http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenada
http://www.noonsite.com/Countries/Grenada
Currency:
Eastern Caribbean Dollar EC 2.6 = US$1.00
I
was very relieved to arrive in Prickly Bay, Grenada and drop anchor
at 1300 hours. The skipper was very weary and stiff from having
helmed most of the time. After securing the boat the skipper went for
a nap before heading into the authorities to check in. I actually
checked in the next day. The Immigration and Customs people were
polite and efficient. The cost of entry into Grenada was US$25.
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| Prickly Bay |
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| Prickly Bay |
It
has been awhile since Sadiqi has been in such salubrious
surroundings. The second morning I woke from a nightmare hearing lawn
mowers. I thought I was back in suburbia again. The growl of lawn
mowers was coming from some of the mansions that surround Prickly
Bay.
I
headed for the nearest ATM to get some local currency. On the way I
met up with Ian and Jacqui from Blackthorn Lady.
I
enjoyed the cool breezes of Prickly Bay with winds between 10 and 20
knots mostly. I walked the 8 or so kilometres into St George the
capital of Grenada. St George was clean and pretty many older
buildings had been restored.
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| St George, Grenada |
Sadiqi
was anchored near another yacht flying an Australian ensign. I met up
with Col and Katherine on “La Rochelle”. They had sailed from the
Mediterranean a few months before. I was able to get a heap of useful
info about Grenada from them. After La Rochelle left heading to
Panama “Taipan” with David and Kris from Perth Australia sailed
into Prickly Bay after crossing the Atlantic from South Africa. I had
last seen Taipan in Telaga, Malaysia two years ago.
Internet access was proving a challenge in Grenada with sporadic WIFI access or expensive Wireless Broadband.
