Stacy, Woofie and Domino in Airport

I was never able to download pictures while in Grenada... but I faithfully wrote the blogs and took LOTS of photos!  Now that I am back in the States (with fast internet) I will start posting the blogs in order, so you can enjoy them also!!!

Sunday April 21, 2013

We have arrived in Grenada! No problems with our flights and travel.  We met a couple of our team at JFK and more of the group at the airport in Grenada.   We actually arrived last night, but it was dark when we arrived.  Our accommodations are very nice.  The “rooms” are little casitas with a small kitchen, living room, large bedroom and large bathroom.  There is a nice little balcony with a little table and chairs.  The rooms have air conditioning!  It is warm and humid but not hot and super humid.  Pretty nice!

The grounds are beautiful.  It is toward the end of the dry season so it is still brown, but many different, pretty flowers.  We had planned a snorkel trip for this am, but the weather did not cooperate.  So we had the day to ourselves.  We walked down to the supermarket to get some supplies.  Food is expensive and it is priced in different ways on different items.  Some prices are in US dollars, some in EC (Eastern Caribbean dollars) and price may be per pound, or per kg or 250 gm or 500 gm… three different cheeses were priced in three different ways… no way to compare.  Oh well, just get what you want and don’t try to figure it all out.

Spent time walking on the beach, visited a craft market, drank “Ting” a grapefruit soda (similar to, but not the same as, “Squirt” in the US), visited around the pool, ate dinner at a local restaurant.  I had Calaloo Soup, a soup made from a dark, leafy vegetable (similar to spinach?) that was excellent.

I tried to download pictures for the blog… after one hour a single picture still had not downloaded… so I will have to try something else.  I have lots of pics already to share!

More tomorrow!

Stacy

Beautiful flowers all over the grounds

A sneak view of our casita

A visitor at breakfast time!