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“...THE WEST INDIAN SEASON 1909-10
These will be found to have undergone improve- Means of
ment in several respects. In the larger colonies ance.Cy”
lilUtur-cars are increasingly used, and motor services .
nave been established between New Amsterdam and ƒ
the Corentyne in British Guiana and between
Bridgetown and Speightstown in Barbados. A
steamer now runs on Tuesdays and Saturdays, in
connection with the trains at San Fernando, Trinidad,
to Cedros and Icacos, calling at La Brea and Brighton
for the Pitch Lake, and returning the same day; and
on Sundays and Thursdays returning on the follow-
ing day. Trains run between Port of Spain and
Tacarigua at short intervals throughout the day, and
thrice a day to the termini at San Fernando, Princes-
town, Tabaquite and Sangre Grande. At the last-
named place a swift motor bus service connects with
each train, conveying passengers to and from the
beautiful stretch of coco-nut-lined and fóam-swept
beach of Manzanilla eight...”
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“...168 GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES
weekly between St. George’s and the town of
Hillsborough in the dependency of Carriacou,
leaving St. George’s on Monday and returning
from Carriacou on Tuesday. This steamer con-
nects at Hillsborough with a mail boat from St.
Vincent via the Grenadines. Care should be
taken to verify the hours of departure given above,
as they are subject to variation, and are only in-
cluded in order to give some idea of the time
taken. Fares:—
From St. George’s
First Cabin. Second Cabin.
To Single. Return. Single. Return.
Gouyave r. d. 2 o s. d. 3 o s. d. I o s. d. i 6
Victoria 3 o 4 6 i 6 2 6
Sauteurs 4 o 6 o 2 6 3 6
Carriacou . 6 6 io o 4 ° 6 o
Grenville . 6 o 9 o 3 6 5 3
Sports. The Grenada Cricket Club has a very picturesque
Cricket, ground a quarter of a mile from St. George’s, where
Tennis, cricket and lawn tennis are played. At Grande
Anse Bay, which is reached by boat in twenty
minutes from the Carenage, there is a fine stretch
Bathing...”
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“... theory must
be correct, for a Carib chief once dived into the
lake, and reappeared again at L’Abys. Others
allege that a mermaid lives in the water, and that
she will assuredly drag them to her subaqueous
home unless they devoutly cross themselves and
utter certain incantations! There is a rude shelter
by the side of the lake, where mules can be
tied up while the visitor proceeds afoot to the
famous RosalieView. Here one of the most Rosalie
magnificent vistas in the West Indies opens itself. view-
From a foreground of tall tree ferns, rubber trees,
and a wealth of tropical foliage, stretch twelve...”
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