Beaches Galore!

In Grenada there are many, many beaches, in fact there are 52 beaches! Here are my top five beaches.

1) La Sagesse: A beautiful black sand beach with great waves for boogie boarding. There are very few people at this beach which makes it a lot more fun because it is not crowded. I walked the whole beach and it took about ten minutes to walk to the end. From St. George's it is about a 20 minute drive in a private car. I would recommend the beach farther away from the resort for strong swimmers only. The beach is very shallow so it would be good for children but only near the resort.




high tide- no beach



Low tide lots of beach!

2) Magazine Beach: A white sand beach with great snorkeling very close to shore. It is a small beach but it has shade. There is hardly ever people at this beach even though it is one of the nicest, this might be because you need a car to get there. There is a restaurant called "The Aquarium" here which is part of a hotel. It is about a five minute drive from Maurice Bishop airport, you could definitely walk from the airport! I would recommend this beach for beginners to experienced swimmers. It is a very good beach for those who just want to relax too.

My mom under an almond tree

Me and Owen (right) taken by my dad who was snorkelling

3) Pink Gin: This is a very small secluded beach with steep cliffs surrounding it. There is snorkeling at this beach but you have to go a ways out and isn't that good. It has a nice sandy bottom and your feet sink into the sand. this beach does require about a 5 minute hike in. It is also located across from Maurice Bishop Airport and next to Sandals La Source.

Me photo bombing my mom's shot 

4) Grand Anse: This 3 mile long white sand beach is considered one of the most beautiful beaches in the whole Caribbean. There are many hotels located along this beach, so it is perfect if you are staying in one and love to swim. Grand Anse is one of the only beaches that has a life guard during the cruise ship season (October-March). It also has change rooms and bathrooms if you come in from the roundabout. It also has parking. There is a good restaurant, Umbrella's, where you can get North American food. At the other end of the beach where the cemetery is, is the Food Fair where you can get local food.

5) Le Phare Blue: Has a teeny weeny beach. I like it because you can look at Calvigny island, the boats and the restaurant. The restaurant is very good, and the live music on Friday is amazing.



Beaches to avoid:
True Blue- It is really shallow and has lots of seaweed.


Pandy (at the end of my road)- It is good if you want to snorkel, but bad for swimming. There is a reef just a few feet out and it is hard to get over it without a mask.

You can see how close the reef is!

BBC Beach because it had seaweed and sea snakes. It would be good if you just wanted to hang out on a beach though.

Lots of sea urchins

pretty though

Foods

My favourite foods in Grenada are:

• Genups- these are small fruits a bit larger than a grape, with a thin layer of fruit attached to a big seed.
• Rockfigs- about half the size of a banana (and look like a banana), have a similar taste but has an aftertaste that bananas don't
• Roti- a curried chicken and potatoes wrapped in a bread similar to pita bread but thinner
• Fish- Mahi Mahi and Grouper
• Breadfruit- when it is made like French fries or donuts

Strange foods

• Oranges because they are green. 
• Lemons because they are green.
• Starfruit
• Golden Apple (kinda like Minecraft)
• Sweet apple
• Milk

  

  Otange

  
  

  

  See it really is an orange

  
  

  

  Breadfruit Timbits

  
  

  

  Cocoa plant

  
  
  
  
  

  

  Cocoa bean for chocolate

  
  

  

  Chinese Plums

  
  

  

  Genup

  

  Eaten Genup

  

  Fresh mangos