Adventure Guide to St.Vincent, Grenada and the Grenadines

344 Pages·2003·3.285 MB·English

by  Cindy Kilgore, Alan Moore, Cindy Kilgore Brown

dventure Guide to
Grenada
,
St. Vincent
& the Grenadines
Cindy Kilgore & Alan Moore
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Contents
Introduction 1
History 1
EarlyPeoples 1
Development 3
ModernTimes 3
TheLand 5
Climate 6
Animals 7
IslandBirds 8
ThePeople 10
What’sinaPlaceName? 12
WaterAdventures 13
ScubaDiving 13
Snorkeling 14
LandAdventures 15
ST.VINCENT 17
Introduction 17
WhentoGo 19
GettingHere 21
ByAir 21
BySea 23
Customs&Duties 24
Entering 24
Leaving 25
Tipping 25
MedicalServices 25
Pharmacies 25
Communications 26
Internet 26
Telephone 26
PostalServices 26
Banks 27
Electricity 27
GettingMarried 27
Holidays&Festivals 27
Carnival 29
IslandHistory 31
TheCaribsofSt.Vincent 31
TheCaribsUnderBritishRule 33
AfterSugar 36
Independence 37
CoatofArms 37
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TheFlag 37
GettingAround 38
ByCar 38
ByMotorbike 39
ByBicycle 39
ByBus 39
ByTaxi 39
TourOperators 40
Sightseeing 42
Kingstown 42
TheLeewardHighway 47
Barawally 49
TheSouth 52
MontrealGardens 53
TheWindwardHighway 55
Volcanoes 56
TheNorth 57
Shopping 58
ScubaDiving 60
Snorkeling 61
DiveOperators 61
Sailing 62
YachtServices&PortsofEntry 64
DeepSeaFishing 66
DeepSeaFishingCharterSpecialists 66
WheretoEat 67
RestaurantDirectory 67
Kingstown 68
SouthCoast 70
LeewardCoast 74
WindwardCoast 75
WheretoStay 76
AccommodationsDirectory 76
Kingstown 78
SouthCoast 80
WindwardCoast 86
LeewardCoast 87
AfterDark 88
THEGRENADINES 89
Introduction 89
Bequia 90
Introduction 90
GettingHere 93
ByAir 93
BySea 94
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Police,Immigration&MedicalServices 94
Internet&Telephone 95
PostalServices 95
Banks 96
TourOperators 96
TaxiDrivers 96
Buses 96
CarRental 98
ExploringBequia 98
ScubaDiving 104
DiveOperators 105
Sailing 105
SailOperators 106
YachtServices 108
Fishing 109
FishingOperators 110
Shopping 110
WheretoEat 113
WheretoStay 120
AccommodationsDirectory 120
VillaRentals 127
AfterDark 128
Mustique 129
Introduction 129
GettingHere 132
ByAir 132
BySea 133
CarRental 133
ExploringMustique 133
OnFoot 134
OnWheels 134
Tours 134
TheSchool&MustiqueLibrary 136
ScubaDiving 137
DiveOperators 138
Snorkeling 138
Shopping 138
WheretoEat 140
WheretoStay 142
AccommodationsDirectory 142
AfterDark 144
Canouan 145
Introduction 145
GettingHere 148
ByAir 148
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BySea 149
Internet&Telephone 149
Banking 150
ExploringCanouan 150
ScubaDiving 152
DiveOperators 152
Shopping 152
WheretoEat 153
WheretoStay 154
AfterDark 157
TobagoCays 158
Introduction 158
GettingHere 159
ExploringtheTobagoCays 160
WheretoEat 161
WheretoStay 162
Mayreau 162
Introduction 162
GettingHere 164
MoneyMatters 164
ExploringMayreau 165
Sailing 167
Shopping 167
WheretoEat 167
WheretoStay 169
AfterDark 170
UnionIsland 171
Introduction 171
GettingHere 172
ByAir 172
BySea 174
Internet&Telephone 174
TravelAgents 175
TaxiDrivers 175
CarRental 175
BikeRental 175
ExploringUnionIsland 176
ScubaDiving 178
DiveOperators 178
DivinginPalmIsland 178
DivinginPetitSt.Vincent 178
DivinginMayreau 178
DivinginTobagoCays 179
Sailing 181
YachtServices 182
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Fishing 182
Shopping 182
WheretoEat 183
RestaurantDirectory 183
WheretoStay 185
AccommodationsDirectory 185
AfterDark 188
PalmIsland 189
Introduction 189
GettingHere 190
ExploringPalmIsland 190
Shopping 192
WheretoEat 193
WheretoStay 194
AfterDark 195
PetitSt.Vincent 195
Introduction 195
GettingHere 197
ExploringPetitSt.Vincent 197
BeachTrees 198
Adventures 199
Shopping 199
WheretoEat 199
WheretoStay 200
GRENADA 201
Introduction 201
WhentoGo 203
GettingHere 203
ByAir 203
BySea 204
CruiseShips 204
Customs&Duties 207
Embassy 207
Tipping 207
MedicalServices 208
Communications 208
Internet 208
Telephone 209
PostalServices 209
Banks 209
Electricity 210
GettingMarried 210
Holidays&Festivals 211
CarnivalinGrenada 213
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IslandHistory 214
Caribs’Leap 214
Slavery 215
Fedon’sRebellion 216
Emancipation 217
Invasionof1983 220
TheFlag 221
CoatofArms 221
GettingAround 224
ByCar 224
CarRental 224
ByBicycle 226
ByBus 226
ByTaxi 226
ByFerry 226
CruisingPermit 227
TourOperators 227
Sightseeing 229
St.George’s 229
Forts 233
ExploringtheIsland 234
Nutmeg 234
Plantations 237
RumDistilleries 241
BayGardens 244
AdventuresonLand 246
Hiking 246
Waterfalls 250
Beaches 251
Golf 253
Triathlon 253
Hashing 254
HorsebackRiding 254
AdventuresonWater 254
ScubaDiving 254
DiveOperators 256
DeepSeaFishing 257
WhaleWatching 258
WhaleWatchOperators 260
Sailing 260
SailingTours 261
YachtServices 262
Shopping 262
Supermarkets 266
StoreHours 266
WheretoEat 267
RestaurantDirectory 268
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GrandAnse&MorneRouge 270
GrandAnseRoad,TheLagoon&St.George’s 273
PointSalines,TrueBlueBay&LanceAuxEpines 276
TheSoutheast 278
TheLeewardCoast 279
TheNorth 280
Andfinally... 281
WheretoStay 281
AccommodationsDirectory 282
TheSouthwest 284
PointSalines,TrueBlueBay,&LanceAuxEpines 290
TheSoutheast 294
TheLeewardCoast 296
TheNorth&WindwardCoast 297
AfterDark 298
GRENADA’SGRENADINES 299
History 299
Carriacou 300
Introduction 300
Festivals 302
GettingHere 303
ByAir 303
BySea 303
Police,Immigration&MedicalServices 304
YachtServices 304
TourOperators 304
CarRental 305
BikeRental 305
ExploringCarriacou 306
Beaches 309
ScubaDiving 310
DiveShops 311
WheretoEat 311
RestaurantDirectory 312
WheretoStay 313
AccommodationsDirectory 314
VillaRentals 318
AfterDark 319
PetiteMartinique 319
Introduction 319
GettingHere 320
ExploringPetiteMartinique 321
Snorkeling 322
WheretoEat 323