This feature first appeared in the March/April 2010 issue of Caribbean Beat

I found myself doing a lot of walking on Carriacou. Combined with hitching rides and taking local buses, it is absolutely the best way to explore this enchanting island of castaways, boat builders, big drummers, and some of the most idyllic stretches of sand in the Caribbean.

Carriacou and its diminutive sister, Petite Martinique, are located in the Southern Grenadines and belong to the tri-island nation of Grenada. You can get there by light aircraft from Maurice Bishop International Airport, but actually I think it’s much more fun to hop on board the Osprey Ferry which departs daily from the Carenage in Grenada’s capital, St. George’s. The journey takes about 90 minutes and passes along the pretty west coast of Grenada. It’s a great way to meet Kayaks, the name given to the people of Carriacou who, more often than not, will be buried beneath overflowing bags of supplies they have purchased from stores on the main island.

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