28 November 2008

Day Trip to Saba (more St Maarten)

We took a day trip to the neighboring island of Saba, a tiny rock 30 or so miles from St Maarten. We traveled on this high-speed ferry: Here's an amazing little town nestled in the hills. We asked, and yes, there is a building code specifying the red roofs!
We took a short hike to the rain forest on the often cloud-shrouded peak:

When I first heard the name of this tree, the flamboyan, I was sure I'd heard "flamboyant!"


Typical West Indies style house







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