Today we went on a Cutty tour of ½ the island with three other couples & a single guy. We mostly drove the backroads and visited the drivers home wine making facility/home. In addition to wine he had many fruit trees which he showed us each variety, tasting most. Some of these were unknown to us till now and most were edible. We went to a chocolate factory which made Sally happy till we left. From there we drove to a rum factory to make me happy. This distillery lays claim that the process (and most of the equipment) had not been changed since the early 1800's. This was true firewater without much water and illegal to be carried on an airplane since it is classed as explosive (80-85%). They got us to taste a sample at the end and it is almost like ever clear or moonshine, just made from molasses instead of corn and will burn all the way down.
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| water wheel power |
They still use the water wheel to power the crusher and burn the dry stalks to distill it. Then we were to a waterfall hidden back in the woods and several of our group swam in the pool beneath the falls.
Then on up the mountain/volcano to the crater which contained a huge lake. (it is supposed to be active)
It was all downhill from there to St George's & the boat. On the way down we saw a "thank you" wall!
We were worn out from a wonderful tour & experience.
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| St. George's from ahigh |
It was all downhill from there to St George's & the boat. On the way down we saw a "thank you" wall!
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