Grand Anse

Yesterday we took the day off from boat work and went to the beach. We realized that we have not been in the water since we arrived in Grenada. The beach we went to is Grand Anse. It is 2 miles of white sand beach lined with palm trees and almond trees. There are resorts all along the beach, but they are back from the beach and there is a local ordanance which prohibits any building from being taller than the tallest palm tree.

I'm sure that during the tourist season the beach and water would be filled with people. Being off season there were only a few tourists and local families. We watched children digging in the sand and parents getting their young children aquainted with how to play in the water. One young boy had picked up a starfish that he was going to put back in the sea, but allowed us to take his picture first.

We walked along the entire length of the beach. Griff stretched out on a line of black rocks and I walked along an old concrete structure.

This looked like it may have been part of a sewer system as there was a stream going away from it towards the shore. There was another similar structure at the other end of the beach.

There was only one beach vendor that we saw. He was sitting under a spreading almond tree which served as a display case for his windchimes. He also had jars of shells and conch shells displayed on a blanket on the beach.

At the north end of the beach we headed inland to the Craft and Spice Market. Again because it is off season and it was Sunday there was only two or three booths open. We headed out to the road and walked back towards the road than runs along behind the beach resorts. We went to the local IGA to pick up a few essentials, bread and snacks, and then went to KFC for lunch. Normally we would have taken a bus or taxi back to the apartment, but we decided to walk back instead. It is only 1.6 miles away. On the way back we stopped and checked out the cinema. The admission varies from $15EC ($5.50US) for 2 adults on Wednesdays to $20EC ($7.50US) per adult on the weekends. We decided we will try to make it to the movies one Wednesday while we are here. The other thing we want to do is check out the golf club, hopefully this week.