Grenada

January 20, 2013


And as Grenada fades into the east, we set sail for Bonaire and Aruba.

Fortified by a hearty cup of black coffee and an English muffin covered with peanut butter, I led about 40 folk in the morning worship service and served communion.  I’ve never done intintion with wafers and wine, but there was a good Spirit in the “Some Enchanted Evening Lounge.”

Then Bonnie and I went exploring.  We walked off the ship, passed all the jewelry stores and started the climb up to Fort Toad (actually, it has another name, but there you go).  Someone should count the number of steps, but if they posted them before heading out, most folk would say, “Uh, I don’t think so!”  There’s a long, long trail a winding to the top of the Fort, but the view from up there is spectacular – all four pictures for this posting are from that vantage point.

Going back down was no easier because the treads were not the same height, but we did it without calamity.  Bonnie and her cane will not be slowed down!  Next we walked through Sendall Tunnel which was dug through the mountain in 1894.  Our destination was the Grenada Museum.  The sign out front said “Closed Sunday,” but with two cruise ships in port, it was open.  A small and rather dusty museum, but a couple good ideas gained for future cruise talks.

Back through the tunnel we went – which is barely wide enough for one motor vehicle, let alone a motor vehicle and pedestrians.  Kind of scarey, actually, because the drivers enjoy zooming down the road scaring the bejeebers out of walkers.  Since my bejeebers were scared out of me one night in Samara, Russia, I was okay – raise your hand if you’ve heard the story.  They did terrorize Bonnie.  But it was either do it, or stay over there and miss the ship.  We chose the danger.

Great show last night.  There were two acts.  The first was Florescent Art, done with black screen and black light.  Very inventive.  Very clever.  The second act was two Argentine guys with long hair and pants with ruffles around the bottom, dancing with whips and boleros – it was quite hilarious and very good also.  Matt, they probably would have been good with birch branches, too.

Well, let me get to the internet and post this edition.  More tomorrow from Bonaire, then Aruba, then it’s pumpkin time.

TTFN!