You are visitor number Welcome... to our Grenadine island network™ Visit Canouan's new Carenage Bay Resort & Golf Club Visit the S/Y Falcon, Comfort for 10 Passengers Grenadines.net Internet Cafe Urgent Message: for DEC 1999 - APR 2000 travel Water Situation on Carriacou Palm Island Resort Up-Date PRIVATE aircraft island-hopping 25 December 1999 - Friday High Temperature 92ºF - Low Temperature 83ºF A beautiful sunny day with blue skies and a few, puffy white clouds 19 December 1999 - Weekend High Temperature 92ºF - Low Temperature 83ºF A beautiful sunny day with blue skies and a few, puffy white clouds; Sunday, overcast. Palm Island Resort's Grand Re-Opening Is Set for 18 January 2000 17 December 1999 - Friday High Temperature 92ºF - Low Temperature 83ºF A beautiful sunny day with blue skies and a few, puffy white clouds Well, the workers on Palm Island have evidently been hard at it since my visit last weekend and I am now advised by the island's owner that the Palm Island Grand Re-Opening Is Now Set for 18 January 2000. The tennis court is scheduled to be finished by this weekend. I will take another visit in a few weeks and report back on what I see. Until then, here are current digital photos taken by Patrick CHEVAILLER, who lives on Palm. 11-12 December 1999 - Weekend High Temperature 86ºF - Low Temperature 78ºF A beautiful sunny Saturday with blue skies and a few, puffy white clouds; Sunday, overcast. Views Out the Window... Last time I was on Palm Island was two months ago. So, I made arrangements with Captain Thomas of S/Y Leona to bring me from Carriacou to Palm and back. We chose Saturday at 9am to depart Hillsborough's Jetty. The aftermath of Hurricane Lenny results in the Jetty being unsafe for transports and cargo boats but okay for other passenger boats offloading and collecting people. Work continues even over the weekend on the new construction of a harbor master/customs/immigration building at the end of the jetty. Ah... life in the West Indies. While work progresses on a new, needed and long overdue building, our critical jetty lies in disrepair. Due mainly to a new Genoa sail and strong tide, the trip aboard Leona was one hour coming home to Carriacou from Palm but our leisurely sail up to Palm took about 2 hours and four tacks. I was anxious to see how Hurricane Lenny had treated this tiny, nearby oasis island. One would expect it's location behind Union Island would shield it from the surge of the sea that travelled down our island chain on 17th November from St. Maarten to Grenada. Arriving at the Palm harbor I saw that the dinghy dock had survived; but look at the sand piled high up the coconut tree stalks! One could almost imagine a freak winter storm dumping 2-3 feet of snow that piles high and covers parked cars like snow eggs. Sand...Sand.... Sand everywhere. Thanks to Hurricane Lenny! . It's time to see how the new owners of Palm Island are spending their millions since my last visit in October. There are many new cottages lined along the beach under coconut palms. Looks like duplex cottages. Lots of work remaining to be done. Looks like a larger, more airy restaurant with upstairs balcony? The beachbar restaurant is open still for visiting yachties and snoopy people such as yours truly. The center pond has been dredged and the outlines of a tastefull design are apparent of a new interlocking lagoon with walkways and accent lighting and tropical plantings heading around and on the way to a putting green and the other end of the island where a beachbar under a straw hutted roof is starting to take shape. The new swimming pool comes complete with exposed boulders built into the deck and a winding design blending under the shade of tall coconut palms ever nearby here on Palm Island. Looks like the tennis court will take some more effort before it is ready for serious usage. And, the beginnings of a boutique are taking shape as you walk to the Beachbar Restaurant from the small wooden jetty. There were morring available for the grabing but Captain Thomas like most of the other skippers chose to drop his own anchor as the normal sandy bottom was now 40-feet deep and rocky. Seems like the sand from the anchorage bottom was now piled high on the beach. Thanks again, Lenny! The new owner of Palm Island was there as was the island manager, as was Mary Caldwell and a few of her family. The island's PalmDOC remains. All is peace and quiet at the private villas with most of the owners either already in residence or due to arrive for their