries in the western hemisphere, Grenada was seized by a Marxist military council on 19 October 1983. Six days later the island was invaded by US forces and those of six other Caribbean nations, which quickly captured the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers. Free elections were reinstituted the following year.




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Avant de quitter « le paradis », la Grenade, il nous faut faire un dernier tour et voir encore trois des «activités typiques » de l’île : une rhumerie, un « oil down » (variante locale d’une épluchette de blé d’inde) et les Seven Sisters (les 7 chutes). Le rhum est une tradition dans les îles antillaises (en fin de compte, ici, la rhumerie c’est comme chez nous la cabane à sucre!); sur Grenade, il y a plusieurs fabriques de rhum mais une seule a gardé le mode d’opération traditionnel, c’est la rhumerie Rivers. Quand on dit traditionnel, on veut dire [View Full Entry]

Absaroque - Jean-Pierre et Denise | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 24th 2009 | 25 Views | [diary=455295]

Ça ne date pas d’hier…
Les « fagots » de cannes à sucre faits par les cueilleurs
Les fagots sont déposés sur le convoyeur

Tootsie monte la garde pendant que JP prend sa douche
Tootsie monte la garde pendant que JP prend sa douche
Il n’a pas résisté à l’envie de l’avoir à bord quelques heures… (me rappelle un certain Carrouso!)
Nous nous promenons de baie en baie au rythme de la température. Quand ça devient trop rouleur dans Prickly Bay, nous allons dans une autre baie mieux abritée. Lors d’un séjour dans Egmont Bay, nous avons découvert que la marina du Phare Bleu était à 15minutes de marche. Nous en avons profité pour aller voir un spectacle de Blues. Mais, nous ne devons pas oublier que nous vivons sur un bateau. Un bateau qui flotte sur l’eau et qui est soumis aux caprices du vent. On se sent tellement « à la maison » sur Absaroque qu’on l’oublie parfois. Mais Dame [View Full Entry]

Absaroque - Jean-Pierre et Denise | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 28th 2009 | 62 Views | [diary=448699]

Au restaurant du Phare Bleu
Nous sommes là pour le show….
Voici Doc Adam

Rum Runner
Rum Runner
Looking better than ever!
Splash! The Rum Runner is back in the water. And looking better than ever! We have new bottom paint, the hull has been waxed, the plumbing re-done, and we completed just about everything on our to-do list (not the entire list, but good enough). We got new cockpit cushions (our old ones were stained and falling apart) and even a new grill (which was necessary after 4 years of heavy use- we grill every chance we get). So we are decked out and ready for another cruising season. Best of all, we installed new underwater lights and they are awesome! They [View Full Entry]

Rum Runner - Jay and Jen Johnson | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 24th 2009 | 133 Views | [diary=444042]

Jay
Lobster Dinner
Underwater Lights

Bon Anniversaire Denise !
Bon Anniversaire Denise !
J’ai eu droit à un gâteau sur Blue Heaven.
Déjà octobre… Je viens de réaliser que nous sommes le 5 octobre. Il s’est écoulé presqu’un mois depuis notre dernière entrée sur le blog. Il faut dire que nous avons été plutôt occupés. Nous avons travaillé avec la météo; i.e. quand il faisait beau, nous revernissions le liston et quand il pleuvait, nous travaillions à l’intérieur. Avant d’entreprendre les travaux, nous avons célébré mon anniversaire (Denise) en retournant encore une fois au Fish- Fry de Gouyave avec tous ceux qui n’y avaient pas encore été : Opus, Alianna et Blue Heaven. Mais comme c&rsq [View Full Entry]

Absaroque - Jean-Pierre et Denise | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 8th 2009 | 45 Views | [diary=442616]

La gagne de « boaters » dans l’autobus en route vers Gouyave.
Les « filles » d’Opus ont bien aimé l’expérience du Fry-Fish
JP es-tu malade? La tête dans la toilette!!!

