The St. Croix Hiking Association was doing what it does best again this past Sunday. I joined them for the first time this year ending my semi-retirement. (I had not hiked with them since our St. Kitts-Nevis trip last year.) Olasee Davis was the fearless leader this time around.
The hike started on the southwest of the Estate Springfield rock quarry. We hiked up the stream bed until we got to a mini-waterfall. (Mini compared to the waterfalls at Butler Bay or Caledonia Valley) Along the way we saw tilapia fish swimming in the streams. We visited a sugar mill a little ways off from the trail. We even found an old Danish water catchment that is very reminiscent of a modern cistern. The main event however, was the opportunity to bathe in the refreshingly cold, freshwater fall. The fall itself is about twenty feet high and as you can imagine, even more enjoyable immediately after prolonged periods of rain like we had last month. Nonetheless a good time was had by all. I'll post some more pics in a photo album later for those who are interested.
The St. Croix Hiking Association meets at the first Wednesday of every month, at 6:00 PM in Room 103 of the Cooperative Extension Building at the University of the Virgin Islands.
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