Grenada
Travel Blogs from Grenada
The Spice Island
i made it over to Grenada yesterday.. the customs guys were pretty moody.. the first guy asked all the usual questions like asking me how long i'm here for.. i say 2 weeks.. after a few more q's he asks me when i'm leaving again, i say in two weeks.. ...
next island
well i made it to a small island called Carriacou.. it's still part of Grenada and Union island which is part of the Grenadines, which makes up St. Vincent and the Grenadines, is teasingly visible from the main town of carriacou called Hillsborough.. So ...
Little islands
... been having problems with my mobile phone.. since i left Trinidad i haven't been able to top up my now run down credit in Grenada.. even though when i was buying it i was told i could top up all over the caribbean, in St. George the girl receptionist ...
A very popular and social city
Day 95 April 9th continued - The bus to Grenada only takes about 90 minutes to reach the edge of the city. The bus stops in a crowded bus station below the frantic Marcado Municipal (market). To gain a flavour for the city and being the cheap man I ...
Relaxing in Grenada
... myself, one day we would come back to this beautiful land and visit some the amazing site that we missed this time round. Grenada is located on the shores of Lago Nicaragua, the largest body of fresh water in Central America. The lake actually looked ...
Feb 04, 2012
What do i actually do?
Hi everyone, Ive had a few requests asking what im actually doing at the hospital, and what the people here are like. So lets start with the hospital. Theres not a lot to say, coz i dont do much :) I tend to go in for about 8:30 depending on when i ...
snorkel snorkel, fishy fishy
Hey everyone, i know i put an entry up last night, but been snorkelling today, and its awesome!! Was quite apprehensive about it all coz not a big fan of sitting in the middle of a big dark expanse. Went along with katie and karren for some morral ...
photos and videos
Just some more photos from time here Ive also got another website where I am uploading videos. I only get 8Mb/week so there should be a new video every week for u to see. http://www.vimeo.com/clip=2279 If u follow this link u can see the first ...
Catch-up
Has been a hectic week! Lots going on. I cant actually remember it all but will try my best. Certainly lots of photos to upload. So yeah, the rum factory, well all i can tell u is its a factory that makes rum (they wouldnt let us go around it). We did ...
limin limin
... of me, a steel drum playing behind me and a pina colada next to me, a good way to spend the last day in Grenada, a island which is called the spice island for more reasons than just its nutmeg, so many flavours and experiences, from the waterfalls to the ...
where pirates used to attack
... -saving health care. Baffling. So now, on day two of my three-day penicillin fix, my bum is pretty sore, but Grenada is pretty great. Even better now that my sweet, dear hubby has insisted we indulge and move to a luxury hotel nearly four and a ...
Guatemala to Nicaragua
... , Managua. This city was a bit dodge too so we visited the mall, did some shopping and watched Mr and Mrs Smith at the cinema...loved it! So 1 hours bus from Mangua and we're here in Grenada....so..thats all folk's! Hope everyones safe and ...
End of the Cruise
... and ears open for issues. We stopped overnight in St. Georges and then went on to Tyrell Bay, Carriacou before checking out of Grenada. Once checked out in Hillsborough we sailed west of Union Island and on to Bequia in high seas and winds. It was a ...
Nearly time
Hi, Just a quick update as this may be the last time before i go to america...#$&@ yeah! Havnt been up to much recently other than the sport of extreme sunning. Im getting closer and closer to my ideal of becoming an arab every day. Dont know how ...
Hurricane Emily
... a tropical storm looming off the east coast many miles away and it was projected to hit the windward island (of which grenada is the most southern). So we followed it carefully. It was confusing getting different reports from different sources. The news ...
Finally arrived in Grenada
... to the fan. A little later I'm going to hit the mall and then go to the beach to cool down. I've been in Grenada since Thursday evening and I haven't slept at home as yet. I've been staying in the south of the island about 5 mins away ...
Sailing day
Sorry for no entry last night. We discovered that a day at sea with two toddlers is tiring, for us and for them. We're just about to head off to a new beach to tire out the kids - more later! We had toyed with the idea of doing two days at sea, ...
Change of plans
... beauty of it is, american flights are really cheap, and i will be saving money on accommodation (which costs a fortune out here in grenada). America in general will be soo much cheaper. So i think its an ingenious plan, but will need to wait and see if ...
Animal cruelty
... ! I think I did around 7 knots when we were going at the fastest speed, which felt fast enough for me. The main harbour of Grenada was a bit bigger than the other islands we'd been to. I didn't take any pics on land there, because it didn't feel as ...
The Road Trip
... went on further to the top right hand tip of the island where u are able to see all the little islands north of grenada. Here we stopped for our picnic, and champagne! Its totally different up there coz ur looking out over the atlantic ocean rather than ...
Start of work
Yo yo yo, how yor vibes? Trying to pick up some lingo from the locals but they say everything backwards so its quite hard to understand! Anyway, 'started' work today. Got to the hospital (after an incident inside the car...explain after this) and ...
last of the bottle
... of items at the click of a finger, now its feeding the crew and having a rum at the end of the day. Grenada has a much more relaxed feel than the other islands further north, relaxing but still a productive island and it shows in the quality of ...
Ups and Downs
Hi everyone Havnt been uploading anything recently, so thought I would tell u what ive been up to recently, if i can remember, coz it mostly involves alcohol! Well since I last wrote, its been pissssssing it down!!! Ive never seen so much water ...
Caribbean delight
... about leaving was that I didn't have to pay the airport tax because I had been there less than 24 hours. haha. I arrived in Grenada (The Spice Island of the Caribbean) late in the evening and was driven to a hotel that has advertised a cheap prices on ...
corzola and grenada
... largest national forest in spain. absolutely breathtaking. you may hike for hours and hours, but it is definitly 'marece la pena.' grenada, the second weekend, by far my favorite city that i visited in spain. a very beautiful, chill, heady, hippy college ...


