Today, however, was one of those days stays with you a long time. The sun was perfect, the water very blue (if a bit cooler than normal). Best of all, and quite unusual, was a clear view of Saba. Normally the peak hides behind clouds...and I know people who have visited St. Maarten many times and have never gotten a clear view of the entire island.
Bud and I visited Saba in 1995, on our first trip to St. Maarten. We took a short (and spine-tingling) plane ride over and picked up a taxi just off the runway to usher us around. We also hiked the 1000+ stone steps through the rainforest up to the top of Mount Scenery, which also happens to be a potentially active volcano. We were inspired by tales (true?) that one of the Dutch queens (Beatrix?) had made the hike in high heels. By God, if she could do it...so could we! And we did, though we began in sunshine and ended in a cloud--no view from the top. To learn more about Saba click here. It's tiny, population of just 1500, and only sees about 25,000 tourists a year--a fraction of those that visit neighboring islands like St. Maarten.
Today we were less ambitious and lounged under umbrellas on the Little Bay beach here at Divi Little Bay Beach Resort and took note of passing ships, kayaks and such--all with the island as a backdrop. here is a sampling:
And now you should all recognize the shape of Saba! Perhaps after 16 years and many hurricanes, it's time to revisit!
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