Monday, December 14, 2009

St. Kits

Waiting for the wind to calm down a bit, we pulled into the Marina in
St. Kitts. Port Zante is the main cruise ship dock and is just around
the corner from us. It's a pleasure to be able to step off the boat
whenever you feel like it. The main roundabout in the downtown is
called "the circus" and it features a large green clock that also
serves as a drinking fountain. We heard about some horse racing going
on at the new Belmont race track and decided to go check it out. A
true caribbean syle experience. Gates opened at 11am and the first
race to start at 2pm. We arrived around three and were not too
concerned that we had missed the first two races - then we realized
that they were only running four race all together! It seemed like
everyone on the island was there. There was lots of time for people
watching as the wait between races was a hour. Lots of time to place
your bets expect there was no betting. Lot's of Carib drinking though.

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