Photo: Nasilele Photography
Grenada is an island nation rich in culture and national pride. You don’t even have to personally know a Grenadian to see this—simply look at one of my first Grenada posts and look at the comments from so many proud people who loved seeing their beautiful country documented on this blog. I keep saying this but this country is at least a million times greater than any words I could ever write or any pictures I could ever take. You need to experience it for yourself, but I’ll try my best to portray my experiences.
Before you go any further with this post, please make sure you read part 1. Also check out my previous Grenada posts here.
Photo: Nasilele Photography
Naturally a stop for some fashion was in order for me. We popped into Veronica’s Visions located in Concord St. John’s, the shop of designer Jessie-Ann Jessamy. Jessie-Ann makes gorgeous fabric designs and hand-printed items often featuring the island’s national symbol of the nutmeg. We reveled in the beauty of the items in her shop and bought a number of things. I got a few pillow covers for gifts and some coconut oil soaps for myself. I also had a great opportunity to speak with Jessie-Ann about what inspires her to design. She’s very enthusiastic about using Caribbean culture in her designs.
“Traditionally we [Caribbean people] ship raw materials and we don’t hold onto some of those traditions. The idea is to make the designs and the use of it functional instead of just stamping ‘Grenada’ on it like a souvenir.” Well said—and from these pictures you can really see that influence in her designs.
In addition to her showroom, you can also visit the Veronica’s Visions boutique at Spiceland Mall.
Veronica’s Visions
And of course I had to see some shopping so while we were in town (in St. George’s), we stopped inside some shops and also a local artist’s studio.
Tikal Arts & Crafts
Art Fabrik
Yellow Poui Art Gallery
I told you guys about the Seven Sisters Falls and how you NEED to do a hike there, but we also stopped by Concord Waterfall on our tour which allowed us to see another waterfall without having to get muddy or put on hiking gear…lol. There’s a bunch of local vendors stationed in the area near the fall so you can buy spices, jewelry, and other items as well. There’s also a guy who dives down from the most nerve-racking heights along the fall. I was clutching non-existent pearls with every jump…lol.
Concord Waterfall
One of our last stops was to the Clarke’s Court distillery located in Woodlands, St. George’s. In existence since 1937, the Clarke’s Court distillery is home to Grenada’s #1 rum. We put on our hard hats and got to nose around and see how rum is made. There’s so much in the Clarke’s Court lineup but I can tell you our crew particularly took a liking to Special Dark and Planter’s Punch. In fact I’m a little nervous I didn’t buy enough and may consider reneging on the bottles I brought home for my mom and my sister…lol.
Clarke’s Court Distillery
Additional pics
Because I wanted to show you a well-rounded Grenadian trip experience to the best of my abilities, the Grenada Tourism Authority also showed us a few amazing hotels and resorts. We even had the opportunity to stay in the luxurious Black-owned Spice Island Beach Resort. In my next few posts I’ll show you around some of the hotels and tell you all about our stay at Spice Island. Stay tuned!
A HUGE thank you to everyone who has shared, commented, liked, and read my Grenada posts! I’m really excited to see all the enthusiasm and outpouring of love you all have shown me in my postings. Thank you—you all are also why my Grenada experience was so great.
Stay tuned for more posts! Check out what you might have missed here. Also check out #TSABDinGrenada for my Instagram posts and also follow hashtags #puregrenada and #followgrenada to see my crew’s pics as well as gorgeous pics other Grenada visitors have posted.
Also check out Danielle Travels to see my other travel posts.
Disclosure: Thank you to the Grenada Tourism Authority for generously sponsoring parts of our trip.
Wow, you had such a great time. I’m part-Grenadian and I haven’t been there in 11 years…since I was 13. We would usually spend time in the country, in the parish of ST.Patrick’s where my mom is from. I don’t remember it being that much fun except when I was playing with my cousins or any of the Carnival activities. But I guess that’s also because I was still a child and usually went whenever my mom went :).
But your posts have given me so much inspiration to really explore Grenada and my heritage the next time I visit, which I hope is sooner rather than later. It would be great to experience Grenada and my heritage as a adult now. Thank you :)
Im Grenadian. Im very proud and happy to hear someone else’s opinion about the island. Its beautiful and peaceful. Although some of the other islands dont seem to know about us, how sad. Everyone talks about going to Jamaica even though their crime rate is o the chart. You can go anywhere on the island of Grenada and feel safe. Just got back myself stayed at the Rex and the Flamboyant hotels both very beautiful. Thank you for seeing the beauty in my island.