Pigeon Island.....

Pigeon Island is located on the north rim of Rodney Bay.  On the left (western) hill of Pigeon, the English built a fort so that they could keep a close eye on the main French naval base at Martinique, just 25 north. Just getting the stone blocks up the hill, not to mention the cannons, had to be a monumental engineering feat.  The right (eastern) part of the island is called 'Signal Hill'.  The US Navy set up a radio installation here during WW II.  

Pigeon Island, Rodney Bay

Anne on 'Impressionist' suggested (in her delightful English accent)  that we (we:  the crews of 4 cruising boats) climb up to the fort !  "Climb" and "UP" are the the operative words......As it turns out, we actually climbed BOTH hills.  We first climbed to the fort and then crossed over to Signal Hill...

Looking UP at the fort

Anne chose the perfect day for the accent....Friday was hazy with a nice breeze; perfect for the climb.  It was well worth the effort....sweating out all of those evil spirts left over from the tour of the rum distillary two posts ago.....This is looking down on the Fort from Signal Hill....

This is looking south along the St. Lucian coast.  The Pitons are faintly
seen in the background 20 miles away

And, this is Rodney Bay.....Persephone is anchored among the fleet :

Rodney Bay, St. Lucia