Chuck and I are having trouble separating our cruising experiences… We can’t say exactly which island was Aruba, Curacao, or Bonaire. We remember experiences from all and we say, "The one with the big bridge and the little garden bar – Curacao right?" and the other one of us says, "shrug, maybe"… In any case all were fun! I’ve bought one red shirt for Chuck and 2 tea towels hand designed and lithographed in Antigua or St Lucia… see? Anyhow.. Purchased on this trip, on an island. Yesterday was fun. We bought a tour and drove all over Granada. WOW. It is a rain forest and the highest point is 1931 feet high. That is climbing to the top of a peak and a volcano crater that is filled with water (big lake). They gave out free local beer at that stop. That was fun. We drove in a smallish van around hair pin turns for about 5 hours viewing the local flora… Beautiful. We went up to a fort on the top of the port and I said…. This looks familiar. Apparently Ronald Reagan sent troops in to Grenada to liberate the island. A Dictator who was leaning towards Russia and Cuba killed 8 cabinet members and was taking over the airport which is right next to a university filled with Americans… As we walked around the fort I felt it was so familiar. The guide said a movie was filmed here… I think it was Heartbreak Ridge with Clint Eastwood. We have watched it. It was good. How interesting. The islanders have painted "Thank You America" signs on their walls. I took a photo. It’s nice not to be the ugly American. Karen and I are enjoying the pool.. salt water and clorine heated pool in the Solarium. I stay in for 1 hour doing water aerobics… pedalling and pulling water with my arms. It’s a workout. We will be pulling into Bonaire soon so I will say… ta ta for now and God bless you.
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