Mustique - Part 2 - A day at the beach
Seaduced
John & Jane Craven
Thu 20 Jan 2011 11:18
After lunch we went on a beach and trail horse ride around the north of the island, which involves a swim in the sea with the horses. After having gorgeous weather yesterday, and one of the warmest nights for ages, we thought the weather had eventually changed, but we got an absolute soaking out riding and the horses decided that they weren't going in the sea today at all, and could not be persuaded, so we splashed around in the surf instead. As we came into a field during the ride we saw loads of tortoises, they have been brought here from Venezuela, and seem to like the climate - they are all over and are not at all shy, and will even pose for a photo. Also when we were at the beach we saw a large flock of pelican's which took flight as we splashed around. The riding was fairly sedate but, after at least a year break for me and about a 5 years break for John, we will no doubt pay for it tomorrow with very stiff legs!