In Grenada, everything was green and lush. As one Trinidadian lady put it, if you planted a pencil, it would grow. Local food was abundant everywhere. The people are friendly and helpful. And they have one major item we do not have in cayman -HILLS! The prices are very reasonable and no one tried to hassle you if you said no. Outside of the capital St. Georges and the main tourist areas - Grand Anse, the beaches clean and deserted during the week. The rivers are scenic, clean, cool waters and full of big rocks for a variety. One can easily spend the day eating fruit (depending on what is in season), swimming and keeping cool. It is definitely on my return to paradise list!
I haven't done much bike riding since October due to vacation, seasonal rains and a general touch of laziness. But the cool weather is here and the traffic jams I saw in the past two days back in Cayman make me realize that cycling is the better way! Life goes on!
Looks like my biking mileage will be a little low this year as my main trips were to work and back. I estimate I will finish 2011 at about 1600 miles.
I am upgrading my commuting bike - changing out the nylon paniers for rigid PVC ones. The new ones are waterproof and provide more protection for carrying items. An image is below.
I am also building a bike trailer using a plastic footlocker and an old child bike trailer. The design is brazenly copied from a crazyguyonabike article. This is one time that all the parts were available locally! The link is http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=1&doc_id=8277&v=31
Time to get moving this morning. Still on vacation so I will be enjoying the time left.
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