The only Caribbean plantation on the ocean.
the main house entrance
the old sugar mill
we never did ask what kind of tree this is
the main house patio (for tea) and dining room (above)
tea is served on the patio of the main house
the burial place of Fanny Nisbet- plantation owner and wife of Lord Horatio Nelson
Fanny
looking up the avenue of palms from the ocean to the main house
rooms on the property
our room (upper level)
avenue of palms with Mount Nevis in background
the ocean at the end of the avenue of the palms
property and Mount Nevis
view from deck of room
the breakfast room and pool
the lunch area (also tables on the beach)
sunrise on Nevis
flower
flowering bush
view of Mount Nevis from the beach
view of Saint Kitts (with hideous road up the side of the mountain) and Tom reading
the beach
view of main house and Mount Nevis from the beach
beach and view of Saint Kitts
birds (terns?)
tern
a very happy Tom
water trapped on the other side of the ocean after hurricane or very high tide
view to Saint Kitts
goats at the beach!!!!
where the grass meets the sand
very cute pose
leaving the beach in front of our room
another floral mystery
the manager was so excited about this annual flower - and i forgot its name
rest in peace baby turtle
yes, a bull wandered onto the property
lots of cats at tea time
one evening someone was walking his horses on the beach
and don't forget the dog!
zzzzzzzz
patch of black sand
lizard on the beach
seaweed
pelicans
Spotted Snake Eel
the beginning of the trail up Saddle Hill
view towards Montserrat and Antigua (both visible on a clear day)
view of Rotanda -once an island until a major earthquake, now just a rock is left
view from Saddle Hill of a former sugar cane plantation
almost at the top of Saddle Hill!
the peak of Saddle Hill, a good hour's walk from the start of the trail
the two separately built layers of wall of Saddle Hill Fortress
house on Charlestown's main street
Tom in front of church in the capital of Charlestown
bakery
the strip (by the ferry terminal) and view of Saint Kitts
Alexander Hamilton's birthplace
now a museum
Jewish cemetery. During the Spanish Inquisition Brazillean Jews settled in Nevis making up 25% of the capital's non-slave population at one point.
cemetery entrance
the main street in downtown Charlestown (population 1,000)
downtown Charlestown
after hurricane Omar this Summer
back roads
Newcastle Pottery Shop
local signage
