Concord Waterfalls

Grenada's buses

Bus #5 left the terminal with 21 people on board! I shall have to post a pic of these buses – they’re just minivans – so you can see how cozy they must be inside. If the passenger in the back corner needs to get out; half the bus or better must first get out …. then pile back in again! A Grenada experience not to be missed.

We (Jorge & Kim and Gil & I) got off at the fork in the road for Concord Waterfalls. Almost immediately, we were offered a ride to the waterfalls, but declined, as we understood it was just a short hike….

It was a gorgeous walk, but not short!  We found ourselves ‘hiking’ on pavement…. following the winding secondary road to the waterfalls, for an hour? or an hour and a half? The road was lined by several homes, perched along the edge of the river valley.

 notice where the laundry's hung!

(it rains a lot in the rainforest)

 Grenada's colours - red, green & yellow

 love the landscaping

 left alone, mother nature takes over

circa 1882

The surrounding area was lush with vegetation, which included many fruit trees.

 majestic Royal Palms

...so lush... hard to capture with the camera

 I didn't see this one in Blair Witch

 avocadoes (not yet in season)

 I've forgotten what these are - another senior's moment

trumpet flowers

We were surprised by the number of goats – seems almost every family has one.

I'm going to put on weight here

I'm stuffed

Finally, we came to the falls!

They didn’t look as stunning as the pictures I’d seen in the guidebooks. Turns out, it’s just a short hike …. to the upper falls! Ahhh….. 

Well, we’ll be coming back. Next time, we’ll accept the offer of a ride to the (lower) falls, and hike up to the upper falls!

Stay tuned…..

 too adorable