This sixth segment got us to briefly experience island living for five nights in Grenada.
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2026.02.12 – [GD] St George’s ==> St George’s
While we were having breakfast, our local host arrived with a brand-new toaster and some additional supplies. Jenny had already reached out to the Booking.com owner, who appeared to be based in the UK.
Since Grenada is known as the “Island of Spice,” we decided to begin our sightseeing with a visit to Laura’s Herb & Spice Garden. The drive took less than 20 minutes. The road conditions were quite good and far less steep than in Dominica or Saint Lucia, which may explain why the locals tended to drive a bit faster.
The 40-minute guided tour of the garden was very informative. It seemed they cultivated herbs believed to help treat many common ailments, such as high blood pressure, skin conditions, and even cancer.
After our visit, we drove to Fort Frederick, which offered spectacular views of St. George’s harbor. There, we ran into the same Montreal couple we had met earlier during the garden tour—they were on a private excursion.
Later, we stopped at a supermarket to pick up a few more food items
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2026.02.13 – [GD] St George’s ==> St George’s
After our usual breakfast, we drove about 40 minutes to the trailhead for the Seven Sisters Waterfalls. The 45-minute hike to the falls was moderately challenging, with several steep sections and plenty of obstacles along the way, including boulders, tree roots, and small streams to cross.
At the falls, we enjoyed a refreshing dip and admired a massive tree that had, at some point, crashed down from the top of the waterfall. The hike is clearly a popular attraction, as we encountered a wide range of visitors—from solo female travelers to families and couples.
Afterward, we decided to check out a nearby river tubing attraction. We had a bit of trouble locating the river access point, and once we saw that the water level was quite low, we chose not to stop.
On the drive back, we were once again reminded of how fast the locals tend to drive on steep, winding roads. Back at our accommodation, Jenny did some laundry and prepared chicken wings with cooked vegetables for dinner. In the evening, a rain mist fell down.
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2026.02.14 – [GD] St George’s ==> St George’s
With our stomachs satisfied after breakfast, we set out to drive around the entire island in an anticlockwise direction. We had identified three attractions to visit along the way.
Our first stop—about 45 minutes away—was at Mt. Carmel Falls. We enjoyed the short hike and the lovely views of the waterfall and its lush surroundings. The roads continued to be in very good condition, and the local drivers still seemed to favor a brisk pace. Thankfully, traffic was lighter than usual, perhaps because it was Saturday.
About an hour later, we arrived at the Diamond Chocolate Factory, which produces chocolate under the Jouvay label. We had hoped to join a tour to learn more about the chocolate-making process and what makes Grenadian chocolate so unique and flavorful, but production was not active at the time. As a result, we settled for purchasing a couple of chocolate bars—70% and 100% cacao—which we happily declared our Valentine’s Day treat.
Our final stop was the somewhat disappointing Concord Falls. While driving along the western coastal road, we watched the waves crashing against the shore, confirming that snorkeling in that area would not have been safe for us.
Before heading back to our accommodation for dinner, we stopped at a supermarket in St. George’s to pick up a few items. We managed to secure a rental car for our next island hop.
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2026.02.15 – [GD] St George’s ==> St George’s
Since we had to forgo our tentative snorkeling outings for good reasons, we decided instead to take a city walk through St. George’s. Sadly, the streets and shops were deserted—it was Sunday, after all. It felt quite different walking along roads we had driven several times before, especially the very steep ones.
Later, we drove out to see Grand Anse Beach. To our surprise, it wasn’t overly crowded. On the way back to our accommodation, we stopped briefly at a supermarket and then filled up our SUV, preparing for tomorrow’s early departure—well before sunrise.
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2026.02.16 – [VD] St George’s ==> Arnos Vale
We expected the day to be somewhat challenging, given our early morning flight to the island of Saint Vincent. We actually woke up at 4:00 a.m.—even before the alarm went off. By 5:00 a.m., we were leaving our accommodation and driving to the airport in the dark. We were surprised by how many locals were already out walking along the streets at that hour.
At the airport, we returned our rental car after doing our usual full video recording of its condition. At the check-in counter, we were told the flight was full, so our bags would need to be checked at the gate. We proceeded through security and treated ourselves to a $9 CAD latte while we waited. The 30-minute flight was uneventful.
Upon arrival, we expected to complete a paper immigration form, but that wasn’t the case. Instead, we were greeted by a very friendly immigration officer who asked just a few simple questions. After retrieving our backpacks from the luggage carousel, we exited the arrivals area and walked to our car rental booth. Unfortunately, no one was there—we had arrived 45 minutes ahead of our scheduled pickup time.
When the agent finally showed up, there was a delay with the car we had reserved. As a result, he provided us with a temporary vehicle, with the understanding that we would meet later in the day to exchange cars.
We then drove to the capital, Kingstown, and grabbed a breakfast sandwich at a very busy Subway restaurant. Afterward, we stopped by a small phone repair booth to see whether anything could be done about my Huawei phone. The technician carefully took it apart, inspected it, and cleaned it in front of us. It appeared that water damage had affected the screen and another electronic component, so he had little hope it would work after he methodically reassembled it.
Jenny contacted our accommodation host to request an early 1:30 p.m. check-in. Before heading there, we did our grocery shopping. The six unit building was very new—less than a year old. The suite was quite warm when we arrived, as the bedroom air conditioning hadn’t been running long enough to cool the entire space.
Jenny prepared dinner and pre-cooked several items for the days ahead. Meanwhile, I spent quite a while trying to log in to Google Maps for trip planning. Google kept insisting on sending a verification code to my Huawei phone. After many unsuccessful attempts to bypass the verification process, I finally managed to have the code sent to our home phone number instead. I was able to receive the phone call through Zoiper on our laptop, which solved the issue.
Jenny also took care of some much-needed laundry that evening. Unfortunately, although the Booking.com listing indicated there would be a washing machine in our unit, that turned out not to be the case.
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