Oh man. I am absolutely exhausted. Today Edgie and I went on a hike to Ram’s Head. We got off to a little bit of a late start to our morning and didn’t begin our hike until almost noon! The sun was hot and strong so we slathered on the sun screen and hit the trail. First we had to hike the 15 minute trail down to the beach at Salt Pond Bay from Concordia. From there it’s a mile-long trek through rocky uneven and desert terrain. Finally, we made it up to Ram Head and it was such an amazing view.
It was just a great moment to stand up there with Edgie with the wind in our faces, shouting to the world, “We’re here!! We made it! You can’t stop us!”
The look on Edgie’s face was priceless. It really seemed like he left the world and the stress from it down at the bottom and up on top he was a new man. (I’m reminded of an inverted version of Goonies...)
Ha!
Eventually it was time to head back down. It was mostly downhill on the way back so we took the opportunity to take lots of photos. And Edmundo used his new found peace to build rock towers.
There was only one problem. We hadn’t thought this through, but now that we’d cooled off our muscles, they didn’t want to work! We both struggled back up to camp, our legs shaking with every step, and when we finally got back and showered off we were literally drained of all our energy. We got some fish from the shop (and a free “honeymoon” bottle of Cruzan Rum Cream), made a quick lunch, and plopped down on our beds. But we were too exhausted to fall asleep! So we went on a car drive to Cruz Bay instead.
We needed to stock up on food and that way I could call my parents too. This time we took the scenic route along the northern coast of the island. It was beautiful scenery and a bit more relaxed (unlike the more direct main west-east road on which everyone is in a hurry), although this route was equally as winding with jaw-droppingly steep curves and dips.
When we got back we made tuna-plantain patties cuz even though we weren’t that hungry we figured we needed the energy. And now it’s time for bed. Poor Edgie is already asleep! :( Until tomorrow!
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La Version de Edmundo:
Día 5-
Hoy salimos a caminar por la vereda del Ram head, era muy árido y el sol hacia que todo el lugar funcionara como un horno gigante, de pronto entre los acantilados vimos como salía el agua despedida por el choque con las rocas. Comenzamos a gritar y fue liberador.
Aun no llegaríamos a la cima, seguimos caminando entre cactus de caprichosas formas hasta llegar al esperado lugar, era grandioso, el mar de frente, acantilados no vida humana o rastros de ella, comenzamos a gritar de nuevo al unísono y se llamo de nuevo nuestro pacto de amor.
Mas adelante descubrimos la ruta del otro lado de la isla avanzando en el carro, es muy espectacular y llegamos a Cruz Bay.
Edmundo's Journal translated:
Day 5-
Today we went to hike Ram Head path, it was very arid and the sun made the whole area become like a huge oven, just then between the cliffs we saw how the water came rushing out through the cracks in the rocks. We began to shout and it was liberating.
We still hadn’t reached the top, so we kept walking amoung strangly shaped cacti until we reached the summit, it was magnificent, the ocean in front, and cliffs with no trace of human life all around, we began to shout again in unison and it echoed back our pact of love.
Later on in the day we discovered another route along the north side of the island, a spectacular road, and we arrived at Cruz Bay.
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