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COS in Grenada Of the many acronyms one learns in the Peace Corps, one is COS, which stands for Close Of Service. COS is basically a two day conference for all the volunteers in one group, where you get together and talk about the readjustment process of life back in the states, plans for grad school, careers, etc. I turned it into a week long vacation, and spent much of it with friends John Davis and Charlie Boehm, touring Grenada and visiting Carriacou. Charlie Boehm was a volunteer on Grenada, so he was our expert guide and gracious host. It was really nice to get the chance to spend time in Grenada, which was one of my favorite islands in the Caribbean. It was also nice to spend a last few days with a group of volunteers who I had gotten to know pretty well over the course of two years. Many thanks to my friend John Davis for allowing me to use his photographs on this page.
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| John on the porch of the free hotel we stayed in on night #1 | Charlie Boehm - his dreads finally looking awesome | ||
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| Charlie driving us around the touristy area of Grenada | Charles on the back porch of our free hotel room | ||
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| Charles & Kristin outside the movie theatre - we saw "Chicago" | John and Carson | ||
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| Emily Masters | Franka and Amanda Raker | ||
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| One of Grenada's cemetaries | Grenadian church | Charles climbing the cross | |
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| Goofing around at Caribs' Leap | Charles contemplates the Carib's leap | ||
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| Tour guide Charlie... | ...points out Kick 'em Jenny | ||
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| Grand Anse Beach | |||
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| Three amigos in front of Concord Falls | Concord Falls | ||
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| Charlie & Charles getting ready to jump into the falls | Charlie enjoyed his jump | Charlie in mid air | |
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| One of Grenada's beautiful beaches | Another beautiful beach | ||
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| Grenada beach panorama | |||
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| Offshore islands | Fantazia Night Club - scene of later madness | ||
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| Steps down to the bay | The capital city of Grenada - St. George's | One of the steep streets | |
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| The scene upon arriving in Carriacou | Union Island in the distance from a quiet Carriacou beach | ||
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| Charlie downs a coke | The two Charlie's walking to find a place to stay | ||
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| A Carriacou landmark - click here for a professional photograph | The view from our hotel | ||
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| We didn't see this sign on the way to find Anse La Roche... | So we tromped through the woods for awhile to get there | ||
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| Anse La Roche | |||
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| Another view of Union from above Anse La Roche | Serenity | ||
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| Another view of Ansel La Roche | Silver Sky Sunset | Charlie B getting ready to go | |
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| Charles making noise with a stick | Charles & Charlie on the rocks | ||
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| Flora or Fauna? | Charles smiling wide after a great afternoon on the beach | A very old house | |
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| The beginning of a beautiful sunset | Watercolor painted sky | ||
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| Picture Perfect | |||
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| One last look | A roadside Carriacou shop | ||
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| The boat we would take back to Grenada | On board | ||
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| Charlie & Charles get ready for the long ride | The new hospital in St. George's as seen from the sea | ||
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| St. George's Harbor | The hotel where our COS conference was held | ||
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| The COS classroom | Harmony smiles for the camera | ||
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| Country Director Earl Phillips | Faye | PTO Andrew Tonks | |
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| Medical Officer Freda Clarke with John Davis | Ed Williams | ||
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| Clint Fogle | Charlie Boehm gets his last medical test from Freda | Kristin Noyes | |
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| Stacey King | Medical Officer Rose | ||
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| Andrew Tonks and Charles | Kristin and Charles | ||
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| Euchre on the beach with David Hajjar | Charlie B takes it easy | ||
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