Carriacou and Grenada

Carriacou is an Island of Grenada. We had hustled there, thinking we were escaping 30 to 40 knot winds and 8-10 foot waves. We snugged in, safely anchored, but thewinds never materialized. Four days at Carriacou brought only one stormy afternoon. We toured with a local, who drove us all around this mountainous island to see local boatbuilders and fabulous views of nearby islands.

 When the wind failed to materialized, we journeyed on to Granada, where we were to return the boat. During the stay, we anchored at Prickly Bay, on the far side of the island, protected from the Atlantic waves. St. George, on Grenada offered lots of touring opportunities. We signed up for an official tour, with guide, Michael and spent the day visiting a chocolate factory, a nutmeg sorting and shipping company, a high, cold, mountain park, with monkeys, a beautiful waterfall, with a local diver, a rum factory in operation since the 1700s, and eating a wonderful local meal on a cliff, overlooking the Atlantic. Well worth the expense.

 Michael , our guide explaining what a calabash is and a nutmeg sorter at work.

 The rum factory offered specialty rums, so we bought their chocolate rum, and later that night drank a toast to our Windward Islands trip.

Nights were beautiful at our Prickley Bay Anchorage

The end of our cruise was approaching and we motor sailed on over to the marina at St. George, capital of Grenada. On the way, we stopped to watch the yachts racing during the Grenada week sailboat races. Our final day, we toured Fort George, overlooking the bay and wandered through the town. The final night we motored back across by dinghy to enjoy a wonderful meal on the water.