St Vincent and the Grenadines

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On Saturday 4 April 2009 my colleague and I did one of the popular excursions on St Vincent. We hired a guide and accompanied by the daughters of a local friend who asked to join us, we walked to the crater of the famous La Soufriere volcano 4048 feet. We were lucky with the weather. It was a fine day with fantastic visibility all the way. It was quite hard going in places for non-climbers but well worth it. One of the things I like about the island is the abundance of tropical vegetation without the usual 'nasties' like poisonous snakes. We had a great day.

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