East of Calibishie, the road turns southward and there s a striking change in the scenery. The road runs inland for a while, then emerges at dazzling Londonderry Bay where palm trees grow out of rocky cliffs that drop down to gleaming des moines airport map black sand beaches on the rolling Atlantic. Melville Hall, the island s main airport, and the town of Marigot are nearby.
The Eastern Nature Trail is a 5.6km/3.5m track built by the National Trust to encourage exploration of the Praslin Protected Landscape, located south of the east-coast village of Dennery. You must have a guide (EC$60/US$22 des moines airport map per group for up to 15 people) and pay an entrance fee of EC$10/US$4 per person. The winding trail follows the coastline and cuts through wild grasslands high above the Atlantic. Bring binoculars to watch the magnificent frigates, herons, and other birds that soar above the landscape, and have your camera ready to capture panoramic vistas of the close-by satellite islands. If you choose not to hike the entire trail, you can leave the group at exit points designated at the end of each mile. Add on to your tour by hiking the Fr gate Island Nature Reserve trail (see Short & Easy, above), which begins near the end of the Eastern Nature Trail, or taking the optional canoe trip out to Praslin Island. Tours run daily from August through April 9am to 5pm. Contact the National Trust to join a group or book a private guide, 758-452-5005.
Banks are open Monday through Thursday, 8am to 3:30pm; and Friday, 8am to 5pm. Numerous banks are located on main roads in Roseau, including NCB and Bank of Nova Scotia on Hillborough Street, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank on Old Street, and American International Bank on Queen Mary Street. In Portsmouth, Barclay s Bank is on Old Street.
Cabrits Dive Center, on Picard beach near Portsmouth and the Cabrits National des moines airport map Park, is a PADI 5 Star Dive Center. Master instructor Michael Salzer and his wife Michelle Springall own and operate the business, and specialize in dive trips to rarely explored sites off the north cape. Cabrits includes a complete retail dive shop and service center, including hydrostatic testing of tanks. In addition to morning, afternoon, and night dives, the center offers snorkel des moines airport map trips by boat, waterskiing, and ocean kayaking. Since Michael is a native of Germany, all services and PADI certification courses are available in German or English. 767-445-3010, fax 767445- 3011, www.cabritsdive.com.
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