Grenada, Caribbean

Grenada is the most southerly of the Windward islands sitting north of Trinidad. Commonly known as the Spice Island, the capital St George has long been associated with nutmeg production. This is a beautiful island with a great deal of the mountainous interior given over to rainforest with waterfalls and beautiful varieties tropical plants and birds. St George’s has a deep natural horseshoe harbour with many visiting yachts and boats. There is a colourful local market, old colonial buildings and good choice of restaurants making it an interesting destination for the diver and non diver alike. From here you can access over 30 different dive sites. The south west offer a variety of reefs with a fair amount of fish and invertebrate life . The marine park here has an underwater sculpture park created by UK artist Jason Taylor. However, the star attraction in Grenada is the wreck of the Bianca C, a 600ft cruise ship which went down in 1961. The largest wreck in the Caribbean is a formidable site with the bow sitting proud out of the seabed thus earning the name of ‘the Titanic of the Caribbean’. A great dive but the currents can be strong and penetration of the crumbling wreck is not recommended Other wrecks such as the San Juan, Hema 1 and King Mitch support a great range of hard and soft corals and marine life.