HORSE PLAY Why walk when you can
gallop next to the the waves on Puerto
Rico’s unspoiled beaches?
Pompeii. If the ash-gray beach and
sulfurous winds leave you craving a slice of amber sand and some
breathing room, Deppermann will
drop you and a kayak at Rendezvous
Beach, a private little scimitar of
sand accessible only by boat or on
foot ($15 plus an additional $10 per
hour for the kayak).
Build a sandcastle
Pack your plastic pail and shovel and
head to Grenada, the Spice Isle, for
perfect sugary southern-Caribbean
sand. Want to dazzle an audience
with your castle-construction skills?
Head to the ever-popular Grand
Anse Beach, a smooth horseshoe of
white sand with panoramic views of
St. George’s (the quaint port capital,
complete with red-tile roofs and a
glowering fortress). If you’d rather
build in silence, head to quieter
Morne Rouge Beach, a more secluded
strand a little farther south, beyond
Quarantine Point. Also, don’t leave
Grenada without taking a tour of the
historic Dougaldston Spice Estate
near Gouyave, where spices are still
grown and sorted. Admission is free,
and you can buy souvenir spice bags
for about $2. —Jad Davenport
