Today was market day in St George's. We took the bus (EC$ 2.50/person/each way, or EUR 0.80) and it is always a special experience with loud music and rough roads and drivers. We were 18 on the return bus. In town we met our friend Marcy from S/Y Mimi and the "girls" did the shopping while I had a coke at a street bar; yes a coke!
Grenada is also called "The Spice Island" and they farm a lot of Nutmeg and many other spices. They were the main supplier of Nutmeg when the British owned the Island. Now India is the worlds bigger producer of Nutmeg. The market is full of the sellers of the spices and they are all "pushing" a bit too much.
Take a pick, they have it all in plastic bags or in bottles.
Most of the sellers are women. The men are generally around the bars, where there are very loud music and plenty of beer and rum.
Why not take a brief siesta at 10:00 in the morning.
Conch shells. The meat is, according to Chris, a bit chewy. I have not yet fancied the dish.
We were in Grenada in spring 2004 and in September that year Grenada had a direct hit by a very nasty and strong Hurricane "Ivan". Most of the plantations were destroyed and 80% of the houses and infrastructure were destroyed. A huge effort was made with many donations, like the USA, pumped, it seems, a lot of money to rebuild the country. When we compare the chappy houses we noted during out 2004 visit and the state of the buildings now, it is clear that the rebuilding has been a success and the towns looks much needier now compared to before.
But some buildings still show the scars of Ivan.
Well it was high time for me to get a haircut. So off it almost all went with this happy and smiling "Barber". Cost me EC$ 15 ( EUR 4.50) and he was a good laugh. He liked my blond hair, so I tried to sell it to him for EC$ 15; but no it did not work.
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