Today, we decided to tour the St.Paul area and the roads from the interior to the east coast. First stop, Fort Fredrick & Fort Matthew. These were built after Fort George, and were build beginning about 1790 - and built by the French and the English - depending who was winning the war.
It is a pretty typical fort, but the view of Grenada was even better than at Fort George. We could see Carenage and over to where we are staying - the Caribbean and the Atlantic from one vantage point!
From the Forts, we headed northeast towards St.David, and stopped at De la Grenada, where the famous Nutmeg products are produced. Not only jam and jelly, but syrup and liquor as well. We got to see the manufacturing floor and taste the products. It was very interesting - and tasty too!
Next, we headed towards Marquis, which is the arts area of the Grenada. Somehow we didn't find the Marquis Art Centre, where there are artisans. We will have to go back again:) From Marquis, we headed to Battle Hill, which although some fierce battles were fought there in the 1700's, has a more peaceful feeling now. There is a Catholic Church there, as well as a shrine to the Lady of Fatima - and each year the faithful from Grenville make a pilgrimage to the shrine. I thought the church itself was very interesting - other than cornerstones and a roof, the walls were lattice - so you could see the whole church just standing outside. It would be nice and cool in there!
From Battle Hill, we headed north to Grenville, where we turned west back towards St.George. We stopped at the Spice Basket Cultural Centre to see if the Cricket Museum was open - and were able to tour the museum. It had a great display on Cricket, and lots of information on the Island's history - both of land and people.
While at the Spice Basket Cultural Centre, we met up with Leah - a member of the Royal Grenada Police. We met her last week and she invited us to attend a community event this coming Sunday. It is part of a community policing project she is in charge of - and part of the project is providing hampers to some of the seniors in Happy Hill. We picked up a few things to help out - and Leah lives in the area - so it was easy to drop our contribution off. Tomorrow we are meeting with Leah in the evening to sample Sorrel juice, which she makes and wanted us to try. Grenadians are very generous and we learned early on it is considered rude to turn down the offer of fruits, vegies or traditional food - we really don't want to be rude!
From there, we headed back towards Grand Anse and decided to stop at the beach and watch the sunset. It was very pretty tonight - a good end to a full day!
