Sunday, August 30, 2009

Hiking the Quill

Yesterday we left St. Kitts after the big 5am morning market and headed for St. Eustatius. There was not much wind at all so we didn't make it here until about 11a. After checking into customs, snorkeling the old city ruins, and eating a big lunch we began our hike to the top of the Quill around 2p.

The hike took us from sea level to about 2500ft but the trail was in good condition so the hike was great! The Quill is the volcano responsible for forming much of the island but has been inactive for hundreds of years so it's all grown up with jungle. We were under tree cover most of the way which helped with the heat and by the time we left Panorama Pt. (highest point on the western side) it was 5p and the sun was on its way down.

Awesome hike-- would reccomend it to anyone!

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