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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

After Dominica I went back to Grenada for my mum's farewell/retirement service and it was great! The photographer's promised some pics so I'm waiting for his email. It turned out to be a bit awkward trying to take photographs myself as I was forced to sit right up front and being the minister's daughter (all the way from England as they kept saying...like I ain't a Trini) I ended up being some kind of special guest as well...all that unwanted attention means no proper photos for the blog right now! The 10 barrel's, 2 crates and about 12 boxes are now all packed and ready to be shipped outta Grenada next week. I'll miss that beautiful island but I'll definitely go back. When I get back to Trinidad it's all about unpacking and setting up house again.

Man despite the tasks that I left England to do I seem to be finding the time to have great weekends (NOPE...I don't miss the overtime). 2 Friday's ago I enjoyed 'Fish Friday's' in Gouave, Grenada. Last Friday I partied the night away in Dominica and this Friday I went to a semi open air concert on the Harbour Front, down town Toronto and then took a walk to enjoy the vibrant atmosphere of Young Street (supposedly the longeset street in the world)! This isn't going to be a long update. I'm pretty tired from today's activities and tomorrow's a big concert (details should come in a later blog). All I'm going to say is that I had great time today...enjoy the pics!!!
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Bridgetown, Barbados

I left Grenada at 6:05 am for my 4 hour journey to Dominica. On my way to the 'Nature Island' Dominica we made two stops. Firstly Barbados then St Lucia. I only stayed in Barbados for an hour so I had to remain in transit (couldn't leave the airport). The name of the airport is Grantley Adams International Airport, who happened to be the first Prime Minister of the island. I hadn't been to Barbados since 2005 and when I was last there the airport was under construction. This time I was able to admire the airport's new sparkling interior. The building was nice but I wouldn't spoil my experience by speaking about the immigration officers who seem to think that they are above God.
Never the less, Barbados is one of my favorite Caribbean islands because it boasts some of the most beautiful white coral sands and turquoise beaches. I have to say that all of the Bajans (as natives of Barbados are called) that I know (other than the immigration officers) are very friendly people. Unfortunately I have no nice pics of the beach but I have a pic of one of our local airlines that I traveled on called 'Caribbean Star' and a pic of the newly refurbished airport. My view is only from the runway as photographs were not allowed in many areas of the main terminal. St Lucia next...
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Roseau, Dominica

Wow, well there's soooo much to say about my main destination Dominica, the Nature Island of the Caribbean but if I was to describe it in one word I would say GREEN. My dad said that if Columbus was to return to the Caribbean Dominica would be the only island that he would recognise. When you see the photos you will understand that statement!! Firstly let me say that I am proud to be a Dominican by descent. This luscious island is the birth place of my mother, her parents and the rest of her family.

After Landing at Cainfield airport, a tiny airport which can only take small aircrafts because of the length of the runway, all of the passengers including myself waited for approximately 15 mins before an immigration officer arrived. Apparently they forgot that a flight was coming in during that hour. I hired a taxi from the airport to Goodwill (where I stayed with my aunt) and as I was jumping in the car so did another woman which I later learned was my driver's girlfriend. Not very professional but life is pretty laid back in the Caribbean.

Dominica is situated between two French islands, Martinique and Guadeloupe. It was fought over by the French and the English so as you go through Roseau the architecture shows strong French influence. Many people, especially older natives speak French Patios called Kweyol however English is the official language. Tropical forest coats two thirds of the island and the island also has 365 rivers...one for each day!

As the title suggests, part of the purpose of this trip was for business. Within 2 hours of landed I had finished a meeting and had the rest of the day to relax and explore. On my first night I went with some cousins to a get together. The first drink that I had, a creamy alcholic drink did it for me so unfortunately I didn't take any pictures as I was sleepy after that drink.

The next day, the Thursday, I can hardly remember what I did. I know that I had a late start and spent the morning watching British programmes on BBC America (it's good to see something familiar). When the temperature went down considerably in the evening (i.e. approximately 26 degrees) I went for a walk around Roseau, Dominica's capital and then made my way to my cousin's flat on the river side for dinner and a long but productive meeting.

Friday was a great but a long day. I woke up at around 8 am, had a breakfast of papaya (paw paw) and mangoes. I stayed with my aunt who usually left for work before I emerged from bed but she left a supply of fruit for me every morning...thanks Aunty Myrts!! I got ready for my last meeting. It was supposed to have been a short one but went on a lot longer than planned. It was VERY SUCCESSFUL and right now I am still happy that things are moving...hurray!!! After the meeting I had lunch with my cousins Irwin, Andrea and Noah and then we went sight seeing. We went to the Victoria Falls but since I could spend a whole page describing that I'll let the photos speak for themselves.

