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| The island of Carriacou has awesome beaches and a pace of life that can only be described as slow motion. There are about 12,000 residents on Carriacou, and half of them are goats! Carriacou has great views of the neighboring Grenadines and a couple of near shore islets of its own that can be visited for picnicking and snorkeling like Sandy Island. Population: About 8,000 Carriacou and Petit Martinique, two of the Grenadines have the status of dependency on Grenada. Religions: Nearly all Grenadians are Christians, about half of them Catholics; Anglicanism is the largest Protestant religion. Exports: Mainly tourism, Spice production, Bananas and other fruit.
When we were in Carriacou we took the island tour we saw hand made boats, sugar mills and the Carriacou museum that had Carib Indian artifacts. It also housed the artwork of Canute Caliste. His style is "folk art" and feature Island people and local scenery. One of his paintings hangs in the White house. We also learned that there's no local lakes or rivers and that people have to catch the rainwater in their own cisterns to have water for their family and gardens. Carriacou once had sugar cane plantations, but they are now farming fields with a variety of plants for food. One of the sugar cane plantations now hosts a Jazz festival every year. The other beautiful tree that grows here is the Mahogany tree which furniture is made from.
I also learned about more that 100 rum shops in less than 3 sq miles.
These rum shops will sell different rums as well as Jack After the tour we spent the rest of the day goofing off and snorkeling at Sandy Island (it's really a Sand Spit island!) |
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