Backtracking to Statia…
One of the things on my to-do list was hike down into the volcano crater on St Eustatius. On our trip south from St Maarten we made a quick stop so I could cross that off. The pictures are not that great…
Harbor on Statia:
I already blogged about the climb up, http://www.dea-latis.com/2016/03/the-quill/ so here is the hike down into the crater. The descent was quite steep and rocky:
Looking back up and starting to question myself…
Down and down:
The trees at the base of the crater were quite large, some I’m guessing to
be about 150 feet tall:
Once down into the crater there is a path leading you around and back out:
Looking back up to the rim of the crater:
Another big tree, probably about 30 feet in diameter including the exposed winding roots:
And back up the steep wall:
And back to the boat for a wonderful sunset:
