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| The gantlet was thrown. There’s even a certificate for those who complete the climb. |
We’re in St. Croix now, and catching up on internet access. This is the 1st of 3 posts where we last were, in the small, rarely visited gem known as Saba.
It’s amazing the vast difference between elevation … and effort. Mount Scenery, the highest peak in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (so their signs say) was only 2,855 feet — our guidebook claims 3,084 feet, which we’d prefer to believe. But it rises steeply up from sea level. Or maybe sailing just doesn’t keep us in tip-top hiking shape.
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| Fort Bay, where our day-long exploration on foot of Saba began. |
We started out at sea level, Ft. Bay dinghy dock. The harbormaster there offered to set us up with a taxi. He looked surprised when we said we planned on walking. That might have been a good clue.
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| First stop: Up the road, from Saba’s Fort Bay to Bottom. |
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| Near Mount Scenery’s Summit. |
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| Wayne, perched at Mount Scenery’s summit. |
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| Dana at Mount Scenery’s summit. |
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| We were grateful for this frosty cold beverage from the Eco Lodge Cafe after summiting Mount Scenery. |
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| Almost clean. You should seen how muddy they were earlier! |
Given our limited internet access, I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story for now.
