That’s what they say here: this rather dry island has 365 beaches! I have been here already twice so I tried to find the new place to enjoy. The typical steel drums band was playing on the pier wheh I was leaving the port. I walked first to the St John’s Anglican Cathedral to recognize that after long restauration they finally opened the church with the nice wood decoration in the interior. The entrance is free, but… but you are obliged to drop something to the donation box, no coins please… Strange… Well then I walked to the well known to me city market to photograph exocic vegetables. Near the market there is West Bus Station. Peple told me that the microbus to Five Islands Village – no.61 costs just 2,50 caribbean dollars= 1 USD. But no timetable- it departs when full! Fortunately the waiting time was only half an hour. Once in village I took 2-kms walk, mostly on the gravel road full of holes to the coastal bridge. On the other side of the bridge there is a hill with the former British Fort Barrington. It was a serious climb. The path is steep and not maintained at all. But the view from the top of the fort was just great: Two great beaches: Galley Bay and Deep Bay were visible plus a St John’s post with our ship in the distance…. All in deep blue… I had there my meal taken from the ship… What a place! And only 2 other tourists on the trail! I returned walking the same way and trying hitchhiking. Great tour for just 1 dollar. That’s the art of budget travelling! 🙂
