Blogs

Before Hurricane Beryl came and set back development in Grenada, the government ran a programme of town hall meetings across Grenada....

I didn’t expect to be writing about my experience of a hurricane this month but then none of us expected it. Officially Grenada is below...

This month I had planned to focus on the link between nature and wellbeing for the monthly blog. This has been confirmed to me in the...

One of the things I miss being here is not being able to spend time with close friends who live in the UK. So having the daughter of one...

This month my friends, Terry and Sue from our church in Romford, came to visit on a working holiday. The photo above is at the rum...

The change to writing monthly blogs instead of weekly has been ideal because the last few weeks have been very busy. Since my last blog,...

Wildlife Wonder- Turtles The local Levera beach is one of the best places to see the leatherback turtle, particularly over the next few...

Wildlife wonder- Scarlet Ibis One of my favourite walks here is to go down to Levera National Park and walk along the beach, passing the...

Wildlife Wonder – Whales This time of year, between about December to April, is the best time to see whales in Grenadian waters. Like the...

Wildlife Wonder – Tropical Mockingbird I was talking to someone recently and then she said that she thought that she could hear a...

Wildlife Wonder – Red-Rumped Agouti My very first pet was a guinea-pig called Checkers who had a black and white checked pattern on his...

Wildlife wonder – Grenada Flycatcher A few weeks ago, I heard a very distinct birdsong that I hadn’t heard before and so I went out onto...

Wildlife wonder – Queen Conch I remember being amazed when I first saw piles of these beautiful, large conch shells on beaches, that you...

Wildlife wonder- Manicou This animal will be celebrating the New Year along with a few other animals in Grenada because the hunting...

Wildlife Wonder- Spices Grenada is known as the Isle of Spice because of the many spices that it grows and exports. Each of these plants...

Wildlife Wonder- Dolphins These must be some of the most cheerful creatures to watch and when you spot them, you can’t help but feel a...

Wildlife wonder- Cactus As we walk around this area, there are a lot of different cacti, such as the ones above which I photographed on a...

Wildlife Wonder- Flying fish Sitting on my balcony, looking out to sea, I was wondering what to focus on for this week’s blog. I then...

Wildlife Wonder- Orange-winged Parrot A while ago I was driving early in the morning, about 6am, and I saw about 4 or 5 of these...

Wildlife Wonder- Nine-Banded Armadillo Sadly, I haven’t seen one of these amazing creatures during my time here so far. It features...