Pigeon Island

After the last two days were quite action-packed, we decided to take it easy today. That worked very well until about 11 a.m. So we enjoyed the only day so far without rain showers, first from the balcony or from the couch with a direct view of the balcony. Thanks to the Wi-Fi of the luxury hotel about 100 m away, which is much stronger than the in-house router just around the corner, Tim was able to indulge in his mobile gaming while Marina devoted herself full concentration to her historical novel.
At 11.xx a.m. (minutes don't matter here, whether in the restaurant or at other fixed appointments) we started our adventure of driving on the left side of the road towards Pigeon Island. You might think that this is an island that has something to do with pigeons (because 'pigeon' in English means 'Taube' in German). However, neither is the case - at least not anymore. In the past, this current national park was still an island, but it was connected to the mainland with a huge hotel-packed dam. Whether with or without a dam - the island doesn't look like a pigeon, there are not many pigeons there, the pigeons all seem to be relatively normal, and our island guide didn't mention anything about pigeons. Therefore, the name seems to have simply been created during a sociable rum punch evening.
Remarkable about the island is that you have a very good view of the island coast from it or from its two elevations in combination with its north-northwest location. That's why locals, British and French regularly fought to be on the island. $7 was enough for us. A few hundred years ago, no one would have thought that in 2016 people from many different nations would simply walk around the island for fun and use the fortresses as viewpoints on a vacation island.
While Marina used the shade at the foot of the highest elevation ('Signal Peak', about 100 m high) to delve into the historical background information, Tim climbed up to provide you and him with great photos. The live panorama was really fantastic: to the south, the view extends to the Pitons in the southwest of the island, to the east, the entire width of the island could be seen, and the skyline of Martinique could be guessed at a distance of 40 km.
After the workout or the enlightening reading lesson, we went to a highly recommended restaurant - the only one on Pigeon Island - right on the coast ('Jambe de Bois'). The walls were adorned with really beautiful hand-painted and purchasable paintings, the view went over the adjacent beaches, and the wooden interior contributed to a thoroughly comfortable stay. After handing out the menus and tasting the order, we found that this restaurant offers the best value for money so far.

Afterwards, we headed back to Rodney Bay. The stop-and-go on this route actually brought back memories of home. At the destination, we first checked in at the harbor ('Marina', easy to remember), where the departure pontoon for tomorrow's trip to Martinique is located, and then went shopping and sunglasses shopping. In the latter, the different tastes of different cultures quickly became apparent. While the locals like big sunglasses, Marina's head almost completely disappears behind such glasses. After some searching, however, something good-looking was found for us and Marina was satisfied. The old glasses will probably be found as a historical artifact at the bottom of the Atlantic or the Caribbean Sea in 200 years.
After the sweaty day, we went to the in-house pool. During our bathing activities, we were curiously watched by several lizard eyes.

Just now, Marina cooked pasta with tuna (very very tasty!) and now we are checking if the rental car in Grenada can be canceled. Because the transport system works so well here that such a money-spending mechanism simply is not needed.

Tomorrow, as mentioned above, our trip 'Martinique Splendor' is on the program, in which we will go to Martinique with a high-speed catamaran. So we are excited to show you what pictures we can present to you tomorrow.

We always look forward to hearing from you (e.g. also in the comments under the posts)! Greetings and see you tomorrow,

MariTim