2. 2013

St Kitts, March onwards

In March I arrived on the Caribbean island of St Kitts to take up my faculty post at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, where I'm an Associate Professor of Welfare and Ethics, and Director of the Clinical Skills Laboratory. In addition to these photos, I've had a number of amazing adventures up our volcano and elsewhere, and will add more photos later when time permits.
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    Each year there is a swimming race from Nevis to St Kitts - 2.5 miles across the open sea, shepherded by sea kayaks. My new colleagues were competing shortly after I arrived, and I felt peer-pressured to join. After all, they were women, and being a bloke I couldn't chicken out... it was brilliant and amazing. There were points from which I couldn't see land (due to the swell). We drifted in all directions but eventually made it across. There were big rays and other interesting wildlife, but the hammerhead shark seen 2 years ago (and always in the back of my mind) never appeared. Here I've just arrived on St Kitts. The next competitor is emerging from the water behind me.
    In medieval times, the Caribbean islands were hotly fought over by the French and British, among others. A series of ruined stone forts dots the coast, and the waters are filled with wrecks. This is the biggest fort on St Kitts, Brimstone Hill. The arches to the right are the officers quarters - they had amazing sea views.
    Brimstone Hill stone corridor.JPG