First was the lighthouse at Prickly Point (L’Anse aux Épines), an active lighthouse that is privately maintained. It is 10 m tall, and was supposed to be green. Clearly, it’s been repainted.Neil and his boys at the point.At the tip of Prickly Point.After the wind and waves at the point, L’Anse aux Epines Beach was very calm. Iconic palm tree on the beach photo. It wasn’t as nice as other beaches we’d visited, and the creek draining through the middle of it smelled like sewage after the recent heavy rains. We only stayed long enough to walk the stretch before we were off to another beach.This is one end of Morne Rouge Beach, aka BBC Beach after the now defunct Blanco’s Beach Club. This was the busiest beach we visited in Grenada.It was sunny when we arrived on the C-shaped beach.Then a storm rolled in for about 15 minutes.GPa captured this image of the precision driving skills required here. These guys successfully passed each other.
We then visited a farm of Michael, a local who lives off-grid with Billy, his Australian wife, on a farm in the bush. Earlier Neil and Lii Ling had been exploring the garden at our AirBnB when Michael passed by, selling large bags of sorrel. We wanted only a small, so we accompanied him to his farm for the sorrel.
One of the sights on our walk. These are pigeon peas in their natural habitat! GPa and Nolan went home (partly so someone would know where we’d gone, given we were disappearing into the forest with a stranger!) before we traipsed off into the bush with Michael.Neil beside callaloo (I think they should be called Monstera deliciosa), with a papaya tree behind him (see the two green papayas?). Michael gave us fresh squeezed lemon mixed with rainwater (we had been sticking to bottled water only so Lii Ling and Lara decided not to risk an upset stomach, and didn’t drink it) and cut open a coconut for its water and jelly (we consumed this!).Saying goodbye to Michael. We bought the small bag of sorrel and a bag of papayas fresh off their trees …
and he gave us a bag of herbs for the colds. Drag the arrows to see more details of what was in the bag, which included lemongrass, panadol, “big thyme”, soursop leaves, and other herbs we’ve forgotten. The instructions were to boil everything together until green and drink. This is what happened when the lemongrass untied itself in the pot.The small bag of sorrel that started this little adventure.
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Farmer lived off grid, off town water, on government land, and was pleased to show off the variety of crops he could produce, especially to a young family visiting from Canada. Most days he would plan to sell in the nearby market, that also served hot meals to the men building a large mall near our airBnB.
Farmer lived off grid, off town water, on government land, and was pleased to show off the variety of crops he could produce, especially to a young family visiting from Canada. Most days he would plan to sell in the nearby market, that also served hot meals to the men building a large mall near our airBnB.
Great pix! On the beach Gpa is looking at the catamaran !
Prickly Point! Well named ! The beaches look amazing. Or perhaps it’s just seeing sun!