"The Spice Island"

Cocoa tree

Nutmeg tree

From Grenada's first sighting by Christopher Columbus in 1498 all the way up to 1650 when French settlement began the indigenous Caribs greatly resisted European settlement on Grenada.

Population: 89,258

Capital: St George's

Religions: Roman Catholic and Anglican

Exports: Bananas, Cocoa, Nutmeg, fruit and vegetables and Mace.


Flag of Grenada

For me Grenada was the perfect "intro" to the sights, smells, sounds and the people of the Caribbean. We had a cab driver nicknamed "One Time" he pointed out all different kinds of plants like Cocoa, Nutmeg and this one plant with flowers that had 37 different colors on them! He also showed us the Dasheen plant that Callaloo is made of. He took us to Concord falls and Dougaldston Spice Estate. At the spice estate we saw drying Cocoa Beans, Cinnamon bark and Nutmeg pods. Then we went to Concord falls for a swim and after that we went back to the ship.

Dougaldston Spice Estate

S/V Mandalay St. Georges Harbour

The Carenage & St. Georges harbour
S/V Mandalay Islands Pirates

Cocoa drying in the sun.

"One Time"

"Spice Lady"

"Concord Falls"
   

Updated: March 3, 2004