Some random shots out of the car on our first mobile day.
everywhere one can find those little huts where locals sell their mostly home grown fruit and vegetable, homemade juices and other goodies 
this lady just sold juices 
green everywhere 
some streets look like this 
most of the houses in Grenada are stilt houses; the underneeth area is used for drying laundry 
auto graveyard 
I liked her outfit 
sky, water and nature is the main appearance of the island 
a carpenter right in the corner of a street 
the Grenadian people are very proud, they like painting their national colours 
this lady was selling grilled corn 
the famous Bumpy Corner Bar 
a nice mural painting 
another one selling something 
a church ruin and another seller just before Grenville 
interesting but common wiring 
another ruin…
A short stop for an early lunch at La Sagesse Beach
this fellow was watching us 
the pretty resort 
the garden 
and a beautiful orchid 
bird art
One afternoon at Morne Rouge Beach. A beach just a south step away from Grand Anse Beach, but difficult to reach without a vehical. As it was supposed to be a very nice one we gave it try.
Morne Rouge Bay 
some tourists 
flip flop tree 
there used to be a bar? 
the beach from the other side 
it was not my attention to capture cattys booty 
a perfect sunset area but we were too early 
Inspecting the close by area before heading to Grand Etang.
the Grenada Olympic committee house, which is close to Spiceland Mall 
following the road to the airport, which is only a mile away from Prickly Bay where we anchor 
what a calm way to the small airport 
this is it: Grenada airport 
and the runway 
the airport terminal entrance 
a stop to check on another beach 
I think this beach is called “Parc a Boeuf Beach”; another beach just a little further south west of Morne Beach 
pretty and empty 
with one bar
Grand Etang National Park
Here some information about the Park which I found online :
The Grand Etang National Park was established in 1992. It is a 1,000ha swathe of mountainous forest located in the centre of the island to the northwest of the 1,540ha Grand Etang Forest Reserve that was created as far back as 1906. The name ‘Grand Etang’ is derived from the French meaning ‘large lake’, in reference to the 12ha crater lake which sits at an elevation of 530m at the southeastern boundary of the national park. Also located within the Grand Etang National Park are the summits of Mt Qua Qua, Mt Granby and Morne Fédon. Several Waterfalls are found within the park, the mostly known are Concord Falls and Annandale Falls.
Unfortunately the high winds of the hurricane Ivan in 2004 had a devastating effect upon the rainforest, particularly on the windward-facing slopes that were exposed to the full force of the storm. The taller trees were either uprooted or cropped by the wind and the result is that there is no longer a high canopy creating wet rainforest conditions. This in turn means that many of the plants, flowers and creatures which you would normally expect to find in Grenada’s rainforest habitat are no longer as prevalent as they once were; in fact some are now quite scarce. Despite the storm, the forest is growing and recovering though it will clearly take many more years to re-establish habitats. Well to us it looked pretty much recovered, but of course we’re not experts at all.
The forests of Grand Etang are also home to the mona monkey (see feature image) which was probably introduced to the island from Africa during the years of the slave trade.
the crater lake 
fungi on a trunk 
this raised stand is not nice to watch but presents a magnificent view over the island 
it was not the best taking pictures weather yet it was amazing to watch the scenery 
sorry, now a looooot of flower pics… 
again the lake – so nice 
we had no clue what that was but definitely worth a pic 
a few steps along the path around the lake
The Mona Monkeys
The monkeys feed mainly on fruits and plants, but are known to also eat insets. That explains why the Mona Monkeys in Grenada became so desperate and disillusioned after hurricane Ivan. Their habitat was left in total disarray, and they were forced to stray further than usual to find food. Many more Monkeys than normal were spotted in the months immediately after hurricane Ivan, and this sometimes led to confrontation with Grenadians.
