Bloody River Hike

Today I hiked Bloody River here in Saint Kitts with B & L, two people I met here. Bloody River is so called because in 1626, 2000 native Caribs were slaughtered by the British and French and the river ran red for three days.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_River

They’re pretty literal around here.

Anyway, the hike was incredible. The ‘ghaut’ or canyon flows over slippery rocks and boulders between cliffs of mud, trees and rock. There are a number of collapsed waterfalls to see. The highlights of the trip included two rope climbs that had thankfully been prepared by others, a bat cave, and the towering waterfall at the end. Since it was impossible to pass this final waterfall, we have no idea what came upriver.