Gary’s Parents came all the way from New Zealand to visit us
for two and a half weeks, arriving just in time for Gary’s birthday. We picked them up in Grenada, then
quickly headed up to the clearer waters of the Grenadines.
It was wonderful to be able to see all the way down to the
sea floor again, as well as much more sea life. We swam with turtles and snorkeled the reefs all over again. Saltwhistle Bay was just as mesmerising the second time around as it was
the first (see the blog “Paradise Found”).
Gary took his parents up to a Church on Mayreau to look at the view over to the Tabago Cays.
Gary took his parents up to a Church on Mayreau to look at the view over to the Tabago Cays.
All too soon we were heading back to Grenada where Gary’s
parents wanted to do some more exploring.
We jumped on an island tour with Cutty, who thrilled us with his
knowledge of spices and other flora and fauna. Every few minutes we stopped for Cutty to jump out, pull
leaves or fruit from a tree and explain what it was and how it was used. He even pointed out the difference
between goats and sheep (yes, even a kiwi needed this pointed out as the sheep
look identical to the goats here – no woolly coat): a goat has a short tail up,
and a sheep has a long tail down.
He took us to an old hotel that was destroyed by hurricane Ivan a few years back but still boasted the best views of the St George township.
Our next stop was a spice plantation.
Then on to play with a few monkeys.
A stop by a nutmeg tree...
Before the cocoa processing plant.
Final stop the rum distillery. You won't have heard of the brand. They only sell locally for two reasons, the local demand is so high they can't make enough to meet the demand, and the alcohol content (75%) is so high it is classified as flammable and therefore cannot be transported by air. Everything is done the same way it has been since the 1700's, powered by the water wheel and burning of the chaff for the distilling.
We will soon be heading to Trinidad to begin preparations for the next stage of our adventure.
Our next stop was a spice plantation.
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| Coffee Bean |
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| Cocoa Bean |
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| Cutty showing us the end product |
A stop by a nutmeg tree...
Before the cocoa processing plant.
Final stop the rum distillery. You won't have heard of the brand. They only sell locally for two reasons, the local demand is so high they can't make enough to meet the demand, and the alcohol content (75%) is so high it is classified as flammable and therefore cannot be transported by air. Everything is done the same way it has been since the 1700's, powered by the water wheel and burning of the chaff for the distilling.
We will soon be heading to Trinidad to begin preparations for the next stage of our adventure.
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