Fireworks - Man-Made and Mother Nature's

Here we are on the beautiful island of Grenada – and for the 4th of July holiday– we still got to enjoy fireworks. On July 3, there was a light show by Mother Nature – lightning in the distance lighting up the clouds and night skies. Then about 2100, big bangs and a lovely fireworks display exploded overhead. Boats cheered when they were over. My nephews Chris and Nate remembered that last year they were aboard Astarte in the Manatee River where we saw displays from about 19 locations!

On the fourth, we went into town to hit the big vegetable market. Farmers come from around the countryside to bring in their fruits and veggies to sell along the streets of downtown St. Georges. This, along with the daily vegetable market, which is about two blocks square, offers a great selection. We stocked up.

We then walked and walked and walked (in the heat of the day of course!). We went to the boat store to pick up new sheets (not for your bed- but the lines (ropes) that control the sails). Michael then had to haul 108 feet of line around as we continued our in-town adventures. We also were in search of small screws to fix the lid of the refrigerator - hitting every hardware store in St. Georges. We were getting things accomplished as well as killing time until we met friends Trish and Robert from Bristol Rose for lunch. We even stopped and watched a cricket match for a bit. All dressed in their white outfits, its fun to watch – though the stands were a bit far from the action.

Waiting near the bus terminal, we met our friends whom we hadn’t seen since Culebra (Puerto Rico) and enjoyed catching up on their adventures over a roti lunch. After that, we did a bit more grocery shopping (more juice for the new secret recipe “Astarte Rum Punch”). Then we caught a local bus for the trip home. (Note to Frank: would you believe we were the only ones on the bus for a bit of the time and there were no more than four people at any time on the ride back!)

Today some boat projects, cleaning and cooking. We’ve invited some folks aboard from the neighboring boats for drinks, desserts and dominos (or some other game).