Roseau is a bustling town and the island has a lot of natural attractions, including 300 miles of hiking trails. Needless to say, Marlene was in her element.
We walked from the dock, through town, up to the Botanical Gardens. The highlight of the gardens was a school bus crushed by a baobab tree in Huricane David in 1979? Luckily nobody was on the bus when it got crushed.
We saw several men in camouflage as we hiked up to the top of the hill above the gardens and one of them told us that they were special forces protecting the judge of the high court who lives at the top of the hill and also protecting the tourists from locals hassling them. The views were great from the top of the hill.
We then wandered back down, followed a narrow road through a housing development, and then walked back through town to the ship. Back to the air-conditioning before the real heat of the day.
As I write this, in my deck chair on the Promenade Deck, the crew are casting off the lines in preparation for our 200 mile overnight journey to St. Thomas.
Until tomorrow....
So, have you had your name inscribed on the deck chair that you escape to each day? Do you scrump food from the buffet before hiding out with your book.....
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