Locals told us that some people eat the monkeys. I wonder if that is true? So far we have not seen a restaurant providing halve a rack of monkey ribs or whatever one would eat, in their menue. On the other hand I read that the monkeys are protected and hunting them is outlawed. If the locals do hunt the monkeys it most certainly is not widespread and probably done in secret.
this young mona was curious but did not dare to come down the tree to pick up the mango provided by a park ranger
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he knew what he wanted! 
hahaha, further up at the parking area this boy jumped in a neighbours car 
he didn’t want to leave, the driver with his customers didn’t know how to make him leave as they didn’t have any food. So funny!!!Fortunately it was not our car 
eventually he was fed up and left…
Welcome Rock and Belmont Estate with Shell and James from Carina
We left early on a Wednesday morning to pick up our friends from Clarks court marina Woburn bay to head up north. This time we took the road on the east side of the island.
the ruin of the church close to Grenville from another perspective 
another church on the way 
here brave James is clearing the way for us to reach Welcome Rock 
well done boy! 
in the background I think, Sandy Island 
the most beautiful Canadian couple 
the smaller pond next to levera Pond 
in front Sugar Loaf Island, in the middle Londen Bridge and further away Ronde and Calle island 
similar view, better pic 
Shell serching for some shade on the Rock 
a view to the south 
the boys pondering about life 😉
We still had some time bofore going to Belmont estate so we went down to Bathway Beach on the east side and a bit further north to see the famous turtle watching beach at Levera bay. (The nesting season of Leatherback sea turtle begins in March and ends in July. Marine biologists monitor the activities and nesting behaviors of the turtles at this beach to make sure they are well protected. In the nesting season it is possible to watch turtles in operated tours at night time.)
a short stop at 
Bathway beach 
the turtle beach and sugar Loaf Island 
no turtles to see… 
a beautiful big boy, isn’t he? 
somehow he liked the heat?, the dirt?, the shape? of our car, we didn’t know but he was licking it 
just to show how impressive he was 
when he started to rub himself on the car we preferred to leave
a stop at a bar back at Bathway beach to treat us with some cold beverages 
very comfortable seating 
I was so proud to find a coconut only to learn that this one was no good – to green
Bemont Estate
dryed cocoa beans 
? 
the first cocoa pods picker? 
some old devices at the museum 
Kelly gave a lots of leaves to smell 
the wooden bins for fermenting the beans, about 5-7 days 
ounce fermented the beans are placed outside for 6 to 7 days to dry in rhe sun on these wooden trays 
or in here in a solar/convection drying facility 
during the drying period farmers walk through the beans to aid the drying process 
we were so excited and distracted by the chocolate smell that we forgot to take more pics of the final product; these are no wooden boards but huge cocoabutter pieces 
just some pics from the Estate 
Kelly sniping a cocoa pod 
some of the fruits, vegetable and spices they produce on the estate 
callaloo leaves , the locals eat it like spinach but you HAVE to know how to prepare it!!!! We tried it once raw and it blowed our throat away an undiscribable horrible taste which last for ever, it felt. I told some locals that we ate it raw and they couldn’t stop laughing. They then said we have to cook it first for at least half an hour… good to know 
the path to the main house 
shell catching my pic 
A visit at Palm Tree Garden in St. David parish
A young boy gave us a tour and explained all the plants, I won’t do that as I can’t remember anyhow
female and male turtle 
Relaxing in Petite Anse and a walk to Sauteur
only a few minutes to go 
and here we were our little hotel 
this Catty welcomed us and I gave her a huge cuddle 
the view from the lobby 
the pool side which we didn’t use 
breakfast and dining area 
the view to Sauteur 
and to the west 
the view from our terrace 
the bathroom also reachable from the terrace 
a very typical sink 
another appartement and garden 
A walk to Sauteurs. Sauteurs is a fishing town in the far north of Grenada in the parish of St. Patrick. Here, the last remaining Carib Natives in Grenada jumped off a 40-meter-tall cliff later named Caribs’ Leap to their deaths in 1651 rather than face domination by the conquering French. Thus the town was named Sauteurs, which is French for “jumpers”. We did not see the Leap.
Off we were early in the morning to stretch our legs; this side of Grenada is more exposed to rougher wind and weather conditions 
walking through housing area 
with pretty wall paintings 
sandy street 
the bay of Sauteurs 
a lot of plastic garbage was washed ashore 
those puppies wanted to play; Sauteurs was full of stray dogs 
the bay from the other side with a volleyball field, Yeah!!! 
St Patrick’s church, we were too lazy to go up the hill 
again, sadly to see that a lot of plastic is being washed ashore 
another proud Grenadian coloured bar 
a beautiful papaya tree 
I still don’t know the name of this tree 
nature taking over buildings
Rolling home
first, the car was still running and everything was ok, nice weather and cool houses 
then the car stopped and we had to roll back 
in the rain to civilisation and 
mobile reception 
and then waiting for help 🙂
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