Mona Monkey
Mona Monkey
We saw one of the Mona Monkeys that live in the Grand Etang Forest- cool!
We have done lots of island tours in this last month, all over Grenada. And Jay has put about 2,000 miles on our rental car, which is crazy considering that the island is only 30 miles long! We have driven along the west and east coast, up to the north end of the island, and cut across the middle thru the Grand Etang National Park. It truly is a lovely island to explore; lush mountains full of vegetation and beautiful beaches with turquoise Caribbean waters create the most scenic countryside. And you never know what you might run into along the [View Full Entry]

Rum Runner - Jay and Jen Johnson | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 10th 2009 | 138 Views | [diary=441769]

Kelly Feeding The Monkey
Anadelle Falls
St. Georges

Oil Down
Oil Down
Preparing the Oil Down, Grenada's National Dish.
One weekend we got invited to go to an Oil Down, which is a traditional neighborhood party here in Grenada. Oil Down is the national dish of Grenada and is a hearty meal of meat and provisions stewed in coconut milk over an open fire. It is called oil down because the coconut milk simmers down and releases its rich flavored oil into the pot. Yum! It is Caribbean comfort food at its best. Traditionally it is the men who cook the oil down, but this time we all pitched in and helped. It is quite a production to make, with [View Full Entry]

Rum Runner - Jay and Jen Johnson | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 6th 2009 | 225 Views | [diary=441756]

Breadfruit
Layers
Grating

Hauling Out
Hauling Out
Jay drove the Rum Runner backwards into the pit, and after the straps got adjusted the Rum Runner was lifted out of the water.
Our plan for hurricane season this year was to stay in Grenada, so this is as far south as we were going to sail. But we decided to try something new. Instead of living on the boat thru all of hurricane season (which is downright miserable) we decided to put the boat on the hard and live on land, at least for 6 weeks. It was time for us to haul out anyways because we needed new bottom paint. It would also give us the opportunity to do some much needed maintenance on the boat that requires it to be out [View Full Entry]

Rum Runner - Jay and Jen Johnson | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 6th 2009 | 107 Views | [diary=441746]

Travel Lift
On The Hard
Turtleback Pavilion

Maintenant que nous sommes rendus à Grenade, je vais encore une fois changer le style des comptes-rendus des nos activités. Plutôt que de décrire de façon chronologique, je vais essayer de fonctionner par thème… je ne garantie pas cependant de pouvoir maintenir cette façon de faire. Essayons toujours!! Commençons par une visite touristique rapide de l’ensemble du pays; tout d’abord son surnom : l’île aux épices. C’est une île où pousse une multitude d'épices et une très grande variété de fleurs (un article portera sur les atouts végétaux de cette île). Notre t [View Full Entry]

Absaroque - Jean-Pierre et Denise | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 21st 2009 | 116 Views | [diary=429863]

Absaroque à l’ancre dans Hartman Bay
JP aurait bien aimé louer cette maison
Elle a une belle vue sur l’embouchure de Hartman Bay

Underwater Sculpture Garden
Underwater Sculpture Garden
Snorkeling at the underwater sculpture garden- so cool!
One day we decided to go out snorkeling in Moliniere Bay. We had heard that there is a cool underwater sculpture park and we wanted to check it out. So we hopped in the dinghy and trekked over there. Moliniere is a sheltered bay on the west coast of Grenada that is relatively shallow, only 10 to 20 feet deep- perfect for snorkeling. So we tied up the dinghy to one of the mooring balls and dived in. It didn’t take us long to discover one of the sculptures. Almost buried in the sand were stone sculptures of women laying on [View Full Entry]

Rum Runner - Jay and Jen Johnson | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 5th 2009 | 205 Views | [diary=441765]

Jay
Wire Sculpture
Man Behind Desk

Car-Ni-Val!
Car-Ni-Val!
So glad we got to Grenada in time for Spice Mas! But it's not just all glitter and feathers, there is much, much more to Carnival.
Luckily we got to Grenada in time for Carnival, Spice Mas 2009- yohoo! Every island has Carnival at different times throughout the year and we were super excited to go to this one. Grenada’s Carnival is unique and we have heard tons of fabulous tales about past years from other cruisers. It is one of the few islands in the Caribbean that still use paint on J’Ouvert morning, the only island with a light parade, and it is the most friendly and fun Carnival because it encourages everyone to participate and be part of the debauchery. Just about everyone on the [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 3rd 2009 | 133 Views | [diary=441241]

Alex Won!
Jab Jabs
Motor Oil!


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