A duet of Beach
Trips … Friday 30th March 2018
On Friday morning we set out on a circular walk to the fort
on English Harbor and across the “middle ground” trail to Pigeon Point Beach in
Falmouth harbor. It turned out to be a great trail with spectacular views. It
was one of the clearest days we have had and we were amazed to be able to see plumes
of smoke arising from the volcano on Montserrat (20+ nautical miles away) and
even make out shape of Guadeloupe to the south (42 nautical miles away). Pigeon
Point beach is lovely, but our planning was poor because we
didn’t bring a picnic lunch and the two local bars / restaurants were closed
for “Good Friday”. Hunger got the better of us and after only a short time on the
beach we hiked back to the marina and took our dinghy back to Cotinga for lunch.
In the afternoon we debated just going for a swim from the
boat but decided we really wanted to go back to Pigeon Point beach. Rather than walk
back down the road in the mid-afternoon sun, we jumped into the “dumb dog” and
it only took a few minutes to dinghy over to the beach. We anchored about 20 yards off the beach and swam to shore, keeping our towels
and kindles securely wrapped up in a dry-bag. It seems somewhat strange to
arrive this way, but it worked out fine and we had a pleasant stroll along the
sand and then read our books in the shade of a large sea–grape tree. When it
came time to go home, swimming back to the dinghy seemed less appealing, but really wasn't a problem, although I have to say getting back into teh dinghy is easier when you have flippers on to boost your upward momentum.
We showered-off back on the boat and rounded off the day
with a fine meal out at a local restaurant called Trappas. The Creole shrimp
followed by grilled Wahoo (for Gloria) and grilled pork chop (for me) were
excellent and the lime Daiquiris (plural) were awesome!
Nelson's dockyard. The admiral himself was stationed here in teh early part of his career where he worked to vigorously enforce the "navigation laws" which barred trade with the recently independent America.
The start of the "middle ground" trail linking English harbor with Pigeon point beach in Falmouth harbor
Looking back on the entrance of English harbor
Some very rich guys compound / mansion, with Montserrat clearly visible behind ... wish we had been able to go there!
The entrance to Falmouth harbor
Falmouth harbor - boats anchored off Pigeon Point Beach ... just beautiful
Falmouth harbor as we head in to shore for dinner
Falmouth harbor as we head home after dinner .... two daiquiris to the wind!
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