Mission Accomplished, 100!

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We were already tied up at dock when we woke up around 6:30 am this morning. So we found ourselves in St. George's, Grenada. Country #100!

We  booked our longest ship's tour here today. It was advertised as 7 hours but we we were out closer to 8 hours. Description is pasted below. It went pretty much as described. The exception being that the fort was never armed or used according to our guide. I think the cannons facing inland description is from yesterday's fort. Also the crater lake was not any shade of blue, but olive green. Regarding lunch, always iffy, but I enjoyed it and had plenty to eat. It was a covered, breezy outdoor dining area with a combination of served and buffet courses. Soup was either split pea or callaloo, which was described as spinach. Both soups were smoothly pureed. I had split pea which I thought tasted like peanut butter. Clay had callaloo and thought it was milder than collards. Main course was buffet and included salad, potato salad, chickpea salad, bananas or yams, rice, chicken legs, fish, and stewed lentils. Dessert was a choice of vanilla ice cream OR chocolate cake. We got one of each and shared. The cocoa processing tour that followed lunch was good, as was the chocolate. I thought it was a good, comprehensive tour and I would recommend it. We paid $119.25 each for it. Once again, it was like the road to Hana with hairpins and ups and downs and today, one lane bridges. It rained off and on but never on when we were off the bus. Interesting point, I think Grenada's flag is the only country flag with a spice on it, nutmeg. Grenada produces about 75% of the world's nutmeg. It produces about 5% of the cocoa.

Discover Grenada (GND-004)
Port: St. George's
Tour Length: Full Day (Approximately 7 hours)
Tour Description
Spend an enlightening day driving to Grenada’s signature destinations and attractions.
Tour an 18th-century fort and dine at an estate from the same time period.
Gaze down on an impossibly blue lake that filled the crater of an extinct volcano.
See the spot where Caribs jumped to their death rather than surrender to the French.
Pass through one quaint village after another, including the island’s largest fishing village.
View the bays where U.S. forces landed during the 1983 invasion of Grenada.
Enjoy a remarkably comprehensive driving tour of Granada that will leave you with a clear understanding of the island’s charms. Just east of Saint George’s, you will find the 18th-century Fort Frederick, which is named the “backward-facing fort” because its cannons point inland. The views will be spectacular, as will be the ones of Grand Etang, a cobalt-blue lake in the crater of an extinct volcano. Grenada is also known for its premium rum, which you will taste at River Antoine Estate before dining at historical Belmont Estate. More memorable scenery awaits you at Carib’s Leap, where dozens of indigenous Caribs jumped into the sea rather than surrender to the French in the mid-1600s. Continuing on, you will pass the island’s largest fishing village, tour Dougaldston Spice Estate and finally see the bays where U.S. forces landed in 1983 during the invasion to protect American nationals from Grenada’s Marxist regime, which was soon overthrown.
HELPFUL HINTS
Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.
PLEASE NOTE
This tour involves approximately 3½ hours of moderate walking and standing. The tour is not available to wheelchair guests and those with mobility concerns should evaluate their stamina and ability before joining the tour. Guests must be at least 18 years old to consume alcohol.

End of tour description.

We sailed away before we both had time to shower. We were advised to wear both sunscreen and insect repellent here. According to the signs, they have zika virus here. We didn't see any mosquitos. Dinner tonight in Terrace. Featured on the buffet tonight but not listed on the menu anywhere was the national dish of Grenada, oil-down. Clay liked it.

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