Service· Grenada· Windward Islands
Cruiser Shopping Buses (South Coast)
12° 0.0′ N · 61° 45.8′ W · approximate
Grenada's south-coast cruising community runs on shopping buses: drivers collect from the dinghy docks on fixed days for supermarket, chandlery and market runs, and the Budget Marine Saturday bus is free.
Practical
Position is a nominal point in Prickly Bay; buses collect from several bays. Days and routes change by season and are announced on the cruisers' net (VHF 66 international, 7:30 am Monday–Saturday). Budget Marine announced a free Saturday bus from Whisper Cove Marina, picking up at Nimrod's and Clarkes Court, stopping at Budget Marine and ACE Hardware (Budget Marine, 2016; its store page still describes a free weekly shuttle leaving Whisper Cove at 9:30 am). Secret Harbour Marina runs a free bus two days a week to Island Water World, and paid shopping buses ran several days a week for EC$15–25 (Noonsite, 2017; verify locally). Public minibuses cost about EC$2.50 to St George's (Noonsite, 2017): catch them on the main road a short walk from the Budget Marine dock in Prickly Bay, or take the No. 2 bus from near the Woburn dock (CCBM).
Best for
Getting groceries and boat parts without a car
Nearby
- Grenada Cruisers Net (VHF 66)Right here
- Prickly Bay AnchorageRight here
- Prickly Bay Customs and Immigration0.2 NM away
- Prickly Bay Marina0.2 NM away
- Prickly Bay Marina Restaurant & Bar0.2 NM away
- ScubaTech Dive Center (Calabash, Prickly Bay)0.2 NM away
- Aquanauts Grenada (True Blue Bay)0.4 NM away
- Budget Marine (Prickly Bay)0.4 NM away