Adventure on the Scooter

Today we decided to explore the island on a scooter. Julia and Carlos were very excited about this, as this is something that we hadn’t done before. We put lots of sun cream on and T-shirts that would cover our shoulders; by lunch time the sun is reckless burning from the sky. We went into the township at 9 o’clock and by the time we had registration, helmets and scooters organized it was close to 9.30. The biker gang from the Saintes was ready to rock the Island. Our first stop was the Fort Napelon. This Fort is in very good shape; in actual fact once it was completed it never had to be used to defeat the island. It holds a museum, a nursery and is surrounded by a beautiful well maintained garden. When we roll down the steep hill back to the village on our scooter, we pass lots of people walking up that steep hill to the Fort and I know that it was worthwhile exploring the Island on the scooters. Terre-de-Haut is surrounded by lots of nice little beaches and we make sure that we visited each one of it. We had lots of fun as we drove around and enjoyed the beauty of the Island. For lunch we stopped at the tiny little bakery in the middle of Bourgh and enjoyed a fresh homemade baguette and delicious chocolate croissants. By the time we dropped off the bikes again in the afternoon we are all very close to heat exhaustion. We all agreed that we have to avoid being outside in the middle of the day. It is nearly impossible to drink as much water as we are sweating out. Back on the boat we all have a swim in the very warm water, but to have a swim does not really cool you off anymore. We are getting ready to leave this beautiful Island for our next stop……Dominica.