Rise and shine at 5:00am! Today was an adventure day of
exploring this beauty-filled island. By
6:00am we were on our way up the east coast to the Capitol of Castries. We
spent an hour or so shopping the market and admiring the beautiful fruits and
vegetables. There were rows and rows of brightly colored fruits contrasted by
huge leafy greens. We added even more
contrast to the heavy bustle of local foot traffic. We then headed next door to the crafters market
to stock up on souvenirs for loved ones.
It was perfect timing as we finished just as the guests from the two
cruise ships in port got off the boats. We then drove up to lighthouse number
two, it was a beautiful view! We then continued on with an extensive tour of
the north part of the island......aka we got lost! But we got un-lost and found
Pigeon island. It used to be a military post and remains of some of the buildings
still remain and made for some great picture taking. It was a rather diverse stop on the way as it
included beautiful views of the water, exploration of broken down military
buildings, and a steep hike up to an old fort with a gorgeous 360 view of much
of the island plus a couple others in the far distance. We even had a few botanical lessons along the
way. Note to selves…sand box trees are
extremely sharp! Tree huggers beware of
sand boxes!
We then decided to take it easy and lay on the beach for
which was supposed to be for just an hour, but as relaxation grew deeper, it
quickly turned into 3 hours. Becca and Steph went snorkeling, which was Becca's
1st time...other than a few times in her bathtub. When they went to inquire
about the cost they hadn’t quite brought enough change with them. Upon overhearing our conversation about not
having enough money on us, we were pleasantly surprised by a random act of
kindness from a woman behind us. She
said “I’ve had an amazing vacation and you should enjoy yours. This is one of my 26 acts of kindness in
honor of the Sandy Hook Elementary School victims. You guys are about number 20.” She was referring to a challenge that NBC’s news
anchor Ann Curry gave this past December. While snorkeling they saw hundreds of
beautiful fish, a few eels, a tire, beautiful coral, and some black spiky
plants they tried very hard not to step on.
We then attempted to go down the shore a bit to see the
sunset in another town, but the clouds and mountains blocked our view so we
just kept driving. We then attempted to go to a few restaurants as all the
driving peaked our tummy hunger, however all that were recommended to us were either
closed or having a wedding reception…which we may or may not have almost
crashed ;-) We ended up getting Domino's
pizza for dinner. A great day of cross country travelling, we ended up
traversing the islands entire border….and then some. A good night of sleep will be needed to
prepare for our big hike up the Gros Piton tomorrow!!
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