It was with excitement and anticipation that we woke up early this morning, as today were going to take a ride on the famous St. Kitts Scenic Railway. Despite two previous visits to St. Kitts (in 2012 on the Ventura and last year on the Adonia) we had not yet experienced this delight, so we…
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The Best of Bequia
When we went out on our balcony upon waking this morning, we saw that the Adonia was about to drop anchor just off the charming little island of Port Elizabeth in Bequia, in the country of St. Vincent & The Grenadines. We hadn’t been to this port before, and indeed it looked more like the Caribbean…
Relaxing in St. Kitts
We were up early once again this morning and out onto the balcony for a look round. Today we were docked in the port of Basseterre, capital of St. Kitts & Nevis. We’d been here once before, in 2012; we therefore decided, like yesterday, to pass the time at our own pace instead of going…
Basseterre, St Kitts
Got up early this morning in a new port of call that we hadn’t visited before, that of Basseterre, capital of St Kitts. From our balcony we looked out to see an island that appeared hilly, with lots of green and lush trees and vegetation. Today we were going to explore some of the rainforest…
A Nation Under Two Flags
Today the Ventura docked in the port of Philipsburg, the Dutch capital of St Maarten. St Martin/Sint Maarten is half French and half Dutch so it is one of the Caribbean’s most interesting and diverse islands. We had been here once before in 2005, on a cruise on the Arcadia, so instead of going on one of the organised…