Georgetown. Once the largest city on St. Vincent it is now mostly a ghost town. I plan on making a special trip sometime just to take pictures to show how abandoned the place is. The shipwreck.

"Shipwreck" 01/18/2003 Today I went to check out the shipwreck that is a little ways south of Georgetown. Usually most of it is below the sand, but I was told that you can see a lot more of it than usual. It must have been a pretty big boat because only the very bottom remains, and it is pretty big. I'm surprised that there is even anything left of it because the waves were really pounding on it. I don't know how old it is, but probably at least 80 or so years. I then walked further south to black point tunnel. It was made to allow the sugar plantations easier access to a warf at Byera. There is a really nice picinic area there and I had my first real tourist sighting on this side of the island. After the tunnel, I walked on to Byera on the highway. From there I walked down the beach to Colonarie. I was going to continue walking to South Rivers, but a van came and made the effort to stop for me so I took it. Adventures like this are pretty darn easy when you go solo. I had a hard time recruiting someone to go with me. All the other peace corps were busy, and most Vincentians refuse to walk more than 100 yards (I am not exaggerating), so it was just me and Jesus. As usual. Some of the other Peace Corps are going to go to Trinidad for Carnival. I think that on the New Year's trip I learned my lesson. Big party things just aren't my style. I wind up just being a tag-along party pooper. I'll try and visit Trinidad sometime when I can appreciate it for what it is.