Gorgeous Grenada

Hi folks.............sitting on my balcony at 7.30am, admiring the beautiful gardens at this hotel in Grenada. The trip from Tobago yesterday was better than expected, and we here about lunchtime. Lots of filling in forms when you leave one island and enter another, but the security chaps are always smiling and helpful. Had my bag searched at Trinidad...........must have known I had packets of Silk Cut secreted away, but nothing was said!!
The inter-island planes are VERY small and a bit noisy with the propellors, but a quick way of getting about.

As soon as I reached Grenada it was obvious that they are more geared up to tourism than little Tobago. The hotel is really very luxurious...........excellent food, and the gardens are just stunning. Lots of brightly coloured birds flying amongst the bushes, just seen a humming bird feeding on the hibiscus tree outside my balcony.
We have an afternoon tour today to visit St George the capital, and then off round the coast to the privately-owned Botanical Gardens which are supposed to have a 'restful ambience'!! Just like the rest of the Caribbean!

Tomorrow we are all out on a full day trip round the island's perimeter, and will give us a taste of the history of the place, and also visits to a working spice plantation and a Rum Distillery...........hope they give us a tasting.......hic!

To all those who have been emailing me..............thanks, I  do like receiving them. I have tried to reply to them all but unfortunately cannot get them to Send. It was the same in SA last year, but please keep them coming!