Living the hard life
As said below I have just speant the past couple of weeks meeting up with my future sister and brother in law. They have the misfortune to live in an unspoilt part of the Caribbean on an island called Carriacou. Too small for the all inclusive resorts such as Sandles etc i have had a fantastic two weeks.
You are able to see the real Caribean here. From the rich men in their villas to poor families in their shacks. In other places around the Carribean as you walk along people will start talking to you inorder to sell you something. Here people say good morining etc to you out of courtesy.
As i was told with a population of only 6,000 you have to say hi just incase you are related to some one. It's also the kind of place where the Government Minister for Carriacou and Petite Martinique pops out for his own take away pizza and you can bump into the Grenadian Prime Minister by accident (and not even know who the hell he is).
My time was divided between meeting, eating and drinking with my new inlaws and diving the reefs around the isalnd. The diving there is fantastic.
As per usual photos a pleanty can be found here and i'm sure your local travel agent can find Grenada and Carriacou on a map.
You are able to see the real Caribean here. From the rich men in their villas to poor families in their shacks. In other places around the Carribean as you walk along people will start talking to you inorder to sell you something. Here people say good morining etc to you out of courtesy.
As i was told with a population of only 6,000 you have to say hi just incase you are related to some one. It's also the kind of place where the Government Minister for Carriacou and Petite Martinique pops out for his own take away pizza and you can bump into the Grenadian Prime Minister by accident (and not even know who the hell he is).
My time was divided between meeting, eating and drinking with my new inlaws and diving the reefs around the isalnd. The diving there is fantastic.
As per usual photos a pleanty can be found here and i'm sure your local travel agent can find Grenada and Carriacou on a map.
posted by gerbil at 3:58 pm
7 Comments:
actually sounds pretty nice to me.
It was one of those places that isn't geared up for tourists and, for me, is all the better for it. I'm sure, however, that there are many locals who would prefer it the big cruise ships did call by and spend their dollars. I loved it.
It sounds like a great place!
The picturs are great.
Are you the one with the leather Fedora?
Thanks,
That is indeed me, otherwise known as the 'twat in the hat' :0)
I knew it! In a way your face seem to reflect your writing style.
Hmmm, are you saying i look some what disjointed, badly organised and compleatly misspelt.......yeah your probably right
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