Caribbean Photography: The Long Walk
16th November 2012
Caribbean Photography
The Long Walk
As a past sailing visitor to the island of Bequia, I have often sailed down past the end if island, a place called West Cay, so on this visit, I wanted to walk down there and see the view from the end of the land.
I understood that there was a pathway that led most, if not all the way down to West Point, but that it went through the private resort of Moonhole, so after checking with the security team there I set off with another intrepid explorer.
We had been told that it was a 15-20 minute walk down to the end but as we strolled along the pathway out into the forested and overgrown areas of the western side if then island, that this was not going to be an easy or short walk.
There is a pathway, of sorts, almost to the end, but it was put in probably 40 years ago and although maintained since, much of it is now overgrown, or turned to rubble, so the walk took us the best part of an hour and we both wished we had come better prepared with walking boots and a few gallons of water to replace that lost.
Finally we made it out to the rocky outcrop on the Western tip of the island, overlooking the first of 2 cays, Big Cay, where we could watch the yachts and boats pass closeby and even one of the local women had made the trip to fish for her dinner.
A great walk, but one that needs more preparation.
The Long Walk
As a past sailing visitor to the island of Bequia, I have often sailed down past the end if island, a place called West Cay, so on this visit, I wanted to walk down there and see the view from the end of the land.
I understood that there was a pathway that led most, if not all the way down to West Point, but that it went through the private resort of Moonhole, so after checking with the security team there I set off with another intrepid explorer.
We had been told that it was a 15-20 minute walk down to the end but as we strolled along the pathway out into the forested and overgrown areas of the western side if then island, that this was not going to be an easy or short walk.
There is a pathway, of sorts, almost to the end, but it was put in probably 40 years ago and although maintained since, much of it is now overgrown, or turned to rubble, so the walk took us the best part of an hour and we both wished we had come better prepared with walking boots and a few gallons of water to replace that lost.
Finally we made it out to the rocky outcrop on the Western tip of the island, overlooking the first of 2 cays, Big Cay, where we could watch the yachts and boats pass closeby and even one of the local women had made the trip to fish for her dinner.
A great walk, but one that needs more preparation.