Blog #4 - Kayaking through the Mangroves

Monday, 21 February 2011 - The adventures continued after our morning zip line adventure when Ricky Ricardo drove us to another part on the island where we changed into swim suites and got fitted out with life jackets, two-bladed kayak paddles, and snorkelling gear.  We ambled down to a dock on a river that flowed slowly through a mangrove swamp out to the sea.  We boarded our kayaks and paddled through beautiful mangrove-canopied water routes out to the sea.



Paddling through the mangroves.





Paddling in from the Caribbean Sea back into the mangrove swamp.



Our new firends Craig and Teressa paddling in sync.  Theressa took some pictures of us, so we will swap photos when we get home.



A nice action shot of our new friends Caroline and Charlotte.


After beaching our kayaks, we climbed on board a speed boat that took us out to a beautiful reef about 1 Km offshore where we went snorkelling for 30 minutes.  We saw many interesting tropical fish including an octopus who blended in with the rocks until one of us got too close and then he would scoot away. 

Heading out to sea to go snorkelling on the reef.

The lady behind Kristin is Rose-Anne our kayaking guide.  We unfortunately have forgotten the name of the boat driver.

Yes, that is Goofy on my hat, which I got at Disney World about five years ago.

We then returned to the beach for a great barbecue chicken lunch with Suzie's Hot Sauce and the typical Caribbean drink of rum punch.  After Lunch, Ricky took us on a hike up to the top of Goat Head Hill.  And yes, we did see several goats on Goat Head Hill.

Kristin with our guide Ricky Ricardo at the top of Goat Head Hill.

What a Diva!

The view from the top of Goat Head Hill back to the beach we started our hike from.

After paddling back to the docks through the mangrove swamp, we boarded our Range Rover for the trip back to the resort.  However, there was one important stop we had to make on the way at a small grocery store in English Harbour where everyone picked up several bottles of Suzie's Hot Sauce to bring home!