Grenada

Today we arrived about noontime in Granada. The winds were blowing hard and the rain was falling, but that did not stop Hubby and me from having an enjoyable day!

We were greeted by our tour guide, Pam and her driver, Lloyd. They took us all over the Island showing us the natural beauty of Grenada. One thing many people don’t know is how many spices are produced here. Nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon and mace.

We went to small pull-overs where we could stretch our legs and soak in a little of the local flavor as well as some of the warm, wet, rain. We stopped on the Atlantic side of the Island and saw the beach of black sand.

We went to the rain forest and met a Mona Monkey, which is indigenous to the Island. I was lucky enough to get quite close to him for this picture. Isn’t he beautiful? He was very friendly and I think he has discovered a way to get snacks all day long! He just acts sweet and people start giving him bananas and then he is a happy little monkey!

We were stuck in traffic for a few minutes due to a land slide across the road. Our guide told us it has been raining there for the last week and the ground is so saturated that it was letting go. As we sat waiting this cute little dog stood above the bus looking down on us. I sure do miss my doggies back home!

We returned to town and stopped at a few shops before heading back to the ship. As we neared our ship we saw a fantastic site. Two sister ships side by side! Hubby grabbed the camera and took this photo.

Tomorrow we are in Dominica, and we must be up early to make the tender boats to shore. We ate our dinner early and now we are getting ready for bed.