Grenada 1

The road to t Vincent airport was short but mostly in terrible condition, our taxi driver explaining that it was the fault of the current communist prime minister. LIAT was again on time at under an hour late leaving St Vincent. The scrum at check-in was very reminiscent of Nigeria and every step of the procedure was hand written so took an hour in fairly hot conditions with less than half the fans working and the worst of the trip. Fortunately, we had bought a bottle of water while checking in, which was just as well as there was nothing on the air side. We were pleased to have seen our luggage loaded, but concerned that it be offloaded at Grenada before the plane continued to Trinidad.

However, we were very pleased with a different experience on arrival at Grenada, luggage arrived, a smart friendly airport with a good road and many more signs of prosperity than St Vincent in terms of housing and the general look of the place. The Calabash Hotel is wonderful and our room was ready even though we checked in not long after 8 am. We were able to enjoy breakfast on our veranda shortly after check-in and then a lazy day around the resort and on the beach. Good timing meant Manager’s cocktails on the beach and then dinner in the Gary Rhodes restaurant in the hotel, which was very good. It’s his only restaurant outside UK. We met a Premiership rugby referee and his wife with plenty to talk about. We will share an island tour with them on Thursday and I’ve got stuck with the planning on where we go!