Our Intro to the Caribbean

GrenadaArrival.smallSally navigating into St. Georges, Grenada, Christmas Day 2018

KevinJeanne.smallRum punches with Kevin and Jeanne Walker, St. Georges, Grenada

BBCrabback.smallWe left our mark at BB’s Crabback Restaurant, Grenada

SuperyachtStGeorges.smallLots of superyachts in this marina

SweedReefer.smallSwedish Reefer?  What kind of name is this for a ship?

StGeorgesRainbow.smallRainbow off St. Georges anchorage

ExploreStGeorges.smallDave exploring St. Georges

MonoMonkey.smallMono Monkey, Grand Etang National Reserve, Grenada

AnnandaleFalls.smallAnnandale Falls

Lush vegetation at Annandale Falls

Belmont.smallOur guide and expert cacao tree climber, Belmont Estates

Cacao beans drying, Belmont Estates.  Tradition is women walk on the beans to spread them out and help the drying:  Piper and Sally in action.

Tortoises.smallTortoises at Belmont Estates

GoatDairy.smallGoat dairy, Belmont Estates

Soursop.smallSoursop, a fruit we’d never heard of but learned to love

Rum.small1800s era River Antoine rum distillery

FishMarket.smallSt. Georges fish market; boat full of jacks

RumPunch.smallEnough said

Jake.smallJake skinning a puffer fish

JakeParty.smallSunday at Jake’s Beach; the whole village comes out to swim, BBQ, and play music

ConcordFalls.smallConcord Falls.  We all jumped off the cliff above Piper’s head and swam underneath the waterfalls.

GangatConcord.smallPiper, Dana, Mike, Dave and Sally at Concord Falls

Carvings.smallTraditional rock carvings on route to Concord Falls

Parking.smallPrecarious parking

Sunset2.smallOne of many awesome sunsets

OffTheHook.smallParadise Beach, Carriacou

SteepTyrell.smallSteep streets at Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou

ToadCarriacou.smallLocal fauna, Carriacou

SmoothiesCarriacou.smallWe ordered a smoothie here, the owner whacked a coconut with a machete, can’t get much fresher than that!

RelaxCarriacou.smallCarriacou is a very relaxing place

ParadiseBeach.smallParadise Beach, Carriacou

HogBay.smallHogs Bay anchorage, Grenada

Hillsborough.smallHillsborough anchorage, Carriacou

UpperConcord.smallSally ready to swim in Upper Concord Falls

Bridge.smallWe had to work our way to Upper Concord Falls

AmyCalConcord.smallAmy and Cal cooling off below Upper Concord Falls

D_SUpperCOncord.smallRomantic moment at Upper Concord Falls

We loved Cal’s fishing skills.  And beer drinking.

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Wow that needlefish had some teeth!

PetiteMartinique.smallView of Petite Martinique, northernmost island owned by Grenada

CoolBoat.smallSally driving the dinghy after checking out a cool boat next to us at St. Georges

ConchPile.smallLots of these piles of conch shells

Kayak.smallUsing our new seats clipped on to our SUPs to convert them to kayaks.  Works great!

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Cal on Wally Walou

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Amy on Wally Walou

Snorkeling Sandy Island

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Dave by Sandy Island

Snorkeling with the turtles, Tobago Cays

GangCarriacou.smallCal, Amy, Sally and Dave on Paradise Beach, Carriacou

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Sally chillin’ between Carriacou and Grenada

Violin.smallViolinist and his friend, Bequia

Danielle and Ivan

BlueEntrance.small

Following the Blue Lagoon harbormaster between 2 very narrow markers, marking shallow reefs

conch_blowing.smallOops I think you are supposed to put these by your ears…

Pirates.smallHere’s where much of Pirates of the Caribbean was filmed