The 6 Great Places Tourists and College Students WON'T be at on St. Kitts

The 6 great places tourists and college students won’t be at on St. Kitts

I’ve read all sorts of articles from across the globe (mostly UK) about THE places you have to visit when on St. Kitts.  They are bullshit and crowded.  Here is the real list.

Ross Vet Students, bless their hearts, by their very mob-ness can inadvertently turn a nice St. Kitts weekend locale into a booze-soaked, barking-dog serenity killer.  Here are 5, no, 6 places they nor 2500 of your newest cruise ship friends, won’t be on St. Kitts.  It will be just you and your companion and the beauty and/or history of St. Kitts. For added solitude there won’t be any local vendor trying to sell you authentic Chinese-made St. Kitts handicrafts.  BTW magnetite is not what the “Black Rocks” are made of.  Here are the locales + GPS coordinates:

1)   Fort Charles: A centuries old fort and the long lost little brother of Brimstone Hill.  A Grand entrance.  Did I mention this was a former Leper Colony? Do not wear sandals. Take a stick. Find the sally port along the western wall.  You will have been the only visitor to this location in 2 months, probably.  The locals in the neighborhood will be scratching their heads and wondering if you’re lost. 17.348601, -62.846894

2)   Atop Canada HIlls- amazing views, a rough 4-wheel drive or a long hike uphill.  Rewarding adventure.  A farmer has a half-dozen free-range cattle here. Don’t step in it.  Put your camera on it’s panorama setting.  Be awed by the beauty and there are some sugar mill ruins there. No one but a farmer (and I) will have been here this year. 17.327346, -62.715951

3)   The water tower view atop Timothy Hill.  Look down on those heathens at the tourist look-out far below, but also be amazed with spectacular views of both the south peninsula as well as the Caribbean.  This is the only place on St. Kitts where there are cattails.  A great place to see the Sun set. 17.278808, -62.680321

4)   Canoe Bay: It’s 1-mile hike down a rocky road. Scare some goats that haven’t seen people before, be amused by the flotsam from Africa that may have washed up on shore.  I have collected a few nice things washed up from Morocco. TAKE WATER. Don’t wear sandals. 17.262178, -62.654416

5)   The actual sandy point of Sandy Point [although the locals from Sandy Point are not sure why Sandy Point is called Sandy Point since there is no sandy point by Sandy Point].  If you see one other set of footprints on this very long, black sand, deserted beach they would be from a local out for a stroll.  And that would be a rare occurrence.  The largest waves on St Kitts. The Atlantic ramming into the Caribbean and then smashing on shore. Mesmerizing. This is the closest view of St. Eustatius you can get to. The beach is incredibly clean, naturally.  On two occasions I have seen surfers here. A winding drive on a two track through a sugar cane field.  17.372361, -62.863945

6)   The Zig above Turtle Bay. SPECTACULAR view.  No 4-wheel drive needed, but you will have to navigate around some impressive rocks that have fallen onto this well-paved road that was originally intended for development that never happened.  The Cul-Du-Sac at the top is your destination. Take some beers.  Take the empties back with you.  1 other car will have been here in the last 2 weeks.  Be wary of the acacia bushes= thorns. 17.239729, -62.626398

7)   Bonus: The Jimmy Hoffa of St. Kitts’ beachfront. Google Billy Herbert and do some worrying, drive down to his remote beach front, he’s probably not there anymore. Is a GREAT spot to snorkel. Theorize on Billy’s fate. The locals do not like to discuss Billy Herbert, at all, so don’t ask ‘em. 17.265608, -62.663472

Be aware- At all locations: Mother Nature provides the restrooms; Take your trash out back with you. Water is strongly recommended. Only the “Zig” location is wheelchair-accessible. Share your adventure, but don’t tell anyone how to get there.

“We went to the greatest place today.  Let me tell you about it.”