This blog belongs to Owen who is 11 years old. He moved to Grenada in September 2014 with us, his family, while I volunteer with Cuso International. He is sharing his thoughts about moving to a foreign country, living in the Caribbean and how it is to come home after ten months away.




Monday, 8 December 2014

The old airport in Grenada

On Sunday we went to Grenville, which is on the Atlantic side of the island. To get to Grenville we have to drive over Grand Etang Mountain. Grand Etang is French for "Large pond", because this is where the largest lake in Grenada is.

Once we got to Grenville we took a dirt road that ran beside the ocean. The ocean was scary because the waves were really high. When we got to the airport we drove 90 km an hour up  the runway and it felt really fast.

The airport was abandoned in 1984 after the invasion of Grenada by the Americans. Beside the runway you can see 2 abandoned Cuba planes from the revolution. It had been Cuba who had built the runway.

Right now it is being used as a drag strip. Here are some pictures from our trip.





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