Didn't make it to breakfast this morning - (far too much partying last night!) but luckily we had ordered coffee and juice in our cabin as a 'wake-up' call. Today we are doing the St Kitt's Scenic Train ride - the only train in the Caribbean. Picked up by coach we head 12 miles up the coast where we board the train that will take us another 29 miles through the countryside.
St Kitt's, population 40,000 has a sister island, Nevis, population 10,000. The island has a series of small villages each named after the original estate owner. Many of the houses are quite small built by the Government to provide low cost housing but there are also may others that appear quite palatial. The countryside is covered with rich, lush vegetation and the sea is a brilliant blue.......just idyllic.
Being Sunday there are no markets open though at the port there a heap of jewellers all staffed with very pushy Indian sales assistants. For the first time, I board the ship (in time for lunch!) having bought nothing.....zip!This is our last night and I can honestly say the cruise has been a huge success and we have met some lovely people. It's going to be a little sad saying farewell in the morning but I'm sure we'll all meet again in the future, besides, if I stay on board much longer I'm going to burst!
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