Grenada

Today we arrived in beautiful sunny and warm Grenada – the “Spice Island”. We shared the port with a new ship – the Celebrity Millenium..Since we toured the island (so to speak) the last time that we were here we decided that we would just go ashore for a small tour of the town where we dock – St. George.

Before we headed out, there was a strange sound coming from the area of our balcony, so we headed out to see what was happening. We spent about half an hour watching 3 crew members repeatedly “rescue” a man overboard. The “man” was some kind of dummy completely dressed in orange with the exception of his black boots. The crew would “rescue” him, bring him back to the ship, be hauled half way back to their berth and would then pull the release that dropped them back into the water where they repeated the process. It was obviously serious practice, however, it was amusing to watch them.

Once on shore, we were “hijacked” by an enterprising Grenadian who simply started talking to us as we walked. He became our tour guide for the hour that we spent walking around. Rocky took us around to the other side of the harbor – where all of the fishing boats dock. The water here is shallow and clear (although there is a lot of litter in the water). I saw my very first sponge in the wild and we watched the little crab in the slide show as he chased the little fish around.

Rocky took us to a small stand in the town (away from the tourist areas) where we purchased some nutmeg nuts and some cinnamon bark – much cheaper than in the stands within the cruise terminal.

Once back to the ship, it was “nap time” for Graham. I must admit that I too napped for a little bit. The day ended as all our other days – dinner, the casino and the Wheelhouse Bar where we typically are able to dance at least a part of one dance – tonight it was a Foxtrot. The casino was not kind to Graham tonight. It’s a good thing that I did okay – we are still playing with Princess’s money. We have not given them any money since the first night of the cruise.