Who Said The Rainy Season Was On Its Way Out?(16 December 2010)

We were hopeful of dry weather after yesterday in Tobago where it rained all day. We wake up to beautiful sunshine and a decent breakfast overlooking the beach until we settle at the pool for a lazy day before Ant goes off for his week's sailing course tomorrow. But the heavens have just opened and I mean fully opened. We have a full on storm with wind, thunder, driving rain, flooded gardens and the pools ready to overflow. But we find a little covered area with sofas and wifi, conveniently near the bar to wait out the weather. And at 11am it really isn't too early for a consoling cocktail is it?

The rain finally lets up early afternoon so we take a walk outside Grand Anse beach and find a little bakery for lunch, and then of course an obligatory drink at a beach bar on the way back. Ant has to pack up as he is off onto his yacht tonight for a weeks’ hard sailing and learning on his sailing course. Let’s hope all the studying pays off!


We drop his stuff off on the surprisingly large yacht – 42 ft – and have a good meal at the Nutmeg in town, on the water’s edge. Grenada has a very different feel to Tobago, livelier and more commercial and people who see customer service in a better way….and the rum punches are even tastier with the littled added Spice Island nutmeg they add...