Students Visit St.Eustatius for Hiking Expedition

On July 16th 2008, "Action Quest", a group of students from the US, Canada, The Netherlands, and England sailed from the island of Tortola, the British Virgin Islands enroute to other Caribbean islands on their annual summer field trip training. This has been the fourth catamaran of students so far for the summer. The name of the catamaran is Cajou I. The purpose of their trip includes; sailing, culture, and hiking. The students made the hike to the volcano and their comments were; the Quill is an attractive lush tropical rain forest and the trails are all well marked. Eight out of the group visited the Fort and the tourist office. The various comments written in the guest book are as follows: Terry and Laurie Baker New York; a time of discovery, Lisa Ewing Florida; full of beauty, Emily Troy England; very interesting, Elisabeth Patterson Georgia; cool island, Anna Booth Texas; a beautiful place, Emily Walls Texas; fascinating island, Spirk Huizinga The Netherlands; a nice place and Cleopatra Carti The Netherlands; tranquil. Action Quest students left for Nevis on Friday July 18th.