own winter escapes on Palm Island. To summarize, it will be months before the Hotel is in a condition to reopen and offer the full services of an all-inclusive island resort. To offer an all-inclusive package, the Resort Ownership has the responsibility to see that all things offered are available and that everything functions smoothly. For if they don't, on an isolated island, where can you turn? Palm Island is poised to become that elite world class destination that has always been its potential. CONGRATULATIONS, Rob Barrett, Rachel Charles, Don Nagel & Sherrie Ault.... Grenadines.net looks forward to working closely with you! 5 December 1999 - Sunday High Temperature 86ºF - Low Temperature 78ºF A beautiful sunny day with blue skies and a few, puffy white clouds. Over the past months I have received numerous requests for information stemming from the change of island ownership this year. At this time, Grenadines.net is pleased to offer two Palm Island Getaway Escapes. Escape with an all inclusive resort Escape with a private beach villa. Palm Island Resort Up-Date (Children under 16 years not accepted.) 50 roomy cottages just a coconut's throw from the Caribbean's clear and colorful waters. Palm View Suites have a view of the tropical gardens 15APR-20DEC99 US$520 21DEC99-02JAN00 US$770 03JAN-31MAR00 US$670 01APR-20DEC00 US$550 Beachfront Suites have patios facing the ocean. 15APR-20DEC99 US$580 21DEC99-02JAN00 US$830 03JAN-31MAR00 US$730 01APR-20DEC00 US$610 Rates are US$, per room, double occupancy. Single occupancy US$100 less per night. Third person in room pays US$150/night/extra. Each room was remodeled and refurbished. Suites have one king or two twin beds, private bath with shower, mini-refrigerator and coffee maker, ceiling fans and a private patio, electricity is 110V, 60Hz and adapters are availablefor applicances. Sumptuous cuisine, afternoon tea, freshwater swimming pool, tennis court, restaurant & bar, and a gift shop. Rates at Palm Island are all inclusive, and include: breakfast, lunch and dinner daily; all beverages including premium liquors, Caribbean beer, tropical coolers, house wines by the glass and soft drinks; early morning coffee, afteroon tea, and evening hour hors d'oeuvres; tennis, table tennis, horseshoes, putting green and croquet; windsurfing, sunfish sailing, snorkeling, and kayaking with equipment and instructions; and all taxes and service charges. Chared charter flights via Barbados, approx US$230/person/roundtrip. Extend your visit at Palm Island Resort seven nights or longer and receive complimentrary air taxi trasfers from Barbados. Palm Island's PRIVATE VILLAS Up-Date Palm Villa... three bedrooms, luxury living with a front shaded patio and sundeck, just 50 feet from the sea. BOOKED: 1/16DEC99 05/14JAN2000 28/31JAN2000 01/03FEB2000 07/29FEB2000 01/25MAR2000 1/15APR2000 Villa Rondelei... two bedrooms POSH style with a surpassing view of breaking reefs and nearby islands. BOOKED: 24/31DEC99 01/31JAN2000 01/29FEB2000 01/30MAR2000 The Tradewinds... two delightful one bedroom apartments, one above, one below, on Tamarind Beach. UPSTAIRS BOOKED: 17/31DEC99 01/31JAN2000 01/29FEB2000 01/07MAR2000 DOWNSTAIRS BOOKED: 13/31DEC99 1/31JAN2000 1/29FEB2000 01/15MAR2000 01/31JUL2000 Villa Wildflower... enjoy tropical lifestyle at its best in this two bedroom, cozy beach house. BOOKED: 26/31DEC99 01/31JAN2000 01/29FEB2000 01/24MAR2000 19/30JUN2000 . Views out the window... Water Situation on Carriacou. Let's talk a few minutes about the water situation here on Carriacou and then apply the lessons learned to the remainder of the islands of The Grenadines. First word that comes to mind is scarce. Then next is precious. To me, when I hear that anything is both scarce and precious, I automatically think about saving as much of it as possible. I'd save first of all because it's the prudent thing to do. I'd save because of investment in the future... I'd save because to pass along to the next generation is a good thing... Doesn't really matter to me whether we're talking about diamonds, family heirlooms, money, or... Cool, refreshing, life-giving Water. Though surrounded by perhaps the world's clearest, cleanest and colorful ocean water there is no source of fresh, treated water here except that that falls from the sky, is collected on the roofs house-by-house, business-by-business and stored in underground cisterns and pumped back into the house on demand. Methods for maintaining water quality therefore changes house-by-house and