The hills only go up
Getting off the boat for a run in a new anchorage really kills two birds with one stone for us (that’s really not a very nice metaphor, is it). Firstly, it allows us the opportunity to do a bit of exploring and get our land bearing while at the same time, helps us to get rid of some of the cobwebs that take hold when you’re on a boat 24/7. The challenge with running in Grenada I have found is that it is a pretty mountainous place. In fact, the hills remind me of the optical illusion below where the stairs always appear to be going up. Obviously not true here of course, but some of the hills are so steep, going down them is just as much of a workout as going up (well, almost).
I’m pretty confident the neighborhoods we were jogging through yesterday are not typical. More likely it’s the rich and famous who live there, or at the bare minimum, rich. The houses, often set behind locked gates (occasionally guarded), were beautiful and the colors of the flowers surrounding them were breathtaking.
I checked on the chart and I actually think this is 12? North, or at least pretty close to it.
An absolutely spectacular place. Great photos. Donna and I are so happy for you guys.
And M. C. Escher is my favorite. His work reflects how my work usually feels.
But not for long. House under contract and starting the liquidation. Will be following you soon.
Thanks Kirk. I can’t wait to hear about your trip down, Kirk. Do you plan to head towards Bermuda and then hang a right?
As seems typical, our plan is “no plan”. We will be leaving the Norfolk area in late October / November 1 and plan to make Grenada this time next year. What is in between is up in the air. 🙂
That is the perfect plan. It worked for us.
Wow. Great photos this post!
Thanks Scott.
Wow, what beautiful pictures! We knew absolutely nothing about Grenada until now. It looks like a beautiful place and more upscale than we imagined … a great place to spend a few months while waiting out hurricane season!
I am sure Grenada is like most other islands with some wealthy sections like this and then many parts (most) which are not. It just so happens that the wealthy live on the nice coastlines which is also where they build marinas. We’re looking forward to exploring the ENTIRE island.
We rented motorcycles to explore the mountains and the small villages. Back then white man wasn’t seen too much up there. At every little shack we stopped at for refreshment(beer), before we left a crowd would form at a distance to watch us. It was an incredible experience to say the least. In the bigger towns all the locals wanted to talk politics, of course the big bombs of America had recently invaded their island. At that time (1990?) American money had already repaved all the roads. We had a blast with those bikes.
I’ll be curious to analyze the changes to the island through your blog. I don’t think there was a marina on the south side other than in Georgetown. We anchored in Prickly Bay but I remember we had to go into Georgetown to fuel.
That sounds cool.
There are several marinas in the area now. We haven’t required fuel but I am sure there are multiple sources.
Gorgeous pictures – and place. Makes you wonder who owns those homes, doesn’t it?
Yeah, I wonder.
If I counted correctly, there are 5 cat’s anchored in that bay.
They are sure getting more popular.
Bill Kelleher
Hi Bill. It’s a big bay so I bet there’s a lot more that that (out of frame).
The area you are looking at in the photo is the shallowest section of the bay which is why you likely see more cats there.
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