St. Kitts ~ Sights

St. Kitts
Hello Friends,


My shoulders are slightly seared and the day has come to a close. Today we saw many great sights all around the isalnd of St. Kitts. While yesterday was dedicated to the sister island of Nevis, today we stuck around the main one.

Our first order of business was snorkeling. We went back to the same beach where we had our first dinner with the fire man and joined some other folks from Ross U. We snorkeled about half a mile to a little cove and back. The whole trip took about an hour and a half and was incredible. First the sea was calm and the visibility was perfect. Second their was no one else out. And third, the wild life did not disappoint!

During our trek we saw not one but four sea turtles (though I have a suspicion one may have been a repeat) a ray, squids, a puffer fish, pipe fish, minnows (a whole school we swam through!) jellies, and lots of very colorful "pet store" fish one of our fellow swimmer commented! We do not have any pictures from underwater yet the gorgeous beach view is where we embarked from (Timothy Beach).

Breakfast was at a beach cafe right there on the shore and then a quick rinse and off for a car tour. We first stopped at a sight called "bottle tree" which is this wicked old tree with bottles tied to it. We did not stay too long as a local started heckling us pretty good. From there we went to one of the most famous spots on the island Brimstone Hill Fortress. The sights were AMAZING! You could see for miles and could easily understand why the British made such a grand fort on the hill. It was also void of fellow tourists so Shawna and I had the run of the place. It was really neat.

Next we stopped for an afternoon "beverage" at a plantation resort. Those are some nice NICE places. Finally we wrapped up the day with a light dinner with some teachers from the Prep School we are working with. Everyone has been so generous and wonderful!

Tomorrow we get to payback our wonderful hospitality by putting the show on its feet. This should be a fairly easy task as every cast member is thrilled to the gills for their performance. We have seen great sights and incredible things these past two days and I feel the best part of the trip is yet to come! Really looking forward to show day!

The Adventure Continues - ML