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On the way back into St. George’s, our wonderful guide Garfield St. Louis detoured us to Richmond Hill for some great views from high above the capital city. We parked adjacent to Her Majesty’s Prison. Perched above us was Fort Frederick, which you see above. But the interesting features lay below us, such as this view of Grenada’s House of Parliament located east of St. George’s:

In the upper left corner of this next photo you can make out Fort George. And to the right is the steeple to St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church:

Fort George has a long history, not all of which is in the distant past. In October 1983 Fort George was then known as Fort Rupert. It was here that deposed Prime Minister Maurice Bishop was executed on 19 October 1983. This led to the U.S. led Invasion of Grenada five days later.

The skyline is dominated by the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, as seen here:

Here are other views from high above St. George’s on Richmond Hill:

If you make it up this way, take in some of the local cactus flowers:

Now we’re heading back into town, where I’ll show you on Wednesday some scenes such as this from Inner Harbour:

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The fellow you see above is a Mona monkey, which were introduced to Grenada from Ghana. You can find these guys in the forest, and I’ll tell you in a few moments where we encountered this cute, friendly fellow. But first I left you hanging on Monday with our visit to Annandale Waterfall & Forest Park. So, here is Annandale Waterfall:

By now Garfield St. Louis was driving us high into the mountainous interior to Grand Etang National Park & Forest Reserve. Here we would see small towns among lush tropical forests, lots of flora, and of, course, some out-of-place fauna.

Finally there:

Here are some of the beautiful flowers we saw at this next destination:

The visitor center here is a former home. Inside you can view a short film on the history of the park.

While outside you get a stunning view of the Grand Etang Lake, nestled inside a volcanic crater:

I mentioned above that here you would see some out-of-place fauna. The cute little fellow below has ancestors in Ghana, and his descendants were brought to Grenada aboard 18th century slave ships. This is the Mona monkey, whose cheek pouches can store as much food as its stomach:

Time to start heading back into St. George’s:

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