June 1, 2015

GRENADA

MOLINERE BAY:  We snorkeled the Grenada Underwater Sculpture park.  The sculptures of this underwater gallery very much reflect Grenada's culture.  Mostly made of concrete and rebar, they create an ideal substrate, relatively fixed and permanent, on which marine life may develop.  As artificial reefs, these sculptures are proving highly successful in attracting a stunning array of varied marine life. 

While snorkeling, not only did we see the numerous sculptures but schools and schools of fish.  So much so, that if I were a whale, it would of been a good dinner.  It was just like a National Geographic show. It was amazing !  Also, we saw big schools of squid.

RING OF CHILDREN



PORT ST-LOUIS:  How do you tell the difference between a sheep and a goat ?  A local told me "Sheep down, goat up".  Meaning to say that their tails are either down or up.  I'll never mistake them again.

THIS BEAUTIFUL CATTERPILLAR BECOMES A MOTH, SEE BELOW

PSEUDOSPHINX TETIRO MOTH
We stayed at the Port St-Louis marina.  To me, it was one of the nicest marinas I've been in.  Beautiful pool and showers with a sushi restaurant and a 2nd restaurant/bar.  We did a wonderful tour of Grenada with our guide and taxi driver, Winston.  He had full of stories to tell and was well versed in the countries' politics.

We visited the Bennett coco plantation.  They also had goats & parrots. 

ONE DAY OLD GOAT

COCO TREE


COCO NUTS DRYING







THE COCO NUTS ARE ENVELOPED BY GOOWY WHITE STUFF

NUTMEGS DRYING

We hiked to the 7 sister's falls.  After the first falls, the hike gets pretty steep.  We were the only ones there.  Unfortunately, zip lines and cottages are being constructed therefore, it'll bring many tourists.  I'm glad we made it before the completion of the zip lines.

THE FIRST OF SEVEN FALLS



TIM, SUSAN AND BRIAN
THE HIKE GETS PRETTY STEEP TO THE UPPER FALLS


DRIVING ALONG THE SEASHORE

WAX APPLE TREE

ST-GEORGE:  St-George is just a short dinghy ride away.



ST-GEORGE HARBOR

HOW CAN YOU SPECIALIZE IN EVERYTHING ?

ST-GEORGE HARBOR

CEMETARY ON HILLSIDE

MANGO AND PASSION FRUIT FOR BREAKFAST





Information for Cruisers:
1. Just outside the St-Louis marina, there's a taxi stand/office.  We hired Winston who was very friendly and helpful.  He's one of the best guides I've had.  I highly recommend him.


No comments:

Post a Comment