Woke up a bit after three and stayed awake for ages.
Got up when the alarm went off, but it took *ages* to get into dock. The wind was fierce. We edged our way into the dock, and it took the full force of the thrusters to not slam against the dock.
Sunrise over St Kitts
Pilot transferring to Carnival Pride
Basseterre from Carnival Pride
Wind Surf cruising sailing ship
St Kitts and rainbow
Went and got ready, then had breakfast in the restaurant, with Bob and Debi again which was pretty funny. I had eggs benedict, but this time I got them to put bacon on instead of ham, which made it a lot nicer.
After breakfast I downloaded the GPS and all my photos, and backed them all up.
Then we headed off the ship. We just went into Basseterre and walked around town a bit, and went into the Catholic cathedral, which I didn't think we went into last time, but then I mixed up the Anglican one for I think Barbados so we didn't trek out to that one. Oh well. Walked down to the waterfront to try and get some photos of the ship.
Me and David at the Welcome to St Kitts sign
Wind Surf and Carnival Pride at St Kitts
Port Zante entrance
Butterfly in St Kitts and Nevis Independence Square
Immaculate Conception Catholic Cathedral
Inside Immaculate Conception Catholic Cathedral
Carnival Pride at St Kitts
#stkitts sign
Went back to the ship to swap out a few things and grab a very quick light lunch.
Then it was time to meet the tour. We did "St Kitts by Rail and Scenic Drive". We managed to get seats upstairs but more and more buses of people came and it got pretty crowded. There were "free" drinks included and we managed to have a few each but the lady was overworked. I really don't know why they don't just make up batches in bulk and just mix it with ice at the last minute. Save them an awful lot of effort.
Mountains on St Kitts
Old sugar mill tower
St Kitts Scenic Railway
Northeastern coastline of St Kitts near Keys
Northeastern coastline of St Kitts near Keys
Waterfront house in Key's Village on St Kitts
Making drinks on the St Kitts Scenic Railway
Northeastern coastline of St Kitts near Lodge Village
Crossing a small bridge near Lodge Village
Northeastern coastline of St Kitts near Lodge Village
St Kitts and the Scenic Railway train near Lodge Village
Old sugar mill near Mills Estate
Dancers on the train on St Kitts
Houses in Mansion on St Kitts
View towards Blackrocks
Anyway the train trip itself was lovely. Until it broke down haha. The conductor told David it was a problem with a fuel line, although David suspected a throttle cable. We ended up being stuck for about forty minutes. And I won't even mention the damned couple sitting next to me on the train coughing and sniffling away.
St John's Church near Saddlers
Northeastern coastline of St Kitts near Dieppe Bay
KG Swanston Memorial Methodist Church in Dieppe Bay
St Paul's Church
View towards Oranjestad
Mountains on St Kitts from the northwest
View over Ramada Hotel to Oranjestad
Mountains on St Kitts and old sugar mill
Old sugar mill near Newton Ground
St Kitts Eco-Park
Engine of the Scenic Railway at the end of the line between Newton Ground and Fig Tree
David making a beeline for the engine
We piled into the minibuses to head back to Basseterre. Which was full of sick people coughing and spluttering away. FFS people, if you're sick WEAR A F#$%ING MASK!!!! HAVE PEOPLE LEARNED NOTHING FROM COVID????
View up to Brimstone Hill Fortress near Sandy Point Town
View up to Brimstone Hill Fortress near New Guinea
Old home on St Kitts near Old Road Town
St Thomas Anglican Church near Old Road Town
St George's Anglican Church
Zenaida dove on St Kitts
So we got back the ship just before 16:30 which was all aboard time. But as it turns out, there were people on the "St Kitts by Rail and Sea" tour who got on the train when we got off it. We really didn't think they'd be from our ship, because there was no way they'd get back in time. Well it turns out they were from our ship, and they ended up having to get bussed back to Basseterre because the train was taking too long, and they got back at like 17:15. Whoops.
We were running late so they drove us onto the pier. This dude wouldn't get out the way though!
So then we to watch the sailaway. Except the bow thrusters weren't strong enough against the wind, and we ended up pushed back up against the dock again. Whoops. So they decided to wait half an hour for the winds to settle down before having another go at it.
St Kitts and Nevis flag flying on Carnival Pride
I'd had enough. I just wanted to have a quick dinner and an early night, not have to be forced to wait around for a couple of hours in the restaurant while they thought about getting around to bringing food out. So had dinner by myself in the buffet. Although it was just on 18:00 and the line was pretty long. But I did get a quiet spot with not many people around me so that was nice. Especially since half the ship is coughing now. And guess how many people use the little hand sanitiser station that is literally right next to where you pick up plates? Yeah, you'd be right. I have not seen one single other person use it. HAVE PEOPLE LEARNED NOTHING FROM COVID???? I f@#$ing HATE people, especially retarded Americans.
St Kitts and Basseterre by night
Came back to the room to blog and backup photos.
Today's Towel Animal: A wonky looking dinosaur or maybe a swan or something
Today's Towel Animal: A wonky looking dinosaur or maybe a swan or something
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