Grenada - The Spice Island

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July 13th 2011

Published: July 13th 2011

Your first impression of a country when traveling is that of your interactions with immigration and customs. The country of Grenada includes three islands, Grenada itself which is the largest of the three, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. When traveling south through the Windward Islands, the first one you come to that has a place to check in is Carriacou which is where we stopped. The first t... Read Full Entry

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Bob & Janice Waller

s v Tsamaya

Like so many others we love to travel and we love to sail so cruising makes a lot of sense. Janice has retired from Cornell as a business manager and Bob has retired from South Seneca school district as the high school principal. It's time to sell the house, get rid of whatever doesn't fit on our 40 foot Caliber LRC named Tsamaya (this means Travel Well in Setswana) and set off to see the world. Our reasons for publishing this blog is twofold, first to keep in touch with our friends and family and secondly to share our experiences. If you would like to receive notification when we have added ... full info

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One of the bass drums

The commancheros is the group that we heard – they are one of the top 2 bands in the country – they keep going back and forth with another band for 1st and 2nd place. From what we heard, they are definitely #1 in our book.

A close up of the drum

This is a close up of one of the pan drums. They are all imported from Trinidad which is where Bob found out was the best producers of these drums. They must all be tuned once a year which is quite a job as well.

2 spices in one

This shows the nutmeg with the outer covering of mace still intact. You get two spices for the price of one with these!

Great ladies

Smithy (Wilma) and Barbara were very helpful at the spice market in giving us details on how to make a local beverage made from boiling the mauvy bark and aniseed. It is nice that they take time to visit with those that are interested in learning more about their wares.

Passion Fruit

For those that have not seen passion fruit it is interesting that you throw most of it away and only eat the seed area located in the center of the fruit. You can eat the seeds as is or use them to make a delicious juice.

Stepping "stones"

The stepping stones we use to get from the dock to solid ground when heading up to the bus stop in Clarks Bay, Grenada.

Fort George on the hill

We explored Fort George which is located at the top of this hill. The opposite hill has Fort Frederick.

Hurricane damage

Hurricane Ivan 4 years ago destroyed a large area of St. George. Most of the churches were hit very hard as seen by this one on the hill. Most of the steeples of the various churches remain.

The Catholic Church being rebuilt

The Catholic Church was completely destroyed except for the vestibule. They are continuing to rebuild from the tile floors all the way to the new roof.

Tile roofs

The older stone buildings in St. George use the same red clay tiles that were made in Martinique on their roofs.

Gun hole from Fort

A lizard decided to rest in one of the gunholes located in the tunnels at Fort George.

Great view from the fort

The views from Fort George were definitely worth the upward hike.

Overlooking the harbor

Many of the cannons still remain at Fort George looking out over the harbor.

Remnants of the past

This is the first sign we have seen that remained from the time the communist were in power in Grenada.

Anglican Church

This church was also destroyed by Hurricane Ivan, however, they continue to use part of it for services.

A great start in the morning

Had a wonderful fruit platter at Whisper Cove Marina consisting of pawpaw (papaya), mango, oranges and passion fruit. What a great way to start the day!

Evening sky

We have had quite a bit of rain in the evenings, but had a beautiful sky the other evening while at anchor at Hog Island.

17th July 2011

Peggy OConnor
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Beautiful pictures!
Hi Janice and Bob, Kevin and I just got back from a 2 week sailing adventure around Lake Ontario. It was our first "long" sail. We thought of you both often as we came to the conclusion that there is nothing better in the world than being on the sailboat and traveling. It was truly the best 2 weeks of our lives! We learned so much and met so many fascinating people. We just wanted to keep going. I know it doesn't compare to what you both are doing but it did clarify for us that we want to do the same thing someday. We are going to try and make "someday" come much sooner!! Our house is for sale and we are looking for a larger sailboat that we could travel with. Our current boat went up for sale and we had an offer in 4 days and are waiting to have a survey completed. You never know when you might see us in a port!! I hope you will be able to come to Navy Point when you return for 2 months. We are all looking forward to seeing you and hearing tales of the high seas! Best to you... Peggy

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