18 April 2017 | 17 555'N:62 522'W, Gallows Baai, Oranjestad, St. Eustatius
18 April 2017 | 17 555'N:62 522'W, Gallows Baai, Oranjestad, St. Eustatius
16 April 2017 | 17 555'N:62 522'W, Gallows Baai, Oranjestad, St. Eustatius
16 April 2017 | 17 555'N:62 522'W, Anse du Colombier, St. Barthelemy
12 April 2017 | 17 555'N:62 522'W, Anse du Colombier, St. Barthelemy
12 April 2017 | 18 042'N:63 052'W, Marina Fort Louis, Marigot, Saint Martin, FWI
10 April 2017 | Basseterre, St Kitts
09 April 2017 | 18 042'N:63 052'W, Marina Fort Louis, Marigot, Saint Martin, FWI
06 April 2017 | 18 499'N:64 389'W, North Sound, Virgin Gorda
22 March 2017 | 18 450'N:64 434'W, Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbor, Gorda Peak, Long Bay, North Sound
11 March 2017 | 18 450'N:64 434'W, Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbor, Gorda Peak, Long Bay, North Sound
10 March 2017 | 18 450'N:64 434'W, Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbor, Gorda Peak, Long Bay, North Sound
10 March 2017 | 18 450'N:64 434'W, Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbor, Gorda Peak, Long Bay, North Sound
10 March 2017 | 18 450'N:64 434'W, Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbor, Gorda Peak, Long Bay, North Sound
05 March 2017 | 18 450'N:64 434'W, Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbor, Gorda Peak, Long Bay, North Sound
04 March 2017 | 18 450'N:64 434'W, Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbor(still)
28 February 2017 | 18 450'N:64 434'W, Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbor(still)
27 February 2017 | 18 450'N:64 434'W, Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbor
19 February 2017 | 18 450'N:64 434'W, Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbor
19 February 2017 | 18 450'N:64 434'W, Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbor
The Qwill
18 April 2017 | 17 555'N:62 522'W, Gallows Baai, Oranjestad, St. Eustatius
Lynn
Easter Monday is a holiday on Statia and most businesses are closed, a good day to take a walk up the Quill. The Quill is the larger volcano on Statia. It is dormant, with its last eruption around 400 AD. It gets its name from English misspelling of the Dutch "Kwil" which means pit which is a great description of the crater on top. The trail guide said that it was a 75 minute round trip hike to the crater rim, it took us about 4 hours, counting a picnic lunch and rest stops. The hike was wonderful, starting at sea level and rising to about 1300 feet. We went through several zones of forest, from dry cactus in the lower levels to rain forest and orchids at the rim. The crater is all rain forest. At the rim, there are several trail choices. One is about 1200 feet long with an elevation rise of 600 feet, one goes down into the crater, and one goes around the crater rim. We hiked them all... about 50ft. in and out before we decided that we had hiked enough for one day.
On the way back to the boat, we arranged for an island tour for the next day to see more of Statia.