We had a break from clearing this Sunday and went into the hills to see "hidden" St Lucia. It was planned that ourselves and six friends would leave at 7 am. This eventually meant 8.15am; a very Lushun thing is not being on time for anything. We stopped by the roadside for fresh coconut drinks and a look at a Boa constrictor.

This is the beginning of the land clearance and John is one of our clearer's. His fellow cutter is Jacob. They are both nice guys and work hard for 60EC a day which is about £12 ( that is above the daily rate for most workers) It is hard graft,hot and prickly. Jeff works along side them and I stroll up now and again and give encouragement and water. We have to find the boundaries which are marked by small concrete stumps hidden in the bush. We have found 3 but 2 are still missing and one is not in the correct place so we may need the land surveyor to replace a marker. This has to be done officially so there will be no disputes in the future. The land topography has been full of surprises, some parts less steep and other parts quite craggy. It will make for an interesting garden!