After the human’s ‘sneaky’ dive off Moliniere Point in the Underwater Sculpture Park it was time to sail south to the capital city of Grenada, Saint George.
Sailing around the cruise ship dock and Fort George, on the hill-top, towards Saint Georges Harbour
Saint George is one of the prettiest capitals we have been to yet, not that we have seen that many capitals in the Caribbean yet.
We anchored up in the outer harbour.
Large industrial docks sit in the middle of the inner harbour. The masts you see on the right are boats moored in Port Louis Marina.Big ships use the central commercial docksNeeding clear through ways, there is no anchoring in the inner harbour
The inner harbour is divided into two sections with a commercial dock in the middle.
Cruise ships also use the central commercial docks some times
The bay on the south of the commercial dock is called the ‘Lagoon’. It contains the marinas, the chandlery and some shops.
Land on the south point of the inner harbour is for sale.Port Louis is one of two Marinas in the LagoonThe humans were all excited they could get some parts now for repairs
The bay on the north side of the commercial dock is called the Carenage. It contains the museum, the rest of the shops and the local market.
View of Carenage from the boatApproaching the Carenage in the dingyThere are posts, to tie your dingy to, dotted around the Carenage
Grenada’s National MuseumSaint George’s busy streets on a Saturday as we head to the Market SquareSaturday is the ‘biggest’ market day and all the stalls are filled with locally grown produceBanana’s, coconuts, yellow passion fruits and the local green orangesNo market in the Caribbean seems complete without someone offering to open coconuts for the refreshing water inside.We are now in Grenada, the spice island, so there are lots of vendors selling the local spices
Due south of Saint George, and easily accessible by dingy from the anchorage, is Grand Anse, a large picture postcard perfect beach.
View of the beach from the boat. A great beach for humans, but they have a mandatory leash law for all dogs. No fun!
We wanted to do more of the ‘tourist sights’ in town, but a bad weather warning made us move south to more protected bays.
