Epping Forest - click to enlarge

Yesterday i visited Epping Forest to take some new photos of the exterior for their website.

It is a charming place and they have done their best to keep the old Grenadian plantation house look. The house of course is in excellent shape and you simply cannot compare it to what was there at the beginning.

Dave & Jackie, the owners, have done a simply amazing job of rebuilding it.

They had visited Grenada in 2001 and fell in love with the place. After searching the island, they came across this old plantation house which was literally falling apart.

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have been a little late in posting this week, mainly because we have been exceptionally busy.

Finally got the new webcam...with zoom!. Lots of people have been asking if we could give closeups of the lagoon development, so we decided to order in a more sophisticated camera which has zoom capability.

Of course, setting it up would not be easy! No no!

If the box says easy setup, this actually means that you need a at least a day and an engineering degree to get it to work as it should.
Before you say i should have read the instructions, if anyone has attempted to assemble any electronics lately, you would know that the instructions are either written in chinese, or in english which bears no resemblance to what we use in the real world...

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We had a nice soggy day yesterday and today is shaping up to be one as well.

This amazing sunset was the reward for yesterdays rain...lets see if todays is as good or better ;-)

Oct 07 - click to enlarge

There is so much talk about the lagoon/Port Louis project that we thought that everyone might like to see how it has been progressing.

Eventually, we might provide a slideshow of the entire thing, but here are a couple of photos from the start of the project.

As you can see, there has already been lots of changes with more to come.

They have filled in a section and the difference is easy to spot. You can see why the Willie Redhead Foundation has been voicing their concern that the development is making irreparable changes to the natural beauty of the lagoon.

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Sunday we decided to go looking for a place to set the next hash, again ....

Of course, we were looking for places slightly off the beaten track, which would be challenging and fun. Along the way we came across a few things which were little finds that most people tend to miss. For instance, if you ever wondered which came first, the chicken or the egg, we can definitely say it was the eggplant..;-)

All joking aside, just keeping your eyes open for the unusual will get you photos like these.... (banana, flower).

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Moni and i were talking about the many developments which are happening around the island right now and what we realised, and what really disappointed us, was that Grenada is slowly losing its uniqueness.

The developers have descended on the island and their only interest is in the bottom line...they are here to make money. (Of course! They want a return on their investment.)

The government has literally turned a blind eye to what is happening, giving everyone the placebo that these developments will attract visitors, provide employment and everyone will benefit.

At what cost?

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Sunday we decided to go searching for a location to set a hash.

For those of you who don't know what a hash is (sorry, has no relation to hashish, but you never know what you might come across while hashing), you can check out the Grenada Hash House Harriers site.

O.K, for the facts...Grenada is supposed to about 133 sq miles in area...However, with all the hills and valleys, it is actually closer to 500. That leaves a lot of real estate in which to knock about in, and all of it covered in fabulous lush greenery and tropical rain forest....that basically mean that there is a lot of bush.

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Was stuck in traffic again today trying to get through the paddock area.
NAWASA has been digging up the road again, this time to install water mains to connect with the pipes already installed in the Springs area.
To say things are a mess right now is putting it mildly.
Forget about passing that route...With all the machinery and holes in the ground, there is no chance of getting through during working hours.
Of course, signs are posted, with my favorite being the one which says..'Expect Delays'...(Duh!)along with the obligatory 'Men at Work' (apparently no women are allowed while the men make a mess of things).

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Its HOT!!.....

O.k, i know we live in the Caribbean and yes, this is September (the height of the hurricane season), but don't you think it is a little hotter than normal?
I think we are on the front lines of this global warming craze....haven't seen any icebergs in the area and even the ice in my glass has melted!
Lots of people say...oh, this is normal for September and anyway, by the end of next month things will cool down as we head into winter....(meaning that they think i'm just making noise and wining about the heat).

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View from Mt. Qua Qua

Today we decided to go hiking to Mt.QuaQua.......We should have gone to the beach instead! The trail is well marked and easy to follow.

If you ever wondered what the weather was like after Ivan, then i strongly suggest this scenic tour of the Grand Etang Lake with NO SHADE!!

The weather was absolutely perfect today, but it must have been in the 90's (check out the photos we took).

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