Ade's Dream Carriacou

So, <br>Went to the masaya markets, makes you really wonder why Canadian Health organizations are so anal retentive about sanitary practices. There are pieces of meat, sitting in blazing heat, with flies all over them, everywhere. You can also buy half dead chickens, vegetarians must just be ******. Started my spanish classes as well. Fun Fact: the word Papaya in Cuba, means vagina... could get very confusing if you happen to be ...

... La Palma, La Gomera, Lanzarote and Tenerife), the Greek Islands (Corfu, Crete, Santorini, Mykonos, Skiathos and Rhodes) the Red Sea Riviera (Sharm el Shiekh, Hurghada and Taba Heights) the Arabian Gulf (Dubai, Oman, Qatar and Abu ...

... s expected of them, but rarely beyond that, and I was never delightfully surprised at anything that I would call exceptional. The food itself was good, but again, nothing blew me away.<br><br>Right Outside the Villa!Back at the villa, we had requested a private chef, whose services where passable when she was around, though the kitchen itself ...

... Volcano just off the coast of the island towards Carriacou. Tours through the rain forest are great to learn all about the nature of the island. Take in some of the waterfalls dotted around the island, staggeringly beautiful and peaceful. The thing that attracts me personally to Grenada is the feel of being shipwrecked on an island full of natural beauty where all you need to do to enjoy yourself is sit and watch peacefully as the Caribbean sun sets over the hills. The ...

... the captain we would not be joining the return. He was quite nice and understood the situation.<br><br>Back in St. George, we did some shopping in Port and explored the famous spice shops. Dot's plaza had a nice selection of spice and soaps. http://mypages.spiceisle.com/dots/ As well as many street vendors offering baskets with fresh spices. I recommend buying your spices from a ...

A very, very hot day in Grenada (high 80's / high 20's). When it showers, it feels very warm and almost dries instantly to your skin (very refreshing). We did some brief shopping today (Spice Islands). Ready to head sail to Bonaire (near South America) for tonight and tomorrow. One more port to go before sailing back to the USA, where we stop in Aruba on Wednesday (big shopping day).

... The driver had to stop the van, clean up Mi's shoes before proceeding down the road. Everyone was laughing. <br><br>Our next stop was Fort Frederick. The fort was first constructed by the French in 1779 and completed by the English in 1791. It offered a fantastic view of the town and the harbour below. In the distance, the Caribbean Princess could be seen. <br><br>After a wonderful tour which lasted 4 hours, we made ...

... to spinach. After the veggies were chopped, the head cook carefully layered the pieces in a huge pot, added some pig parts and chicken pieces, sprinkled it with ketchup and hot sauce and put it on an open fire pit in the yard. Then fresh coconut water was poured over the whole shebang and the pot was covered with a piece of corrugated sheet metal and left to cook for two hours while we were free to visit and buy ...

Arrived here at 8am. The weather is hot and sunny. Have looked around the town a bit - round the Spice Market mainly. Having a great time here. Hopefully off to the beach later for my first dip in the Caribbean sea.... Will try and find a computer tomorrow. Hope everyone's ok and reading this blog!!!

... one in the world for nutmeg. Right now they are number three. We were told that the island is 80% recovered from that devastating storm. There are many homes that are new, however many others that have had to be abandoned. The contrast between the two next-door to each other is striking. We had lunch in an old church - up some crumbly concrete steps that made me wonder what we were getting ourselves into. Our jerk pork and chicken meals were ...