The Culps of the Caribbean

The cruise ship "Freedom of the Seas"

At the foot of the Brimstone Hill Fortress on the island of St. Kitts, the St. Kitts Marine Works stands ready to shelter and repair your mighty craft. The tug boat Uranus is currently in drydock for hull repairs.  Interestingly, some of the crew remains living on board.

A Short Visit to the Island of Nevis The drive into the Four Seasons Resort The Lime In the Coconut Boutique at Pinney's Beach Conch Chowder at Golden Rock Restaurant Fountain-side Dining at the Golden Rock Fountain-side Dining at Golden Rock Amazing Gardens at the Golden Rock Amazing Gardens at the Golden Rock Amazing Gardens at the Golden Rock No Worry, Eat Curry!!! The project entails how to keep the monkeys from eating your crops.  Solution seems to be electric fencing. Load up the car ferry from Nevis to St. Kitts The Nevis-made hot sauce.

An afternoon adventure revealed some hidden beauty, history, and amazement.  An unplanned trip down a two-track towards the sea... 1828 Map of St. Kitts.  We found that we had happened upon Larionitz Bay.  If you look closely you will see a windmill and two other buildings.  The mill base still stands today... 2014 Google Map of the area.  They match pretty well given one was drawn using colonial instruments and the other with arial photos. As we headed down the two-track towards the north end confluence of the Atlantic and Caribbean, we were met with coconut palms and a great view of St. Eustasius (AKA Statia). Under the palms someone had created a small picnic area,  A wooden fence surrounds it to keep the wandering cattle out. 10 miles out is St. Eustasius. Towards the northeast is a shear cliff that points towards the Atlantic Ocean. As previously mentioned and seen on the historic map is a windmill base/foundation...