Grenada - August 20, 2008

We woke this morning to terribly strong winds and rain. The massage mattress was left folded on the veranda and came crashing over along with the headrest. Much of the belongings on the porch were strewn about. We didn't bother to venture for breakfast this morning due to the rain and a lack of desire for a lack luster crepe. The initial plan was to go on another rain forest hike and to see a bigger waterfall. With the rain, we knew that plans had changed.


About 12:00p.m. we headed to St. Georges. We went to another Crater Lake where we saw a few small carp. We then headed to Grand Etang to look for wild monkeys. Wild in Grenada is far from the wild in the US. All the roaming animals seem tamer than house pets! We were fortunate enough to spot a monkey on the fence and T handed him a banana! It was so very cool. The monkey even decided it was full and threw the remainder of the banana on the ground and walked away!






Next we headed to the Annandale Waterfall. We were able to swim in the waterfall. T enjoyed jumping off the lower ledge into the water. Unfortunately I didn't grab extra batteries and my camera was dead! I wasn't able to get pictures actually in the "power shower". Several locals were bathing in the falls, soap and all.




We headed back to St. Georges and did touristy shopping. We saw a Subway and I was craving a sub, but we went with some ice cream instead! T was even craving a doughnut which is very unlike him, so we split one of those as well. We bought t-shirts and trinkets in St. Georges. We also stopped for a drink at a local bar while mom pleasantly listened to more of James' stories. I had tuned out the stories several days earlier, especially since they were becoming redundant and I was tired of hearing about his known accomplishments and articles he's written about eco-friendly this and that. None of which we saw at the resort! We also stopped at the local smoothie stand and had a banana and mango smoothie. We arrived back at the resort about 6p.m.


We headed up to the "restaurant" about 8p.m. to find the kitchen completely quiet and dark. Cristina informed us that James was napping but would be up. I spent much of the two hours plus waiting for dinner surfing online for Paradise Bay and reading Tripadvisor reviews.


Tomorrow is our last full day in Grenada. T is homesick. We are all more than ready to leave. James continues to try hard and is offering us a catamaran sailing trip from 2-6p.m. although we should be at the airport by 6p.m.! Regardless, if T never gets on another boat, it's likely too soon! The air conditioning again isn't working tonight and the room is a stifling 84 degrees. The plan for tomorrow will be to pack, hike and try to get some sun before we leave.