Blogs from Saint George, Grenada, Central America Caribbean - page 2

Grenada After a longish sail we arrived just as night was falling into Prickly Bay, Grenada. Yet did we know this would be our home for nearly three weeks! As we manoeuvred through the many boats we set the anchor and took our first glimpse of "The Bensons" Tina, Nick, Ollie and Ted a Devon based family who we met a few years ago while watching our boys play rugby in a cold wet Topsham. The Bensons had rented a villa nearby for one week and were then due to join us for one week whilst we explore the neighbouring islands. Once on land and cuddles all around we went back to their villa and enjoyed a delicious curry and the first of three nights in a bed that doesn't move! How funny what ... read more

This coming day was all about nature. We started out from the harbour of St. George's, the capital and went into the mountains to see some fantastic wildlife. Grenada is a very green and beautiful island and the flowers are impressive (see photos). At a farm we learned about cacoa and how they are harvested. We drove all the way to Gouyave, the second biggest city of the island to visit a nutmeg factory. We saw how they are dried, cracked open, sorted etc. Quite interesting to see, even though non of us really liked nutmeg. Because of this we passed quickly through the store inside the factory where many tourists bought fresh nutmeg but also nutmeg oil etc. Even though it was nice, I wish happy to be out of there because the freshly cracked ... read more

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 Nature s’organise pour nous le rappeler. Nous n’aimons pas demeurer au centre dans Prickly Bay quand le vent tourne au SE, le mouillage devient alors très rouleur et donc inconfortable. Nous essayons de nous rapprocher ... read more

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 terrain de jeu, pour l’instant, est situé sur la côte Sud de l’île où se trouve entre autres la capitale, St-Georges, et la majeure partie des ressources nautiques de l’île : marinas, magasins de marine, chantiers navals, et les centres d’approvisionnements : IGA, marchands ... read more

We arrived yesterday morning on time and without incident. At home our cat, Tigger, went into hiding when he realized we were going away. From previous experience we knew he would be hiding under our bed. We managed to peel him off the carpet. Imagen the combined strenght of cat claws and velcro! Althought Shauna is a seasoned taveller, she had a novel experience at YYZ. A random body search, including the security officer running her rubber gloved hands thru Shauna's hair. The sleeping comfort of the airport in Trinidad was 7 on a scale of 10. The seats were pretty comfortable but we were too excited to get much rest. A woman also woke Harald up after he slept for 2 hours saying he's slept enough and now it was her turn, as all the ... read more