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1820 - Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, was born in Florence, Italy.
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Notice to all visitors.
 The content about the former Paradise
Inn Carriacou has been unavailable for some time.
The webhosting and maintenance, design and all other costs related have never been paid by the hotel owner
Peter A.
The deal we had (free lodging in return for a good website) was not honoured by
him, nor the promised pay of my flight to Carriacou.
My experiences in this ''hotel'' have been horrendous and even resulted in
personal attacks and theft of my property.
I got seriously harrassed during my last stay in this place.
My hammock was cut to pieces, and I received severe threats of what would happen
if I didn't give this website in their hands.
(it is my duty as hotel manager to obtain your access details for the
website, Mrs. Brenda P. would later state).
Indeed, things got even worse...
During my stay I witnessed severe animal maltreatment, turtles and iguana were
used for food, and two puppies got
brutally killed by the kitchen chef. (On orders of Mrs. Brenda P.)
All that was enough for me to remove the hotel recommendations and reservation
page from this site.
But... I got several requests from visitors to make the Carriacou information easily accesible again.
I keep these pages online now.
As before, the Paradise Inn-related content will stay offline,
The former pleasant hotel Paradise Inn does not exist as such anymore.
It is now completely rundown and staff is unfriendly, even hostile towards visitors.
That is why I advise you not to visit this hell inn, but choose another
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Diving on Grenada
 Off the tiny Windward islands of Grenada and
Carriacou John Eastman found the largest wreck in the Caribbean: the Bianca C
(pictured right)
GRENADA is home to one of diving's best-kept secrets. This is the largest
shipwreck in the Caribbean and one of the most spectacular in the world - the
Bianca C.
The island is a British Protectorate, nestling in the southern end of the chain
of Windward Islands in the Caribbean. Its popularity with British tourists is on
the rise, so get out there now before they all decide to go diving!
The Bianca C, a huge Italian cruise liner, sank after a fire in 1961 and
lies just off the popular Grand Anse beach. Eighteen thousand tonnes and 200m
long, the vessel sits upright on an even keel.
From its forecastle to the swimming pool at its aft deck, the vessel has masses
of interesting parts to explore. Because the top of the wreck lies at 30m and it
is usually swept by a current of about one knot, it makes a dive suitable only
for more advanced divers.
For this reason it has not become popular with the great American diving public,
but it is the sort of dive that the British wrekkie can easily take in his or
her stride. It normally requires an ascent with deco stops either with the aid
of a delayed SMB or by a controlled ascent up nearby Wibble Reef.
More than a decade has passed since the Grenadans experimented with a
Socialist-run state, which ended in the untimely death of their leader, Maurice
Bishop, and precipitated an invasion by US forces to rescue American students at
the medical school. It caused a furore at the time.
Now everything is very much back to normal and, not surprisingly, Grenada's main
industry is tourism. But it has more to offer the visitor than sunny
palm-fringed beaches and pina-coladas by the pool. Its turquoise sea offers some
of the best diving in the world.
On the Caribbean side you will find calm water and fabulous, well-preserved
coral reefs teeming with life, while on the more arduous Atlantic side you
encounter endless nurse sharks and the creatures on which they prey - spiny
lobsters.
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Scuba diving Grenada and Carriacou |
Dive Grenada and Carriacou
Off the tiny Windward islands of Grenada and Carriacou John Eastman found the
largest wreck in the Caribbean: the Bianca C (pictured right)
GRENADA is home to one of diving's best-kept secrets. This is the largest
shipwreck in the Caribbean and one of the most spectacular in the world - the
Bianca C.
The island is a British Protectorate, nestling in the southern end of the chain
of Windward Islands in the Caribbean. Its popularity with British tourists is on
the rise, so get out there now before they all decide to go diving!
The Bianca C, a huge Italian cruise liner, sank after a fire in 1961 and lies
just off the popular Grand Anse beach. Eighteen thousand tonnes and 200m long,
the vessel sits upright on an even keel.
From its forecastle to the swimming pool at its aft deck, the vessel has masses
of interesting parts to explore. Because the top of the wreck lies at 30m and it
is usually swept by a current of about one knot, it makes a dive suitable only
for more advanced divers.
For this reason it has not become popular with the great American diving public,
but it is the sort of dive that the British wrekkie can easily take in his or
her stride. It normally requires an ascent with deco stops either with the aid
of a delayed SMB or by a controlled ascent up nearby Wibble Reef.
More than a decade has passed since the Grenadians experimented with a
Socialist-run state, which ended in the untimely death of their leader, Maurice
Bishop, and precipitated an invasion by US forces to rescue American students at
the medical school. It caused a furore at the time.
Now everything is very much back to normal and, not surprisingly, Grenada's main
industry is tourism. But it has more to offer the visitor than sunny
palm-fringed beaches and pina-coladas by the pool. Its turquoise sea offers some
of the best diving in the world.
On the Caribbean side you will find calm water and fabulous, well-preserved
coral reefs teeming with life, while on the more arduous Atlantic side you
encounter endless nurse sharks and the creatures on which they prey - spiny
lobsters.
Grenada has numerous other interesting shipwrecks, too, and these are now well
colonised by marine life. There is the Quarter Wreck, which is what its name
suggests; the Buccaneer, a motor yacht; and the Veronica L, a freighter. All of
them make exceedingly easy dives suitable for a novice, but enjoyable by any
diver.
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Carriacou History
 Carriacou is the most southerly of the Grenadines, situated 20 miles north of Grenada, latitude 12,5 degrees. It has an area of 13 square miles and is the largest of the chain of islands between Grenada and St. Vincent.
The first settlers, the Amerindians appropriately referred to Carriacou as the 'Land of Reefs'. The surrounding waters teem with a variety of marine life, creating the perfect underwater experience.
Carriacou was settled by the French, but in 1763 was ceded with Grenada to the British. The majority of the inhabitants today are of
African descent, with the influence in the island mainly British, such as driving on the left, though French names are still noticed, especially in the L'Esterre area. The village of Windward was home to a group of Scottish boatbuilders who settled here in the 19th century. The Scottish names and boatbuilding skills have been passed down through the generations. Many locally built boats from small fishing sloops to large trading schooners are seen in the Carriacou waters. Boat building is still carried out in the traditional way on the beaches but fewer have been built in recent years.
Carriacou is rich in cultural history and has as part of its legacy the
Big Drum and Quadrille dances.
Before the arrival of Europeans, Grenada was inhabited by
Carib Indians who had driven the more peaceful
Arawaks from the island.
Columbus landed on Grenada in 1498 during his third voyage to the new world. He named the island "Concepcion." The origin of the name "Grenada" is obscure but it is likely that Spanish sailors renamed the island for the city of Granada. By the beginning of the 18th century, the name "Grenada," or "la Grenade" in French, was in common use.
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