Monday Sept 12, Sally arrived Grenada at 7pm so Ed & Cheryl and Carl & Carrie joined me in the cab to pick her up at the airport. They have an outdoor bar in the waiting area (cab stand) so we were pretty well lit by the 45 min wait for her to get through customs. We went to the marina bar and had wood fired pizza and what Grenada calls carrot cake and ice cream (more like sweet potato pie). It looked like the bar heard she was back and decorated for the occasion.
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hail, hail, the gangs all here!
The next couple of days were spent going to the police station on the hill for a weapons permit, going to the grocery by bus (mini vans), and Sally doing water aerobics.
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Morning aerobics
One of the trees closest to our boat has a couple of mibone wasp nests in it that are very interesting to me. They are built like a hornets next but smaller than a volley ball. Mibone wasps are critical to the pollination of fruits in Grenada. The tree has multicolored leaves that are similar to confederate rose.
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| Tree the wasp nests are in, leaves were much more vibrant a month ago |
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| nest under construction, wasps are about ½" long and reportedly very fierce |
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completed nest with guards at the entry the two nests are about 30' apart but in same tree
The police station is on a hill about 500 high and almost vertical, with steps for the first ¾ and then steep paved path. On the way down we walked the streets. There is an old fort over looking the bay and has one of the best views anywhere.
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| St George's bay |
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| The town of St. George's |
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| cruise ship dock |
Port St. Louis Marina, Encore is behind the red roof buildings
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