The island of Grenada was the most southerly island we visited in 2018. We were not disappointed! Grenada is another jewel in the Windward Island chain. A few of the many highlights:
Beautiful St. George's:
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| St. George's Harbour |
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| Walking alongside the fishing boats tied to the seawall |
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| One way (we think???) Sendall Tunnel |
Josh and Tiff visited us for a great week of touring Grenada:
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| Lunch at the Belmont Estate |
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| Our guide, Jason |
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| Cocoa Beans!!! |
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| "She got feet, and she knows how to use them . . . " |
Highlight alert: A day hiking and touring with the legendary Telfour Bedeau:
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| Hiking with Telfour, |
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| The weather is not always perfect! |
Back at Hog Island, we watched the preparation of local sea urchin:
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| "Beach to Table" |
Another amazing experience was traveling all the way up to the north tip of the island to watch the Leatherback seaturtles lay their eggs. Because of the fragility of the whole situation, this is a very strictly managed site. We took one of Shade Man's shuttles up to Levara Beach, then checked in for a guided walk along the beach at midnight. (Coincidentally, once again our guide was Jason!). Red headlamps only, and stay quiet! Each small group is assigned one nesting turtle, and both the guides and the sea-turtle scientists explain the entire ritual.
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| Susan gets to comfort the sea turtle! |
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| Turtle Trance! |
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| Success!!!! |
Speaking of rituals, there is one more of them worth experiencing: The Hash. I had no idea this existed, but like a lot of the cruising experiences you get quickly submerged into local events by listening to the local VHF Cruisers Net. Every week the organizers of the Hash choose a location anywhere on the island, and a couple of hundred folks travel there to participate in the Hash. So what is it?? See for yourself,
here!
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| Run or walk the Hash! |
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| When you're done with the walk/run, great local food, drink and company. |
So that's the end of a great winter season! We hauled Pratique at Clarke's Court and returned, boatless, to Providence for the summer. Sure, we missed Pratique. But there's always friends boats to be on. And when there aren't friends boats, you make it work anyway you can:
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| Roger Williams Park Pond |
