school bus victim of hurricane david

Cyrille (our botany guide) about to hit the road

view of coastal village

Cyrille and us at the end of our botany tour

an unwelcome guest in our room - it seemed much bigger at the time

the view from our balcony at the Layou River Hotel

view of the Layou River

Bertrand and his machete clear the road

Java au natural! (tastes like sweet pepper)

Sara attempts to steal an orange - but sadly couldn't reach!

The big hike up Morne Diablotin begins...

rainy views from about halfway up Morne Diablotin

still smiling - we haven't hit the hard part of the hike yet!

Sara and Bertrand about halfway up Morne Diablotin

yet another gorgeous bromeliad

at the summit--dirty, cold, and hungry (and not engaged, despite ron's best laid plans)

really, the picture speaks for itself.

the slippery descent down the mountain