Thursday  March 13th  ,  2014

St Georges, Grenada  ,   12 02.9N 61 45.3W

Today's Blog by David (Time zone: UTC – 4.0)

Oops!  We have forgotten to report that we have moved on – so I do hereby report – that we sailed on to Grenada to arrive last Sunday.  Debbie and Eddie continued their peripatetic lifestyle and were soon there to greet us with the local goody bag provided by the Tourist Association.

Monday was a work day.   There were a number of things that needed attention and I had asked Oyster Eddie  to come and diagnose.  I have to say it is a great comfort having someone as experienced as him available to assist. However,  inviting him is something of a double edged sword.  In the course of dealing with the problem you have put to him,  he usually identifies a backlog of unattended tasks that need to be dealt with lengthening your To Do list,  often considerably!   Mine duly lengthened, Tuesday we went scuba  diving. There was lots to see:

Two old Turtles

Hurricane Ivan in 2004 caused a great deal of damage.  The reefs around Grenada were trashed and in order to speed up their regenearionand in particular to provide a haven for sea life it was decided to build an Underwater Sculpture Park.  Jason De Caires Taylor was commissioned to produce a series of sculptures which have been submerged in 4-8 metres of water.  You can view it from a flat bottomed boat, or snorkel on it. However, it is easiest viewed scuba diving.

Quite bizarre really.

The blurb says:  “His sculpures highlight ecological processes whilst exploring the intricate relationships between modern art and the environment. By using sculptures to create artifical reeefs, the artist’s interventions promote hope and recovery, and underline man’s need to undertsnad and protect the natural world” 

Remember, you heard it here!

Lion Taming

The little feloow in the picture below is a Lion fish.  It is a pretty little chap but with vicious poison in the dorsal spine which means one needs to give him a wide berth.  It is a native of the Indian and Pacific Oceans and in all the diving we did there I never saw one. 

Since we have been in the Caribbean, we have seen them in Tobago and in Grenada. no natural predators,  it is belived that the success of this non-indigenous species in the Caribbean presents human and environmental dangers.

So there are posters everywhere inviting divers to “Shoot on Sight”……or….., better….. you should harvest them and eat them.  Just mind those pretty dorsal spines…..