Our Grenada Blog

Tonight we had an amazing sunset. For more photos click below on "Read More"

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If anyone in the Caribbean hasn't heard by now that we had a strong earthquake, then they were asleep.
Driving home this afternoon, i was stuck in the usual traffic jam at the Lagoon junction when i realized that the jeep was shaking a little more than normal.

Of course, the first thought which goes through my head is that the suspension probably needs checking, after all, Scooby is a little long in the tooth now (12 years old). Just about then i glanced up and noticed that the telephone poles and wires were shaking....O.K! Must be an earthquake!...or at least a strong tremor.

Right about then i also noticed that all the employees in the buildings along the roadside were running outside.

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Tourism in Grenada is a major industry, and the tourist dollars are very important to our island. Like the government slogan says "tourism is everyone's business".

Every couple of days we have at least one cruise ship in port and sometimes up to three. We have noticed a few quirks, over the years..you tend to, if you go people watching.....

For instance, Moni worked for a couple years as a rainforest hiking guide for the german cuise ships, and was always amazed how some tourists came dressed to go hiking.

I mean really!! High heels, fully made up, wrong type of clothing. You would think that they don't expect to get muddy and sweaty, much less soaked by a passing shower of rain, especially as the tours started in the rainy season. After doing this for so many years, her biggest wish was to get a t-shirt which said 'I am not a tourist'!...

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For the past couple of months we have been noticing the chinese workers putting up a building in Woodlands, next to the Sugar Factory.

We naturally assumed that it was either accommodation for their workers, or some sort of warehouse for supplies used in construction.

Turns out that it is actually a hotel! Of course, we got a few photos.

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Today we thought we would tell you about one of our favourite places to eat local food and to relax :-)

The little Dipper in Woburn is just an amazing place. The first time I saw it, I thought wow that little wooden house is cute and has an amazing view.

Later on, I realized it was a tiny restaurant.

People had told us before that we should try the Little Dipper because the food is very good, but somehow we never managed to go there.

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This is a blog of our life in Grenada, our thoughts on life and the way we view things around us, the way we see life through our sometimes rose colored glasses.

Welcome to our own little world.

We decided to start this blog because...well, people are always asking us what its like living in the 'Sunny Caribbean'.
The quick answer to that is 'Not

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