Grenada is comprised of three islands - Carriacou, Petite Martinique (very far from the-not-petite-Martinique) and then of course, Grenada.
We cleared into customs in Carriacou, a hop skip and a jump (or a jib) from Union Island. We anchored in Terryl Bay on the southwest corner of the island and were surprised how this little quiet island had some of the best restaurants we've eaten at and yet another gorgeous hike.
We met Ann and John, the owners of Gallery Bistro just south of the marina. They're a couple from England who lived on St. Martin for years. Ann described their journey to become owners of this incredible restaurant by stating that "John was an accountant then quit to play around with food while I had a proper job on St. Martin." Our friends Chip and Sue, Joe and I were joined by Amy and Greg, a couple of catamaran cruisers we'd met on our hike in Bequia. While Ann poo-pooed John's "playing around with food," we all agreed that it was some of the best curry we'd ever had.
Our second night on Carriacou was a full moon night. We took a taxi over to the Paradise Beach Club where the owner, Allison greeted us with a "hi Margie!" as we walked up. I had only called for reservations, but Allison just knew it was us. The food and service was as good as Allison's greeting as we watched the sunset over Sandy Island. We happened to be there on a Wednesday night and the Paradise Beach Club is known for inviting cruisers like us to come on Wednesday nights and paint the name of their boat on a wooden plaque to be displayed among hundreds of other signs. Our boat, "Making Connections" will be hanging there the next time we visit.
I want to give credit to Chip and Sue who made us a hot breakfast several mornings on their vacation with us. And they did so on our final morning on Carriacou before we had a lovely, non-sporty, six hour sail to Grenada.
Once moored in St. George's Bay, Grenada, our first stop on land was none other than House of Chocolate. Grenada is known for their cocoa trees and many spices. We got to learn about all of the spices the next day on a tour of the island when we stopped at John's Spice Shop. He and his grandkids run this shop and he does a 30-minute presentation on all of the plants and spices on Grenada.
Our tour also included Annendale Waterfall, the Grand Etang Lake and ended with a rather technical, slippery hike to two of the Seven Sisters Waterfalls. While it rained much of the way, it was one of the most beautiful, green hikes we've been on. And once again, since it was low season, there were few people there.
On Chip and Sue's last day, we dinghied to Grande Anse Beach where we walked a good half mile to Umbrellas, a local bar restaurant for our final dinner together. Our walk back was during the most incredible sunset that lasted forever.
With Chip and Sue gone, we thought the party was over, but we managed to keep it going while getting our boat ready to put "on the hard" in Clarke's Court Marina the following week.
Gallery Bistro - John and Ann’s wonderful English/Indian restaurant.
John from the Spice Shop
Two of the Seven Sisters. That's Chip up there.
Making Connections against the Grande Anse Sunset
This sunset went on forever!
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