The Spice Island

Never did a place better justify its nickname than Grenada – The Spice Island. It seems that you can grow just about anything on this island. A combination of rich volcanic soil, plenty of rainfall and varying altitudes has meant that Grenada has always been a cornucopia. But it is the range of spices that the island produces that makes it so special. And in particular that fragrant spice we call nutmeg and its cousin, derived from the same plant, mace.

What these photos can’t convey of course is the wonderful aromas that they produce – many of the trails around the island are surfaced with crushed nutmeg shells that release a heavenly scent as you hike. And now cacao joins the produce, with its strange alien-like pods, Grenada is now producing chocolate to die for!