Our Grenada Blog

We had been looking for somewhere to run away to for a few days for a break before Christmas and happened to come across a great special from Air Jamaica. Moni also found a good all-inclusive deal at a small hotel in Negril, so we decided to go. It was a working vacation, but still a chance to see somewhere we had never been before.

The flight was great. Unusual for most airline flights these days, where you get squeezed into a cattle car with barely enough room to sit without having your knees jammed up against the seat in front and so close, it seems that the person in front is actually sitting in your lap!
We even got served food! This was a better than the small bag of stale peanuts they usually throw at you.

Decided to stay in a small cliff resort in Negril, away from the beach, which suited us fine. Something a little different from what we are accustomed to here.

Over the weekend, we decided to take a hike to Concord second falls - Au Coin Falls.

We had visited the falls twice since hurricane Ivan, more than 4 years ago, and were curious to see what changes there had been, and whether the trees and vegetation had regrown.

The difference was astounding! It is a hike that I would recommend in a heartbeat!

We parked by the main falls, Concord, and started up the trail above, which will eventually take you to the other two falls - (yes, there are three falls at Concord.

You don't need a guide for the second falls (Au Coin), but you will definitely need one for the third falls, as the trail is not well marked.

WOW! Wish you could have seen the rainy weather we have been having recently.

O.k, we didn't take video (forgot), but did manage to take a few photos.

Could have sworn that we had at least 3 waterfalls on our property over the weekend, a smaller version of the Marquis falls and at least 2 that could rival Concord....(o.k, maybe Annandale).

It has been absolutely POURING with rain! The funny thing is that you could wake up the next day and everything is almost back to normal already.....thankfully, the island is a bit hilly, so everything drains off pretty quickly.

Even though we live on a hillside, i can see the benefit of having flood insurance, especially if we get a severe rainstorm.