Woke this morning to find the ship lying in a horseshoe bay with St Vincent and the mountains directly behind us. France and Britian fought over the Island during the 18th century where Britain gained control.
The island is very small with the Island of Mustique close by, where Richard Branson has a house and the late Princess Margaret used to visit regularly. This was the Island that Pirates of the Caribbean were filmed. The enclosed picture is taken at the location which was all left in place as a tourist attraction by Disney.
We spent about three hours with another 8 people in a minibus being driven up single track mountain roads with drops in excess of a 1000ft and no barriers. Now and again you could see the burnt out wreckage of cars and mini buses at the bottom of a ravine, very comforting.
The temperature was about 91 degrees and the humidity was so high that we were soaking wet by the time we arrived back. Tourism is only starting in this part of the world and they badly need dollars as the living conditions are very poor indeed.
Next port of call is St Kitts.
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