The kids tracked down some landcrabs and lined them up for a “Grill Night” tradition – the crab races – and daughter Maggie and Emlen wowed the tough crowd by dipping and twirling barefoot in the sand to win the dance contest. Guests at “Nevis Palm” can also register their credit card
number at Nisbet Plantation to facilitate charging meals, drinks and other activities (snorkeling trips etc.) that can be arranged through the concierge. This made life easy.
Actually, everything on Nevis was easy. In a place with no traffic lights, stop signs or seat belt laws, you didn’t really have to worry about anything except avoiding the goats that darted alongside the roads. The kids soon devised their own version of “pin the tail on the donkey” with “smack the
tail of the goat” as they hung out the back of the jeep trying to make contact with the animals. Ah, children.
Our days were filled with endless beaching and snorkeling, including two fun trips aboard the catamaran “Caona”, with the hum of pontoons cutting through the waves, wind brushing past the sails, and the voice of Bob Marley singing “Let’s Get Together and Feel Alright.” The kids had the thrill of
their lives swimming with amberjacks and pipefish and hovering over an enormous stingray in the brilliant aqua waters. When it was time to board the catamaran for the ride home, the captain blew a resounding note through a huge conch shell to summon the revelers back on board. Even with all the afternoon’s delights to savor as we hoisted our salty skins on deck, we were
further entranced by the verdant backdrop of Mount Nevis, encircled by its halo of clouds, rising up into the sky. Our senses were all the more sweetened by a rum punch with freshly grated nutmeg and colorful bites of red pepper dipped in a yellow curry sauce.
Pure bliss.
Liz Drayton and Family
