Nevis
Tamarisk
Mon 10 Apr 2006 00:52
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Nevis is a small island 45 miles to the North
West of Antigua. It's about ten miles across and has a population
of ten thousand. We anchored off Pinney's Beach on the West coast,
just North of Charlestown, the only town. It was here that Nelson met and
married his wife, Fanny. It's a fairly laid back sort of place. There are
the inevitable duty free shops for the cruise liner people and Pinny's beach is
a lovely, long stretch of palm-lined trees but there doesn't seem to be
much more. It was a fashionable resort in Nelson's day with European's
coming out to bathe in the hot spring waters. A big hotel was built over the
spring and it was hear that Nelson had his wedding reception. The building is
now in a fairly bad state. Part of it is being used by the Prime Minister
as an office. You can still paddle in the springs. It seems a pity some of the
money spent building the duty-free jewelry shops could not be diverted to
the old hotel and spring.
 Old Bath and Springs Hotel from the
rear
 And from the front
 In the baths - it was 'boiling', according to
Eddie, and all straight from the ground
 First wash for a week
 Main square in Charlestown
 Anchored off Pinney's Beach. Mount Nevis in the
background
 Penny with a 'Killer Bee' in Sunshine's Bar on
Pinney's Beach. Anna with something less potent. Previous clients (pictured over
the bar) include John Travolta, Britney Spears, Mel Gibson, Scary Spice and
(surprise, surprise) the Duchess of York...
 Anna contemplates as the sun sets
 Eddie's hair on fire
 Anna and Eddie dancing in front of Sunshine's beach
barbecue fire - a fire dance, according to Anna.
And the next day we left to go the ten miles to St
Kitts.
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