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Jalousea is a private beach house situated at
Petit Bacaye, Grenada, in the West Indies, which was recently described by the
Financial Times as "a model of culture friendly tourism".
20/25 minutes drive from the airport, Jalousea is set in a tropical garden and overlooks Petit Bacaye bay on Grenada's rugged south-eastern coast. The bay is secluded and the waters calm, sheltered by a coral reef, and the house, some twenty steps from the sandy shore, is cooled all year round by the tradewinds. Our small, half acre private island can be reached using the Jack Sprat dingy, or swimming, and is an ideal spot for picnics with views to die for of the bays and mountains behind. Arrival at Jalousea is usually towards evening. When the tropical moon rises, it bathes the white crested waves on the reef and billowing clouds above in its clear light. Dawn brings a tropical radiance to the scene and the oleander, bougainvillaea and frangipani all dazzle the eye, while the viridian humming birds hover and white egrets stalk elegantly in the grass. Towards dusk, the black-shouldered heron flies over the mangrove as the setting sun suffuses the bay in an unlikely coral pink glow. As the sun sinks, the tree frogs and crickets begin their nightly mellifluous chorus vying with the roar of the sea breaking out on the reef. |
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