Cricket

On Friday we went to the Cricket Stadium. It took us about 10 minutes to drive down to the stadium and we had to park on a steep hill because the roads were closed.

We asked a policeman where to get the tickets. He said to go around the building. It took us about 10 minutes to walk around the building because where we came in was on the exact opposite side!

When we got the tickets and we went through security. We again had to walk the full length back to climb up to the second story. Then we walked back again to find our seats! When we were walking we saw that there other ways to get up that we missed.

We went to find our seats and there were four British people sitting in them. So dad told them politely to go to their own seats. After that we started to watch the game.

About three hours in me and dad went to get some food because I was hungry. We got French fries and chicken and a Coke. We went back and we ate the food.

When we left the West Indies was ahead of England. I was not feeling well so we left.

I thought the game was interesting but I didn't understand it. I now know how the points are scored. I would not go to another cricket game, but I am glad I saw one.

Hash #874

Last week we went to the Harrier Hash in Samaritan, St. Mark's. Samaritan is on the Caribbean side of the island and it takes about an hour to drive up to it from our house. The drive is along windy and steep roads so you have to drive slowly. It is really only about 30 kms away but it takes a long time to get there.

When we got there, there were lots of cars and it was hard finding a parking spot. Dad told us to get out of the car and sign in. (At a Hash there is someone who is sitting on a chair with a clipboard and a cash box. You sign in and pay $2.00 a person. Signing in means they know if you are still out on the trail or back!). Dad found us and the hash started.

The start was discombobulated. It started with false trails (which means you could go the wrong way). There was lots of "on backs" which means you went the wrong way. The pack initially went the right way but got confused and came back! It took a few minutes but we were all finally headed up the mountain.

We climbed up the mountain for about half an hour. There was lots of cocoa, nutmeg and bananas on this hash. It was pretty. At middle of the hill there was an option to do a short walk or a long walk. We chose.....long walk, of course. Mommy was tired already, but she was also doing a lot of stopping and taking pictures.

My brother I didn't want to keep waiting for her so we went ahead on our own. This was fun because we could go at a quicker pace. The downside was we didn't have any water or the phone,

For this weeks hash Aiden and I will carry one litre of water and a phone and we are going to hash on our own! This week the Hash is at La Sagesse my second favourite beach. It starts at four I am excited to go.

A donkey way up in the mountains
 

My dad catching up to us (Aiden orange shirt)
 

Cocoa shells

For real a porche!!

Birthday Boy

This Friday is my birthday. I am going to be 11 years old. I am going to be the last one in my family to have a birthday in Grenada.

I am not going to school on my birthday, because we don't learn anything at school the week before school is over. In Grenada "March Break" is for two weeks instead of one and it is an Easter Holiday instead of a March Break. Our break starts the Monday after my aunt arrives!

For my birthday we are going to go to eat at the Dodgy Dock. After dinner we are going to go listen to music at Le Phare Bleu.

My birthday will be different than back home because I will not get any presents. We don't do presents here because they would be hard to bring home, and because it is expensive to give gifts.

I am looking forward to my birthday even though I am not getting presents. An awesome present is that 2 days after my birthday my aunt Ceilidh arrives!

Grenada Hash House Harriers

This weeks hash was at Fontenoy just outside of the city of St. George. We knew we had arrived when we saw a lot of people and cars lined up parked along the road. We had to park about half a kilometer away.

When we got to the start there were kids playing soccer on the beach. They were really good. The goals were three sticks tied together, but small no higher than my knee. They would be great a profession football because they use such little nets and they can score, imagine if they had real soccer nets!

The starting of the hash is crowded. Most of the people were standing on the road. There were at least 200 people doing the hash this week!

Most of the people with walking sticks get near the start. This older guy always beats us. There is lots of young people, younger than Aiden and I. Both Grenadian and "American" or "European".

This house was in the forest about a 1/4 of the way up and there were no other houses near it. It has an ocean blue colour of paint.

 

This is Grand Mal Bay. There is oil storage facility just in front of the tanker.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We were worried we were going to have to climb up this cliff but....

We ended up looking down and over to it!!

The mountains are narrow because you can see Grand Mal Bay on one side and Grand Anse beach and St. George on the other side.

Going down was hard, they ropes to help but some of them snapped! Strong men had to hold the end to keep them tight. My dad helped. It was really slippery, everyone but my dad fell. Aiden and I were sliding on our bums down. It was like tobogganing on dirt. We had lots of fun and we got dirty!
















On the way down we took a funny picture. These are vines hanging off a tree. They are dead. They felt tough, you could probably use it for rope.

On our way down on the hill we saw the cutest little baby goat!! We also a one week old baby, but the goat was cuter!

At the end of the hash there was a beautiful sunset.



Top three places to eat in Grenada

 

1. Le Phare Bleu is a restaurant in Egmont overlooking Calvigny Island. You turn right at the Marian intersection and down towards the water. Once you cross the bridge you turn left at the Egmont sign. Stay on the road and follow the  signs to Le phare Bleu.


Le Phare Bleu is an open air restaurant on the waterfront. It is part of a hotel and marina. There are about 25 tables and comfy sofas and chairs you can reserve.

 On Tuesday nights they have a special buy one get one free pizza, but you have to pay for the toppings. On Sunday you can use the pool if buy two meals. On Friday there is nice music and my friend Alicia plays guitar.

The food is delicious. They have vegetarian, meat, fish, salads and desserts. I like the pizza or chicken fingers.

The main chef is Nehandra Campbell, who is Mr. Campbell's daughter at NEWLO. She is awesome!






2. G Burgers is van that has been converted into a fast food truck. It can be found on "Wall Street" at the round about. or down at SGU by the small animal veterinarian clinic.

He specializes in burgers. They lots of toppings. Some you wouldn't find in Canada are- hot sauce, garlic sauce, jalapenos and real pickles.

The burgers the best on the island, hand made with real Grenadian beef.

The cook is from Italy, he moved here 17 years ago.

 

3. The Dodgy Dock is at True Blue Resort near SGU.

It is like Le Phare Bleu because it open, has about 25 tables, it is also a hotel and is on the water. What makes it different is it have a playground, and a awesome boutique store. It was very "docky".

The food was very delicious. It was North American food but I like that kind of food.

It had pop music instead of soca. I found it relaxing.

For my birthday I am not sure which one I will pick!