We are now at our next to last port, not counting going back to Fort Lauderdale. Remember Granada? We invaded it in the 1980’s. And they are very grateful. There is a big sign on the side of a building saying God Bless the USA. It looks like Cuban forces took over the island, and we, with the help of others, took it back for them. We did not stay.
Granada is a funny combination of French and English influences. First the French, so there are lots of metalwork on buildings, like New Orleans. Then the British, so they drive on the left. But they use miles and dollars.
Strange. We docked, yeah. No tenders. But, boy was it beautiful when we got off the ship (not).
We took a taxi with another couple and saw some of this part of the island. It is a paradise for anything that grows. Bamboo, papaya, bananas, cocoa beans, vanilla, nutmeg (their major export), sweet potato, cinnamon and lots of other stuff. It is very lush and beautiful. Glad we got a chance to see it.
Today is Sunday, so not much in the way of shopping was open until the 2 BIG cruise ships came in, after us. By then we were done for the day. It is hard to shop here for clothes because there is no season that we could wear the clothes at home. There are beaches here, like Great Anse Beach. Like most of the others, we didn’t go there. Beaches are not our thing. Even after this whole trip, we are still searching for “our thing”.
It is nice to be someplace where English is spoken, but the accents make it difficult. We really enjoyed our stay. We have found that after being out in even 90 degree weather we are really drained. It must be the humidity (I think I have said that before).
There is a fort here, or there was. We decided to miss this one, but here is a picture. Notice the hill we would have had to climb.
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