Monkeys, here we come!! We arrived in the Grand Etang Forest Preserve in search of monkeys. Again the area was flooded with buses which meant lots of people. As we pulled up Cutty honked his horn calling for the monkeys. Eventually the monkeys came to Cutty which was away from all the other buses.
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The falls are set among a botanical garden, which was lovely. Unfortunately this is a very touristy spot and a cruise ship was in town, so there were alot of people floating about.
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One of our stops was at the Annandale Falls. This set of falls is not as breathtaking as others we have seen but was nice. No one in our group went in for a dip, but a group of brownies showed up and they were anxious to get in the water.
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Another island to explore - Today we joined Cutty's Island Tour of Grenada. Cutty would stop along the road and show us different trees, fruits, plants, herbs and spices that grew on the island. It seems like they can grow anything here. Here is a small sample of what we saw: cocoa plant, cinnamon bark, turmeric, ginger, nutmeg, lemon grass, allspice, cloves, papaya, callaloo, bananas, plantains, avocados, noni and more that I cannot remember.
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It was great to connect with our friends and walk the Hash trail. The trail was easier than our first Hash and only took 40 minutes. Afterward we had everyone back to our boat for margaritas and sashimi. It's so nice to be back with our friends who have become our Grenadian family.
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There was a twist with this Hash route, the walkers and runners were on the same trail but in opposite directions. Hashers, two different directions and false trails a plenty - runners ending up on the walkers and the walkers ending up on the runners. Lot's of fun and confusion for all!
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Starting from the bar at Dothan aka White gate in the parish of St John's gives you a real sense of how beautiful and quiet places are until the hash comes to town!!!!
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It is Saturday, Hash day here in Grenada!! The Hash group has a huge following here in Grenada.
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Scotland Bay is known for its howler monkeys, unfortunately with our early departure we will be gone before they wake up, bummer!! Marc couldn't sleep so got up at 1am and we were underway within an hour. The sail started out smooth as there was 15 knots of wind with little swell. As the day carried on the wind built to 20 knots and the swell grew making for an uncomfortable ride. Again, luck was on our side. We caught our first Yellow Fin Tuna, and it was larger than the other tuna we had caught to date. After filleting the fish, Marc put the line back out and caught a second tuna, this time a Black Fin Tuna. We arrived safely in Mount Hartman Bay before 1pm. Home Sweet Home!
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We motored north for an hour to Scotland Bay. Wow, we were in a different world. The bay is surrounded by tall hills, providing some natural shade in the anchorage; the birds are singing up a storm, it is so beautiful it is hard to describe. We dropped anchor in 25' of water in the middle of the bay. Soon after, we had our snorkel gear on and were in the water. It had been an entire week since we were able to swim in this sweltering heat. The water was so refreshing! Marc noticed a rope swing on shore and wanted to give it a try. Three goes at the swing were enough for Marc, his backside kept skimming the water no matter how high he got up the rope. Wish I had a camera of him dragging his bottom across the top!! We were in bed by 8pm, as 3am will come early.
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