On Friday night after such a long day I hit the road. Donna, if you read this please tell Malcom that I found a Red Bull in Dominica (not that easy to find either). So I had a Red Bull and then hit the road. My cousin Aurie was supposed to come to Happy Hour at the Fort Young Hotel but instead she put Vanessa in charge of me. Woweee she can PARTY!!! I had the leathal rum punch at Fort Young Hotel (please remember that I had a Red Bull shortly before I started). We left Fort Young at 11pm and headed further south to a bar on the Road to Point Michelle. I danced till I was soaking. The rythm of Caribbean beats, wrapping my arms around those slim waists of fit young men more than willing to offer me a dance...ooh la la..I'll stop there. We left there around 2 am and passed at a tiny bar called Sylvesters. They sell some wicked fish pies. At around 3 am we arrived at Black Velvet...mmm...I increased my contact list in there...lol. To be very honest I can't remember everything but I know that just after 5 am I was sitting at a stall at the local market in Roseau with my friends having breakfast...pig foot souse, followed by coconut water...yum yum. I got home after 6am.

I was up by 9am on Saturday and ready to roll by 11am. Before heading to the airport I had some more business to take care of. It was hard work but I'm satisfied at what was achieved. I can't be bothered to do a blog for my next 2 stops. I went to Antigua for a couple hours. The flight was delayed so I got to do some business. Had a short stop in St Vincent and now I'm back in Grenada.

Hope that you enjoy the pics!
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Castries, Saint Lucia

My next stop from Barbados was St Lucia. Well anyone who knows me well knows that one of my best friends Bev, is a St Lucian in and out so naturally when I landed in her hometown I couldn't resist giving her a call. She was at work in London at the time and so I decided to make her a little jealous. Lol...ok, that sounds cruel and yes it was but in a couple months we'll both be on holiday here for a few days.

I spent a couple hours at the little airport in Castries also much improved because of the 20/20 Cricket World Cup. I'm not obsessed with immigration officers but I must give those St Lucian immigration officers a thumbs up! They were so warm and friendly. One of them pointed out a little breakfast bar to me so I was able to have some hot cocoa tea and a pie before going back into the waiting area. So much for venturing out of the airport, there is wireless internet at the airport and we all know that I'm an internet junkie. I used my phone to pick up the wireless connection, downloaded my emails and by the end of that it was time to board another plane for my flight to Dominica. Again, not many pics but here are some pics of the tiny 12 seater. I got a good seat right behind the pilot but I didn't want to take too many photos just in case I disturbed them. Next destination....Dominica!!
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St George's, Grenada

Months of preparation have finally paid off and I am now out of the London office and in the extremely hot and sunny Caribbean.

London Gatwick: So much for automatic on line checking in!!! I had a rookie at the bag drop section who made my life hell for 20 mins. She tried to charge me £75's for the weight of my luggage but I used the Felix charm and finally after much deliberation I was on my way to the shopping hall. Loaded up on the essential chocolates, perfumes then I was off for my 10 hour journey. The journey was uneventful, I watched movies, played video games, ate and slept for a wink.

Grenada: Today is my 3rd day in Grenada and it's around 35 degrees again today. The only thing that I can do right now is to sit around in my shorts and a vest next 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 from Grande Anse beach with my cousins. My German cousins arrived from Dominica on Thursday as well so we got straight into sorting out some family business. There's so much work to be done, meetings to go to but I've found some time to have fun. It's good to be around family and friends.



Fish Friday's @ Gouyave: Last night I went to a place called Gouyave (pronounced Gwav) which is located on the Western side of the island for every popular Fish Fridays. Despite the horrible jet lag I enjoyed myself. Before we got to the busy streets of Gouyave we could smell the lovely aroma of Bar B Q'd fish and fried fish. It seemed as though a couple streets were blocked off so that several people could set up their stalls to sell fish products. Fish pizza, steamed fish, fried fish, baked fish, lobsters, crabs, bakes, cakes, local sweets and drinks were amongst the selection of goodies to buy. I met up with my friend Lee who's also on holiday in Grenada for a few more days. In all it was a good night.

Going out now: Today I spent almost 2 hours trying to figure out how to download pics from my new camera. I'm still working on it 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.

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