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Situated approximately three miles northeast of Carriacou, PETITE MARTINIQUE is in effect one large, mile-wide hill of unspoilt forestland whose 738ft peak provides a panoramic view of the other Grenadine islands. Petite Martinique's 486 acres were first settled by the French in the seventeenth century and its nearly one thousand inhabitants are mainly their descendants. The sea has long been the main source of income for locals, who continue the tradition of seafaring, fishing and boat building - and some say, smuggling - to this day. As the island is tiny, don't expect to find a lot to do or see. This is in fact a great place to do nothing. Most people visit on a day trip from Grenada or Carriacou. If the ferry is too slow for you, the tourist office in Carriacou can book a speedboat which will whiz you across the water in a matter of minutes for EC$120 round-trip. Once there, you can easily walk around Petite Martinique's one road, which runs along the west coast to where the best beaches are to be found. Petit Martinique's Carnival is held in the two days before Lent, and at Easter the island holds its two-day regatta , which features the famous greasy-pole contest, in which competitors inch their way out over the water along a slippery pole to reach the prize hanging at the end.
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