In all the 16 years we've been owners at Divi, we have never driven the road that goes up the steep hill to the west. We've watched the sun set behind the hill a gazillion times and used our binoculars to scope out the houses up there--and we have always had a car. We just never tried it--until yesterday!
The views are out of this world and really give you a perspective of island geography. This shot shows the narrow peninsula Divi sits on, the cruise ship area, and then St. Barts Island in the distance.
This shot shows the condition of the road...not as bad as Montengro and Croatia, but not exactly a super highway with guard rails and such.
At one point we pass by another fort. This looks so much like the battlements in Old San Juan that I have to believe it was built during the Spanish period back in the mid-1600's. The guns add a lot of atmosphere!
The whole drive only takes a few minutes (a lot more if you stop for pix every few feet!).
Back down on the Divi beach at the end of the day, we watch the P & O cruise ship you see in the photos above head out for her next port.
We also saw a news item about the shooting we witnessed in Cul-de-Sac. They arrested the shooter--a 20 year old. The victim is not doing well, though. Click here for the story in the Daily Herald. Apparently they have had to place the victim in a coma--very severe injuries being shot at such close range.
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