St. Vincent Island, Caribbean Sea

 

St. Vincent Island, Caribbean Sea

Sachi G. Dastidar

            During the Good Friday break in school of our granddaughter Shriya Lakshmi, her parents decided to visit the wonderful island in the Caribbean Sea for a few days.

Caribbean Sea

St. Vincent and Grenadines

            In a direct flight from New York we arrived at Kingstown city, the capital of the Island Nation, and started our tour immediately. It is wonderful looking mountainous island, with nice beaches circling the island. One of the most remarkable experiences was that the island has roads like the United States and Europe driving on the righthand side of the road, but cars were right-hand driven like in the U.K., India and Australia. Thus, it was difficult to drive for folks used in driving in the U.S. In addition, some of the roads were narrow going up and down in hilly roads in the midst of wonderful scenery. Residents were very much like other islands and welcomed us as “Indians” not “Americans.” Once granddaughter Shriya Lakshmi danced outdoor under tropical trees attracting her and lots of visitors. Some locals were attracted to conch-based rings and bangles, typical in Bengal and eastern India, that some of our family members were wearing. On Good Friday during our visit everything was closed that made our road travel very easy but missed local eateries, shops and museums.

View of Kingstown from Road Connecting the Capital

 

Movie-famous Pirate Rock of Wallilabou Bay Site

 

Visit through Boat Ride

British Colonial Era Fort Overlooking the Island

Another Small Neighboring Island