Living on the southern Caribbean Island of Spice for the past four months has been fantastic, and it’s not over yet! We still have another three months of living in the tropics, which we’re very much looking forward to.
This is our first time pet-sitting abroad and it’s been a wonderful experience. Our lifestyle here is relaxed, peaceful and calm – which is exactly what we were looking for when we agreed to come to Grenada. We are now into the rainy season, which has completely brought the island to life! Everything is so lush, vibrant and green.
Mornings are spent watching hummingbirds flutter by and slowly making our coffee and breakfast before starting work. We work online for two hours before breaking for a walk to the next beach with Spare Dog and a quick swim in the sea.
Afternoons are spent working some more before quitting for the day and taking Spare somewhere further away, usually for a car ride and another hike. Our evenings are very quiet. Often we’ll have a BBQ, play cards, watch movies and enjoy a glass of wine. The sound of crickets and other jungle bugs is deafening – but is a noise we’ve come to love.
Weekends are our “days off” and we try to explore somewhere new in Grenada, or revisit some of our favourite spots. We love going for sunset, lazing on the pristine beaches, enjoying happy hour at the beachside restaurants and going for long jungle hikes. There are so many things to do in Grenada, we’re never bored!
Here are some photos that will hopefully give you a better idea of what our life in Grenada is like! Enjoy.
The gorgeous Grand Anse BeachLovely bamboo at Grand Etang National Park
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View of the colourful, capital city of St. George’s
Enjoying a morning coffee here at Petit Bacaye
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We have a huge selection of tropical fruits in Grenada and they are Delicious!One of our favourite jungle walks…leading to the beach that you see in the next picture!We call this “driftwood beach” for obvious reasons. We love the hike in and there is never anyone else around!Buying fresh fruit from the weekend market in St. George’sEnjoying a rum punch on our 7 year anniversary at Umbrellas BarSpare looking out to Levera Beach at the very North end of the islandA local favourite – chicken rotiColourful sky above our cottageSpare attempting to fish at a small bay!Another favourite hike is to the blowhole – this area reminds us of South Africa!A picturesque church in the town of SauteursThe three of us at Grenville BeachEnjoying a bottle of red at full moonWe think Morne Rouge is the most beautiful beach in Grenada!
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A big Fiddler Crab in our yardNick summoning the sea!Me and Spare during a walk to the nearby pointWe love BBQ’ing in the late afternoonOrganic, locally made, dark chocolate! We eat way too many of these bars to count…Views from the north of the island during our drive around Grenada
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The refreshing 7 Sisters Waterfalls at Grand Etang National ParkBright Bougainvillea plantsNick cooling off at Mt. Carmel FallsHarbour looking out to Hog IslandEvery Tuesday and Thursday fresh fruits and veg are delivered right to our doorstepYum! Flying fish with carrots & passionfruit, beets, potatoes, veggies and saladThe best part about living in Grenada?…SPARE!
There you have it! Some amazing photos of our life living here in Grenada. To read more articles about our pet sitting adventures in paradise, click here.
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