CANAAN

We are shopping for food in Canaan, a town stretched around the main road to Scarborough. Not much different from other small towns in the Caribbean, with many small convenient stores, fruit and vegetable stands, bars, cheap lunch places. But if you look closely, you will find details, that are unique for each town.

Bamboo structure

One of the better neighbourhoods

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STORE BAY AND THE SURROUNDINGS

Next morning, January 28th, we sailed west to Store Bay. It is the main Tobago anchorage and yet we joined only a few boats there. Anchoring is tricky, the bay is full of protected corals, with patches of sand in between, where you can drop the anchor.
The beach is a mile long, on the south side interrupted by the picturesque Coco Resort, then stretches to the north to the Pigeon Point and around it. Right there, at the Pigeon point, is the Buccoo Reef. It is the most beautiful sea sight we have ever seen. The water is in many shades of colour, pale turquoise to dark blue, waves splashing over long stretches of coral reefs.
Buccoo Reef is a heaven for the kite and wind surfers, beginners staying close to the beach, dare devils navigating through coral reefs, turning, jumping, making a show for us.
Buccoo Reef is a public area with a large well maintained park. Neat gazebos with roofs made of palm leaves and benches under large almond trees are perfect for family lunches. On weekends the place fills up with locals, during the week it is quiet there with some two dozen vacationers burning on the lounge chairs.

Coco Resort

The view of Coco Resort from Store Bay anchorage

Let's hope they all know how to swim

Pelicans and guls waiting for the night catch

Fishing village

Buccoo Reef

Pigeon Point park

Quiet during the week

Pigeon Point Park

TOBAGO, THE FIRST IMPRESSION

Sailing through the night under the bright stars, the persistent wind of 25 knots brought us to the SW tip of Tobago before the dawn. Not wanting to sail into the commercial Scarborough harbour in  the dark, we reduced the sails and slowly glided to the small anchorage, that serves for temporary stay, while reporting to the Immigration  and Customs. The harbour is like most, busy with ferries and other commercial boats. By the time we were done with the official business, it was to late to sail to more pleasant anchorage 15 NM away. We stayed the night enjoying the sight of well lit ships coming and going, and rocking on the waves they were making.

Scarborough harbour 

The anchorage

The main street

Tobago flag

THE LAST LOOK

As we were signing out of Grenada, the immigration officer asked us: "Why do you want to leave?"
We are coming back to this spectacular and friendly island, we'll anchor again in the Prickly Bay, spacey and well protected from the open sea waves.
Three years ago we toured Grenada with our friends Beni and Rick from LAIMA. We want to do it again, it is something to see!

Man's home is his castle

Beautiful gardens everywhere

Prickly Bay Marina, anchorage in a background

Captain Polde

ST. GEORGE'S, THE CAPITOL OF GRENADA

The harbour is like most. Marina takes a great deal of the small, well enclosed bay, not leaving much room for the fishing boats, a few moorings and the anchorage. The main street that runs by the bay is lined with restaurants and stores, catering boaters and the cruise ship visitors. Those, that know the town, narrow and steep streets lead to St. George's market. Many markets have a cent of discarded vegetables. This market is so fragrant, the smell of spices, especially nutmeg, stretches well outside the market boundaries. One side of the market is occupied by sandal makers and a few stands with colourful clothing. You often see the colours of Ethiopia being worn not only on Grenada, but other islands as well. Some girls' dresses, beaded necklaces, crochet hats, vendors' small boats are in combination of colours red, yellow and green. Many islanders believe Haile Selassie being their God.

GRENADA'S SPLENDOR OF COLORS

MANGO

Grenada is not only a spice island. It is a kingdom of mangos. They come in different sizes and of course  they all taste good. There is more than one way of enjoying them. If you pretend to be sophisticated mango expert, cut a slice on each flat side of mango, make slots into the flash without cutting the skin, and turn it inside out. You get small cubes, that you pick off with a fork.

Or, you can peel a mango, put a few drops of rum on a top, and quickly, before rum drips off, sink your teeth into a golden sweet flesh. 

Be sure to lean forward, or the color of mango juice will forever stain your Grenada tea shirt, that you just bought on the colorful St. George’s market.