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| St. Georges, Grenada |
After dancing and singing our National Anthems, the Americans and Canadians are resting. We decide to take off on an island tour care of Cutty. We get together again with Peter and Martha of "Light Heart" as well as Keith and Jamie of "Kookaburra" to see the sights.
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Cutty, Keith, Vicky, Jamie
What are we looking at? |
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| Jamie, Martha, Vicky |
On our tour we see where the Americans came ashore to topple the socialist government in the 80's, as remembered in Clint Eastwood's movie "Heartbreak Ridge".
Onto the countryside, Grenada is a mountainous country with wonderful foliage. Of course there are always the tropical rains to worry about as well so an umbrella is recommended.
What else could you expect to find in the highlands other than a rum distillary that has been operating since 1785. The current production is carried on the same as it has been for the past 225 years. With a crew of 90 people to harvest and process the sugar cane, the facility still uses a water wheel to mash the cane. The concrete vats for boling the mash and the copper still for distilling the 100 proof rum (ouch!). The daily production is 700 bottles, and we are invited to have a taste, the group manages to knock back the premixed rum punches as well as a taste of the milder 70 proof, but we all pass on the 100+ octane.
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| waterwheel, powers grist mill |
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| grist mill, grinds sugar cane |
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| cane husks are used to fire the furnace |
As our day draws to an end we sit back and relax. After touring one of the older rum distillaries we are in the appropriate state of mind for Carnival which is just around the corner.
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| the "mash" in the kettles pre-fermentation |
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