Annaberg Ruins Hike

Thu 27 Dec - The weather has been going downhill since Christmas. I didn't attempt any snorkeling today because it rained so hard last night and today until noon. Worse than the rain are these huge puffy white clouds. When they block the sun, it's usually a 30 minute wait, then you get about 5 minutes of sunshine before the next cloud comes along. It's like 10 minutes of sunshine an hour (ok, so I'm getting real finicky).

So today I tried a hike to the ruins at Annaberg Sugar Plantation - a long abandoned, slave-based Danish plantation that was active in the 1800's. I wanted to get more shots of the ruins, but the rain started again soon after I got to the top of the plantation. I figured I would get caught in the rain on the way home, so I packed a ziplock bag large enough to protect the camera. Good thing too, because it turned into a total downpour on the way back. The camera stayed dry but I didn't!


Here's the main road leading away from Maho Bay.


Nice sights along the way...




The road continues...


Warning...


Dangerous trees...


And I think these walk!


A nice side path... where does it go?




















Further down the road is the Annaberg ruins.


Look, more steps... just what I hoped for.


Top in sight?


Nice flowers... and there is some blue sky - occasionally.














Start of the ruins... slave quarters in this area.


















Formerly a windmill.


Amazing view!


More of the ruins. I had to leave quickly at this point because
the rain was approaching. The storm overtook me about 10
minutes later on the road. It's raining again as I type this.