Blogs from Grenada, Central America Caribbean - page 13

Joining M/Y (MotorYacht) "APOISE"... For the first time in my life I'm going to work as a srewardess on a motoryacht!! I flew into Grenada from St.Martin, Caribbean, where I just have finished a 1 week course called STCW-95. That is a course that qualifies me for the job. 10PM, sunday evening, I'm so EXITED and so Ready to get onboard, waiting in line in customs and Ofcourse I get stopped as aaaaaaalways...NO- Need a Special Visa for the CARICOM countries becouse of the world tournament in cricket 2007. They take my passport but are accually VERY friendly and give me a Form to fill in and return with the following day. A filled in Visa form, a photo and 100 U$ dollar. Okej, no problem I can pass and I'm getting more exited!! AAAAaa, ... read more

Being off the road Christmas and new year Being someone's child again Relaxing and taking in the caribbean vibes... read more

Hello everyone, it is very late at night but here I am documenting the day. Today was our shopping day in St. George's. We went to the Spiceland Mall and the local artisans market where I picked up a few great souvenirs. Then went to swim in the Caribbean Sea-the water is so clear you can see right to the bottom and the sand at Grand Anse beach is some of the whitest I have ever seen. A little girl named Nia tried to show me how to the do the butterfly because she said I was doing it wrong-not that I am an expert really but neither was she--we laughed together. This evening we had an outdoor worship/music concert in the parking lot of the mall. THere was a small crowd but all 40 of ... read more

Hello everyone, sounds like there have been some storms up there in the north. We had a big rain storm today and the sound of the thunder was so loud that people were screaming... luckily it was in the afternoon and not during VBS. We returned to Belair for Day two and there were 39 kids there, 9 of whom were under age 5. They were so great making popup cards in crafts, playing what time is it Mr. Wolf and singing Let me see your alligator. It sounded a bit like a church picnic and they love the action songs. My heart was warmed by the smile and cuteness of a two year old named Kevin-who doesn't really speak but for a few moments almost fell asleep in my arms. Then there was Darienne who ... read more

Hello everyone, Today was the first day of Vacation Bible School and we were working at Belair church. I am directing the program with about 20 of my friends here. We had 18 kids attend from ages 3-16. We sang a great new song to start off that the kids loved called I only want to be a sheep. It was so thrilling to see the smiles on their faces as they did their bible activities, sang songs, played games and made crafts. They were so excited about their bookmarks and especially singing songs with actions. Their smiles and laughter was uplifting. Everyone who was teaching, many of whom were leading groups of kids for the first time did a great job and were flexible in meeting the needs of all our kids. Bel Air is ... read more

Hello everyone! Welcome home Mom! It has been a fun couple of days down here in Grenada. I continue to get mosquito bites-they love us Canadians. We got the chance to go into Grenville a couple of days ago to get all our stuff for VBS. It is neat to see how different the stores are down here. A lot of mixed bag stores, a couple of clothing and furniture, but the town is not the cleanest. There are banners that hang in the streets and people are everywhere. We even saw a funeral procession of people walking down the street following the hearse and loud music playing. We got all of our supplies for Vacation Bible Camp and my friends Lindsey, Ryan and Asha had the hardest time finding tie dye. Things are hard to ... read more

Hello everyone! Well the rain it came down alright last night. The people who are native to the Caribbean called it a wee storm, for us in Canada it would be a torrential downpour. I am continually amazed by the beauty of the view of the Caribbean Sea from the top of Mt. St. Ervans where we are staying. It is a Catholic retreat centre that is surrounded by mountains in the north, lush green forests, starfruit and cashew fruits (like apples) but more sour. From here you can see all the way to the sea. It has been quite hot actually but luckily there is some wind. It is amazing that after having only been here for three days so far that we have gotten to know each other well. There is lots of discussion, ... read more

Hello everyone! We arrived safely after our flight from Toronto to Barbados, then on to Tobago, and then Grenada after the sun set. There was a workers strike in Barbados so we were a bit late getting away. On the plane ride down I sat between a Trinidadian and a woman from Barbados who talked about the merits of silver fish and jack fish. The Caribbean from the air is a beautiful sight and so I took some pictures from the plane. After checking in and out of immigration in Barbados, we even had a tourist rep meet us in Grenada. We met the contingent from Guyana and headed into the town of St. George's. It is a port town, but nothing like anything I have ever seen. We got to see it in the dark ... read more

Hey everyone! I am off to Grenada from July 15-Aug. 5th. I will be staying at Mt. St. Ervans near Grenville on the Atlantic Coast. Please check out this blog to find out what I am up to. You can post comments here too, or you can email me at katywhitfield@hotmail.com. Take care, Katy... read more