Mt. Stanhope Estate St. Mark

... to your cuban friend about eating alot of papaya.

I have planned out the next 3 months of my life( you think I'm exagerating, but I'm not). Basically it's non-stop bussing around on the weekends to some of the crazy destinations in Nica, but I'll give more details once I have actually been there.

As far as personal life in the house goes, its pretty relaxing. On my run this morning, I saw an eight year ...

... to get on the bus, but we were parked on the side of the street in a town of maybe 200 people. C'mon, like seriously. Then we got to Mombacho, and walked up to the tour booth in order to pay for our hike. So, because we are keeners, all three of us agreed that we should just walk up to the top on the road rather than pay the extra ten dollars to take the shuttle. The guys who worked there must have just been thinking "****ing gringos." We walked 1000m up in ...

... The Bel Air Plantation in St Davids has an authentic plantation feel to it, it has an infinity swimming pool and the delightful ‘Waters Edge’ restaurant. This is more of a base to see the island rather than a resort in its ...

... pool which gives you unspoilt views over the island, surrounding islands and the ocean ahead. Sea fish is definately the dish of the day in Grenada, fresh every day to the array of local restaurants, there is always something new to try and the local delicacy are sublime. One restaurant we visited during our stay was Red Crab, very popular with the locals and visitors alike. It is a friendly place serving good home cooked meals in a great setting with views of the hills on ...

... the captain we would not be joining the return. He was quite nice and understood the situation.

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 ...

... us . It was out of this world to put it mildly. I kept thinking, King Kong would have loved to live here, in all of this green vegetation and mountains. It was entirely a different landscape than the islands previously visited the last two days. The colourful painted houses were built on the hillsides giving a tropical and exotic view. Dark clouds could be seen in the centre of the island probably a rainforest, otherwise ...

... best. All day long, mini-vans run the roads. There is no schedule, they simply turn around at the end of their run and start over. Each van has a driver and a conductor who collects the fare. It costs less than one dollar US to board. You can get anywhere on the island, but will have to transfer to another bus if you want to go out of your "section". You don't have to worry about finding a bus - they pass you about one every minute or so. The ...

... the Aussies. Beach balls can roll on the field, only to be retrieved by bouncer...and given back to the crowd! The DJ in the Party Stand starting doing mix-ups of 'Land Down Under', and the rums flowed freely (again). The sheer quantity of ****** Aussies and Kiwis at Friday's Aus/NZ match is going to make it the match of the World Cup, unless the 2 teams meet again in the finals. So, in short, I'm going to need a new liver when I get back...

... it was only as bad as a gale at home. I was very tired, so retired, thinking it wasnt going to get any worse. Woke up the next day to find water everywhere! and apparently it hit about half an hour after i went to bed, with constant winds of about 90mph and gusts of about 115mph. There wasnt any damage to be seen but apparently the north of the island got hit very badly. the hospital lots some of its roof. my place in lance aux epine was a bit flooded, a few ...

Having a great time cruising back up the island chain. have been in grenada for the last few days and will be moving up the grenidines to st vicent over the next few. Life seems easier now the passages are out of the way. more laid back more carribbean :-) have lots to put in but time ashore / in internet cafes is short.