business-by-business. Some introduce small, living fish called "millions" into the cistern and even the government claims that these little fish are quite effective at feasting on whatever attempts growth within the cistern. We're talking here about mosquitos. Others swear that a cup of good old CLOROX bleach does the job. Others attach purifiers to their kitchen taps for use when drawing drinking water and some brands such as PUR make claims about microbiological improvements. I, myself, have chosen to go the route of boiling every drop that makes it toward drinking water or ice cubes. In my nearly ten years living here on Carriacou, I have never suffered the stomach aches and pains that can ruin a trip. So, I guess the 1st Lesson about the Water Situation is: Always boil the water used to drink or make ice cubes, or drink bottled water, and don't ask for ice in mixed drinks unless you know they boil it first. The Grenadines.net Internet Café uses only boiled water for drinks and ice cubes. Now that we understand the water situation, let's continue with the 2nd Lesson: conservation of a precious resource. Residents flush toilets after No. 2 but not No.1 Always fix a leaking toilet or faucet valve and never let it trickle. When taking a shower, wet yourself down and turn off the water. Suds up and then turn on the water for a quick rinse. Remember... most islanders have no running water and the water contained in two, white plastic buckets clean-up after dinner, provides a bath, or launders their always spotless clothing. Water on Carriacou is a scarce and precious item. Please help us to save it as much as possible. Views out the window... The red Flamboyant tree has burst into flower. From the Back Porch the red blends brilliantly with the green of the 50-odd coconut palms, breadfruit, and bushes in view. Evidently in appreciation of last month's daily brief showers, Carriacou's vegetation is now on display. Perhaps the most comfortable and convenient place to enjoy it all is from our own Grenadines.net Internet Café We offer: Desktop Publishing: Crew Lists, business cards, plastic laminating for important papers Communications: Internet, E-Mail, Web Design, Internet Telephone, Internet Fax Convenience: Laptop Plug-Ins, Floppy Disks Okay, Flash Sessions Socializing: Breezy Back Porch, Cable TV, Paperback Exchange Information: Hotels, Restaurants, Yacht Charters, Inter-Island Connections Bar: Cold, refreshing drinks Sea Breeze Orange Juice Pineapple Juice Grapefruit Juice Cold CARIB Beer Coca Cola Coffee Ice Water All our drinks are served in half-litre glass jars, filled with ice! To avoid disappointment for DEC 1999 - APR 2000 visits you should be making your reservations NOW! International Flights to The Grenadines are booking FAST and seats are already limited. For visits to Mustique, Bequia, Canouan, Mayreau & Union - look toward Barbados For visits to Carriacou, Petite Martinique, Petit St. Vincent, Palm Island & Union - look toward Grenada. After these international flights are booked we can handle all your Regional Island connections. Read John's On-Line Diary for November 1999
Welcome... to our Grenadine island network™ Visit Canouan's new Carenage Bay Resort & Golf Club Visit the S/Y Falcon, Comfort for 10 Passengers Grenadines.net Internet Cafe Urgent Message: for DEC 1999 - APR 2000 travel Water Situation on Carriacou Palm Island Resort Up-Date PRIVATE aircraft island-hopping 25 December 1999 - Friday High Temperature 92ºF - Low Temperature 83ºF A beautiful sunny day with blue skies and a few, puffy white clouds
19 December 1999 - Weekend High Temperature 92ºF - Low Temperature 83ºF A beautiful sunny day with blue skies and a few, puffy white clouds; Sunday, overcast.
Palm Island Resort's Grand Re-Opening Is Set for 18 January 2000
17 December 1999 - Friday High Temperature 92ºF - Low Temperature 83ºF A beautiful sunny day with blue skies and a few, puffy white clouds
Well, the workers on Palm Island have evidently been hard at it since my visit last weekend and I am now advised by the island's owner that the Palm Island Grand Re-Opening Is Now Set for 18 January 2000. The tennis court is scheduled to be finished by this weekend. I will take another visit in a few weeks and report back on what I see. Until then, here are current digital photos taken by Patrick CHEVAILLER, who lives on Palm.
11-12 December 1999 - Weekend High Temperature 86ºF - Low Temperature 78ºF A beautiful sunny Saturday with blue skies and a few, puffy white clouds; Sunday, overcast.
