Grenada, the Caribbean Island of Spice [Prounounced Grin-ay-da]

January 18, 2020February 15, 2022 February 15, 2022 Caribbean, Press Trips + Invites, Travel

Words can’t really describe how much I was looking forward to escaping the dreary English winter for the tropical Caribbean island shores of Grenada. I was already fed up of getting caught in the icy rain and shrugging on layers of heavy clothing – and it was only the very start of the coldest season of the year. Disclaimer: We were guests of Pure Grenada, the national tourism board, but all enthusing and rum cocktail enjoyment is very much my own.

I’d always dreamt of exploring the Caribbean – rowing to a teeny island with sparkling sands and palm trees waving over turquoise seas, but before I’d started blogging all those years ago I’d honestly never heard of Grenada.

Grenada has a very special kind of magic with an earthy, raw quality that intrigued me so much, I was scheming how to stay longer within a day of our flight landing.

Candy coloured sunsets from the 44 white sand beaches & 9 black sand beaches all lapped by turquoise shores brightly coloured harbour-side restaurants with owners FULL of London stories and many, many rum punches which we delighted in trying at every restaurant and bar that we visited (every establishment has its own special recipe).

The townships are filled with amazing local characters who taught us all kinds of things, including the phrase ‘eggs have no place in rock stone dance’ – basically you should avoid situations which can be harmful to you took us to the forest to discover friendly local monkeys and hidden natural hot springs, and introduced us to Babash, a specially infused rum that bars hide under their counters and let us hang out with their mischievous mates.

We learned about the spices that proliferate here and toured a nutmeg processing plant and a boutique chocolate farm shop discovered local houses like da White House and waterfalls that had been adopted by local kittens.

We saw farmers walking through hilly roads, armed with machetes for clearing the forest and umbrellas for chasing off the tropical rain showers tranquil misty rainforest tracks and wove our way through tiny villages and enormous cacao estates.

We loved our trip.