7 a.m. Church Service - St. Pauls, Calliaqua
10:00 a.m. tour The Falls of Baleine
Sunday's activities were for the survivors, since some members felt ill from the previous day's event. Nevertheless, the tour to the Falls of Baleine was very enjoyable. A group of approximately 30 members left the Villa/Young Island Jetty in two powered-boats for the 1 1/2 hours speedboat ride to the Falls. The ride was spectacular as the speedboats meandered in and out of the coastline, permitting us to take pictures of the coastal towns and settlements, while exploring the coves and the inlets. At the same time, the skipper of the boat provided a natural historic tale as we proceeded with haste along the coastline.
When we got into the vicinity of the Falls of Baleine, we could see the Island of St. Lucia in the distance. As the boats entered the cove to embark for the Falls, there was no jetty and the boat could not go onto the shore because of rocks and the outboard motors. Therefore, the boats went in as close as they could, so that the members could swim ashore. Although we were all wearing life jackets at this time, it was a real challenge for some swimmers to assist non-swimmers ashore. Once we were all ashore, the Falls were only 100 yards away. The view was spectacular, and many members swam at the base of the Falls.
The ride back to Villa was uneventful, as the boat captain chose to return in a route at a greater distance from the coastline so that we could view the mountain peaks from a distance. At this time, we had drunk enough rum punches to influence the skipper to open the trottle at full speed. Overall, we all had a great time, and would do it again.