Views Out the Window... Last time I was on Palm Island was two months ago. So, I made arrangements with Captain Thomas of S/Y Leona to bring me from Carriacou to Palm and back. We chose Saturday at 9am to depart Hillsborough's Jetty. The aftermath of Hurricane Lenny results in the Jetty being unsafe for transports and cargo boats but okay for other passenger boats offloading and collecting people. Work continues even over the weekend on the new construction of a harbor master/customs/immigration building at the end of the jetty. Ah... life in the West Indies. While work progresses on a new, needed and long overdue building, our critical jetty lies in disrepair. Due mainly to a new Genoa sail and strong tide, the trip aboard Leona was one hour coming home to Carriacou from Palm but our leisurely sail up to Palm took about 2 hours and four tacks. I was anxious to see how Hurricane Lenny had treated this tiny, nearby oasis island. One would expect it's location behind Union Island would shield it from the surge of the sea that travelled down our island chain on 17th November from St. Maarten to Grenada. Arriving at the Palm harbor I saw that the dinghy dock had survived; but look at the sand piled high up the coconut tree stalks! One could almost imagine a freak winter storm dumping 2-3 feet of snow that piles high and covers parked cars like snow eggs. Sand...Sand.... Sand everywhere. Thanks to Hurricane Lenny! . It's time to see how the new owners of Palm Island are spending their millions since my last visit in October. There are many new cottages lined along the beach under coconut palms. Looks like duplex cottages. Lots of work remaining to be done. Looks like a larger, more airy restaurant with upstairs balcony? The beachbar restaurant is open still for visiting yachties and snoopy people such as yours truly. The center pond has been dredged and the outlines of a tastefull design are apparent of a new interlocking lagoon with walkways and accent lighting and tropical plantings heading around and on the way to a putting green and the other end of the island where a beachbar under a straw hutted roof is starting to take shape. The new swimming pool comes complete with exposed boulders built into the deck and a winding design blending under the shade of tall coconut palms ever nearby here on Palm Island. Looks like the tennis court will take some more effort before it is ready for serious usage. And, the beginnings of a boutique are taking shape as you walk to the Beachbar Restaurant from the small wooden jetty. There were morring available for the grabing but Captain Thomas like most of the other skippers chose to drop his own anchor as the normal sandy bottom was now 40-feet deep and rocky. Seems like the sand from the anchorage bottom was now piled high on the beach. Thanks again, Lenny! The new owner of Palm Island was there as was the island manager, as was Mary Caldwell and a few of her family. The island's PalmDOC remains. All is peace and quiet at the private villas with most of the owners either already in residence or due to arrive for their own winter escapes on Palm Island.
To summarize, it will be months before the Hotel is in a condition to reopen and offer the full services of an all-inclusive island resort. To offer an all-inclusive package, the Resort Ownership has the responsibility to see that all things offered are available and that everything functions smoothly. For if they don't, on an isolated island, where can you turn? Palm Island is poised to become that elite world class destination that has always been its potential. CONGRATULATIONS, Rob Barrett, Rachel Charles, Don Nagel & Sherrie Ault.... Grenadines.net looks forward to working closely with you! 5 December 1999 - Sunday High Temperature 86ºF - Low Temperature 78ºF A beautiful sunny day with blue skies and a few, puffy white clouds. Over the past months I have received numerous requests for information stemming from the change of island ownership this year. At this time, Grenadines.net is pleased to offer two Palm Island Getaway Escapes.
Escape with an all inclusive resort Escape with a private beach villa.
Palm Island Resort Up-Date (Children under 16 years not accepted.) 50 roomy cottages just a coconut's throw from the Caribbean's clear and colorful waters. Palm View Suites have a view of the tropical gardens 15APR-20DEC99 US$520 21DEC99-02JAN00 US$770 03JAN-31MAR00 US$670 01APR-20DEC00 US$550 Beachfront Suites have patios facing the ocean. 15APR-20DEC99 US$580 21DEC99-02JAN00 US$830 03JAN-31MAR00 US$730 01APR-20DEC00 US$610 Rates are US$, per room, double occupancy. Single occupancy US$100 less per night. Third person in room pays US$150/night/extra. Each room was remodeled and refurbished. Suites have one king or two twin beds, private bath with shower, mini-refrigerator and coffee maker, ceiling fans and a private patio, electricity is 110V, 60Hz and adapters are availablefor applicances.
Sumptuous cuisine, afternoon tea, freshwater swimming pool, tennis court, restaurant & bar, and a gift shop. Rates at Palm Island are all inclusive, and include: breakfast, lunch and dinner daily; all beverages including premium liquors, Caribbean beer, tropical coolers, house wines by the glass and soft drinks; early morning coffee, afteroon tea, and evening hour hors d'oeuvres; tennis, table tennis, horseshoes, putting green and croquet; windsurfing, sunfish sailing, snorkeling, and kayaking with equipment and instructions; and all taxes and service charges. Chared charter flights via Barbados, approx US$230/person/roundtrip. Extend your visit at Palm Island Resort seven nights or longer and receive complimentrary air taxi trasfers from Barbados.
