Friday, Feb 17. Because if some discomfort I had canceled a Viator tour for the day that included a zipline. But last night I added a Norwegian excursion which was essentially a bus tour. The port of Castries has little recommend it. There were three ships in port, comfortably outnumbering the town. We spent almost an hour getting out of traffic. Nice bus. I got (and kept) the front seat. They drive on the wrong side of the road. And they drive FAST.

Extremely winding roads. Much was 1.9 lanes wide. A lot of ups and downs. Tunnels would be good. The size of the island shouldn’t be measured by how the crow flies. We rose up one hillside, only to descend down into a fishing village. Repeat. And repeat again. Beautiful views though. Several stops for viewing.

The objective of the day was two volcanic plugs that rise out of the sea. Grand and Petit Pitons. Both over 2,500 feet tall. Marvelous views. Lush green everywhere. We stopped in between the two for a nature and agricultural walk, very similar to what I experienced in Zanzibar. Our guide gave (for me) exhaustive details on the variety of plants we hiked by. Several stops were provided with excellent views of the Pitions. Very worthwhile.

Next we stopped at a famous (but small) waterfall, where those willing changed into bathing suits and stood under the falls for a very short while. Been there, done that. In spades. Totally anticlimactic. A huge crowd of people who had seemingly never seen the backside of water.

Had a nice lunch with Rum Punch. Yum.

Returned to ship for an attitude adjustment. Visited the night club, which was (for once) appropriately loud.