Around the Horn

_*Day 6: St. Kitt's

*_As I write this we are sailing away from the beautiful Caribbean
Island of St. Kitt's. Fomerly known mainly for sugar cane, the largest
industry is now tourism. Our tour today (arranged by Carol) was with
Thenford Grey, who came highly recommended on the Cruise Critic boards.
While the main section of our group set off for a custom tour of St.
Kitt's, 6 hearty souls (myself included), led by our tour guide Roger,
left in our small private van for Brimstone Hill and the magnificent
fortress. We were allowed to walk around at our leisure with no other
guests in the fortress/park . Intermittent showers cooled us down and
left us refreshed for the next stop, the Caribbelle Batik Company at the
beautiful Romney Manor. After strolling the grounds and taking many
photos , we had a demonstration of the Batik process and a chance to
purchase lovely handmade items.

We were the handed over into the capable hands of David, our guide for
the rainforest hike, and his faithful companion Brown Girl, a friendly
little dog who accompanied us for the whole trip. David supplied us with
sturdy walking sticks, bottled water, and a few words of encouragement
before we set off to follow him into the rainforest.

For the next 2 hours, David led us on an informative hike through the
magnificent rainforest of St. Kitt's. The trail was not strenuous but
long and winding, with dozens of stops for studying the vegetation,
taking photos, and listening to David's dissertation on the geography,
history and culture of his beautiful island. I can highly recommend this
hike to any who enjoy getting out into the natural areas of the
Caribbean tourist destinations.