St. George's, Grenada - May 15-25, 2008

On to St. George's! We had been waiting a long time to get to Grenada. Having heard great things about it, we were anxious. We had a beautiful sail down the west coast and arrived at Ross Point, just outside St. George's Lagoon. Our mail was waiting--imagine that! We were glad to be in a larger area not unlike St. Martin where there are good boating stores and supplies, good supermarkets, a great outdoor market and lots of good restaurants. St. George's is the home of St. George's University, an international school of medicine. We enjoyed the town of St. George's carenage--a centre-city of sorts. Had a really fine lunch of grilled fish, eggplant, plaintain and salad for $30 EC ($10 US) at a place called BB's Crab-back. The chef himself came out to see what we thought of the meal. Mike even enjoyed the eggplant and plaintain--that says a lot!



After spending some time there, we went to Prickly Bay on the south coast. Although a little rolly, we were able to get pretty good internet service even though we had to pay for it. We had some research to do and wanted to spend some time on the internet so it was worth it. Though not as convenient as Ross Point from which we could dinghy to St. George's, we were able to gt around easily on the buses which work well in Grenada and are cheap. Buses, hmmmmm.... They are mostly minivans with about 5 bench seats that really seat 2-3, but are made to handle anywhere from 3-7. That means a busload is about 20+ people when full--which is often thecase especially when leaving the downtown bus station where they wait until full to overflowing. Cheap: the cost is $2.50 ec per person per ride--about $ .93 US one way. The downside is the speed with which they travel--very high--in crowded areas with people, children, and animals walking in the roadway. Such travels must be very hard on the vehicles with quick stops on sometimes very steep hills. Anyhow, we've learned to close our eyes or look at the scenery. If it's our time, it's our time!