Grenada

Grenada Facts: It is dubbed the spice island! Our inlaws had a wonderful day on a food tour called Grenada culinary tour. Both Nutmeg and Mace come from the same fruit & the Nutmeg is on the Grenadan flag.

Grenada is an independant island which was British ruled until 1974. There is a place called "Jumper's Hill" where the Carib Indians jumped to their death rather than be captured by the French in 1498. In 1983 America invaded Grenada in a dispute with Cuba.
Hurricane Ivan destroyed about 90% of the homes in 2004, but given that most hurricanes pass by the island it's only been hit 3 times in the past 50 years! It boasts an underwater sculpture park and is known as a great place to dive.

Our day:
We were docked next to the German cruise line Aida. They had hammocks on their decks. It's always fun seeing what other cruiselines offer.

We got off the ship and walked into the mall. In front of Colombian Emeralds jewlery store where we met our host.

She led us down to another pier.

We walked through a tunnel, which did not feel 100% safe and the tourist seems to hug the wall making the residents angry for feeling as though they are thrust into the streets (then again just walking in a single line is a good plan b!).

 We weren informed  that we wouldn't be able to snorkel due to the Noreaster that plagued our entire trip. They did offer to take us around on the power boat and visit a beach. If we'd had known this ahead of time we could have brought more cash. They, too were claiming no credit cards due to the northern Caribbean hurricane....not buying it, literally! We had to reserve money for the tip, so we couldn't pay for lounge chairs on the beach.
 Getting into the powerboat was easy. A gentleman on our tour was a diver with a lower leg amputation and had zero issue, but he was also an amazing guy.

The boat was very cool. We sat upfront, as the other couple wanted to hang back (Aw, honeymooners!). It was very much like jet skiing, but not really getting wet.

The only boat faster in Grenada was the Coast Guard. You are able to get around much faster in a shorter period of time!
We stopped at what was supposed to be our first snorkel spot. There were kayakers there with glass bottom kayaks (a cool option for non-snorkellers) and they reported not being able to see much.

Kimmy, our guide explained what fish live in the area and some of the birds flying overhead. He also taught about some animals that lived on the island.

 We went out to see if we could see any dolphins, turtles or whales, but could not.
We then went for an hour to a nice, but crowded beach. Here they had beach chairs, local food, handcrafts and bars. You also have to pay 1 Euro to use the toilet. We had enough money for a Carib beer and the bathroom. Again, had we had this information upfront, we'd have enjoyed it more. It wasn't a bad spot to stop at all.
We went back up on the boat (It had a nice long ladder that made it easy to get back in!) We toured the more historical spots and the tour ended. For a 2.5-3 hour tour is wasn't bad. I'd like to give them a second chance with more cash and better snorkel waters.

The shops in the terminal area were some of the best we'd seen as well. Grenada & Grenada Seafaris gets a do over!