The Flamboyant Hotel St. George's

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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 ...

... on a cobble stone road, through the jungle, in the 30 degree weather. Lets just say, my ass will never recover. It was so steep, on the walk down, we had to walk backwards just to spare the wear and tear on our knees. This hike made the Grouse Grind look like a highway in the prairies. But all in all, it was worth it for the experience. How many people do you know who can say: " I climbed a volcano with a ninja named Jackie Chan." Seriously, so worth it.

So today was to be the sailing Catamaran and beach party day.....or so we thought! The materials have been updated (have to think we had something to do with that..), however, Princess listed their "Party Cruise & Beach" excursion on a Catmaran. I even called Princes to make sure it was a Sailing Catamaran with nets, etc....So, we got on to the bus that took us over to an area where ...

... way back to the ship enjoying again the picturesque capital. A policeman could be seen in his small wooden cubicle of a box directing with his hands the traffic. Simple things are so special. The ship left port at 7:00pm that evening. We deeply enjoyed the culture and the people. Grenada will remain a magical island in my mind where spices grow and everyone loves one another.

Thankful for spices.

Mo
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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!!!

... striped shirts - fun! We didn't have the limoncello this time around but it was an option - Princess makes their own homemade limoncello and offers an unlimited amount with a shot glass that you can purchase. We tried it last time and while it wasn't really my thing, Poolie really enjoyed it!

We went into the shops and found out where the one with the sunglasses and stuff was after asking an employee on board. I found a nice cheap watch ...

... so please be patient. More pics will come. I'm going to meet up with my friend so that we can go have a swim. My mum's coming back to Grenada today as she has been away at a meeting on another island called St Vincent for the past 2 days. I also spent a good 1/2 hour trying to figure out how to use this website so who knows how it's going to look. Right now, it' just too hot to think so I'm gone. I'll write again soon. Sims x

We enjoy checking out the national flags flying on the boats around us. Mostly we see US, French, German, Canada and Italian flags. Occasionally we'll see New Zealand, Austria, Turkey, Brazil and Australia. There are some that we can't recognize and believe them to be state flags of other nations. Other obvious signs of live aboard cruisers are the "flags" of colorful clothing hanging around the boats for each one's laundry day. This is just a part of life as we live it now ...

... bigger than the other islands we'd been to. I didn't take any pics on land there, because it didn't feel as safe as the other places. I didn't want to bring attention with my camera, when we explored by foot. We walked kind of far in both directions from the harbour. We had the town to our left and had dinner there one evening. A 40 minute walk to our right brought us to a huge beach where we hung out for a day, relaxing. I almost got in ...

... So muchos lager-downing later I got to play some pool with this guy who said his family is the drugs mafia of grenada! Also met some turtle looker-afterers who apparently get paid to come here for 6 months, just to look after bloody turtles! *******s! Things kinda got a wee bit hazy from there-on as more and more alcohol entered my blood. The next day we managed to piece most of the night together. So from the owl we got a lift with these two cocknies ...