Palm Island's PRIVATE VILLAS Up-Date Palm Villa... three bedrooms, luxury living with a front shaded patio and sundeck, just 50 feet from the sea. BOOKED: 1/16DEC99 05/14JAN2000 28/31JAN2000 01/03FEB2000 07/29FEB2000 01/25MAR2000 1/15APR2000 Villa Rondelei... two bedrooms POSH style with a surpassing view of breaking reefs and nearby islands. BOOKED: 24/31DEC99 01/31JAN2000 01/29FEB2000 01/30MAR2000 The Tradewinds... two delightful one bedroom apartments, one above, one below, on Tamarind Beach. UPSTAIRS BOOKED: 17/31DEC99 01/31JAN2000 01/29FEB2000 01/07MAR2000 DOWNSTAIRS BOOKED: 13/31DEC99 1/31JAN2000 1/29FEB2000 01/15MAR2000 01/31JUL2000 Villa Wildflower... enjoy tropical lifestyle at its best in this two bedroom, cozy beach house. BOOKED: 26/31DEC99 01/31JAN2000 01/29FEB2000 01/24MAR2000 19/30JUN2000 . Views out the window... Water Situation on Carriacou. Let's talk a few minutes about the water situation here on Carriacou and then apply the lessons learned to the remainder of the islands of The Grenadines. First word that comes to mind is scarce. Then next is precious. To me, when I hear that anything is both scarce and precious, I automatically think about saving as much of it as possible. I'd save first of all because it's the prudent thing to do. I'd save because of investment in the future... I'd save because to pass along to the next generation is a good thing... Doesn't really matter to me whether we're talking about diamonds, family heirlooms, money, or... Cool, refreshing, life-giving Water. Though surrounded by perhaps the world's clearest, cleanest and colorful ocean water there is no source of fresh, treated water here except that that falls from the sky, is collected on the roofs house-by-house, business-by-business and stored in underground cisterns and pumped back into the house on demand. Methods for maintaining water quality therefore changes house-by-house and business-by-business. Some introduce small, living fish called "millions" into the cistern and even the government claims that these little fish are quite effective at feasting on whatever attempts growth within the cistern. We're talking here about mosquitos. Others swear that a cup of good old CLOROX bleach does the job. Others attach purifiers to their kitchen taps for use when drawing drinking water and some brands such as PUR make claims about microbiological improvements. I, myself, have chosen to go the route of boiling every drop that makes it toward drinking water or ice cubes. In my nearly ten years living here on Carriacou, I have never suffered the stomach aches and pains that can ruin a trip.
So, I guess the 1st Lesson about the Water Situation is: Always boil the water used to drink or make ice cubes, or drink bottled water, and don't ask for ice in mixed drinks unless you know they boil it first. The Grenadines.net Internet Café uses only boiled water for drinks and ice cubes.
Now that we understand the water situation, let's continue with the 2nd Lesson: conservation of a precious resource. Residents flush toilets after No. 2 but not No.1 Always fix a leaking toilet or faucet valve and never let it trickle. When taking a shower, wet yourself down and turn off the water. Suds up and then turn on the water for a quick rinse. Remember... most islanders have no running water and the water contained in two, white plastic buckets clean-up after dinner, provides a bath, or launders their always spotless clothing. Water on Carriacou is a scarce and precious item. Please help us to save it as much as possible. Views out the window... The red Flamboyant tree has burst into flower. From the Back Porch the red blends brilliantly with the green of the 50-odd coconut palms, breadfruit, and bushes in view. Evidently in appreciation of last month's daily brief showers, Carriacou's vegetation is now on display. Perhaps the most comfortable and convenient place to enjoy it all is from our own Grenadines.net Internet Café We offer: Desktop Publishing: Crew Lists, business cards, plastic laminating for important papers Communications: Internet, E-Mail, Web Design, Internet Telephone, Internet Fax Convenience: Laptop Plug-Ins, Floppy Disks Okay, Flash Sessions Socializing: Breezy Back Porch, Cable TV, Paperback Exchange Information: Hotels, Restaurants, Yacht Charters, Inter-Island Connections Bar: Cold, refreshing drinks Sea Breeze Orange Juice Pineapple Juice Grapefruit Juice Cold CARIB Beer Coca Cola Coffee Ice Water All our drinks are served in half-litre glass jars, filled with ice! To avoid disappointment for DEC 1999 - APR 2000 visits you should be making your reservations NOW! International Flights to The Grenadines are booking FAST and seats are already limited. For visits to Mustique, Bequia, Canouan, Mayreau & Union - look toward Barbados For visits to Carriacou, Petite Martinique, Petit St. Vincent, Palm Island & Union - look toward Grenada. After these international flights are booked we can handle all your Regional Island connections. Read John's On-Line Diary for November 1999
