Sunday went into town for a dancing display and it didn’t happen so we motored across to Trois Islets after lunch we were reminiscing old friends Jack & Caroline (Flying Fish) when who should motor up….. What a coincidence was that ! They joined us for Sunday dinner and after a long night chewing the cud we decided to hire a car and see the Island with them.
Monday, after booking a car for the next 3 days, we took a bus to the Coffee & Chocolate Museum. No-one else was there (it was pouring with rain outside) so we spent quite some time readings though the French ephemera. I hadn’t realized that both can only grow in the Tropics! (...and in the UK in suitably heated houses) Coffee certainly grows abundantly and wild here. Finishing there with a quick look around the fitness center and plant center we than walked a couple of Kilometers to the ‘Poterie’ and Artisans enclave. Here we were surprised by the originality of the items being made. We managed to get the same bus driver on the way home who was so impressed that we had trekked in the rain.
Tuesday, we took Jack & Caroline to the Caravelle Peninsula. It would have been a spectacular walk if it hadn’t rained from beginning to end! Even though I had worn waterproofs I was soaked !!! We all dried out after lunch with a pleasant visit to the Clement Rhum Distillary. Fortunately the electronic guide spoke English and there was a good mixture of Plants Culture—the original plantation house and tasting. The whole area is a National Heritage site. Rum is no longer made here but several Km away at a more modern site. Still they did have plenty for us to taste!
