This week, last year, our family was cruising the Carribbean! Here are some of the highlights...
Sunset on St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
A 500 Year old fort and sugar cane field, St. Kitts, Virgin Islands. Last growing season was the final season the island of St. Christopher (St. Kitts) was to grow their staple crop, sugar cane. The islanders decided they would no longer be growing the crop their ancestors had grown as slaves.
The colorful roofs of the beautiful, tropical island of Grenada. Grenada was hit horribly by two hurricanes which caused extensive damage. The lush island is mainly rainforest and the largest producer of nutmeg in the world as well as many other spices. It smells like one big gingerbread cookie!
"Aruba--One Happy Island" reads the license plate on Aruban cars. What a gorgeous, desertlike island with many breathtaking views and interesting rock formations.
Traveling the channels of mangrove trees in La Isle de Margarite, Venezuela where pearls are the primary industry. I bought a triple strand pearl necklace for $10. The oysters grow on the submerged branches of the Mangrove trees and are very plentiful.
