After our road side refreshements the real adventure started when we stopped at some stunning views before moving on to a waterfall in a deep, deep valley. We clambered down to the bottom and then all got into our swimming gear and swam in a freezing cold pool before standing under the waterfall to have a massage. It was a most beautiful place with lush green vegetation and giant plants shading the valley. We gave some guys a lift to the top of the hill with their sacks of dasheen, a local root vegetable. They gave us some in return so now I have to learn how to prepare it! The next part of the trip was up into the mountains above the pitons. It was a very steep windy road, teetering on top of mountain ridges. We stopped at a guys house who was a flower producer,ate fresh mandarins,collected interesting plants and then wandered down the forest path deep into the rain forest. It was cool and dark and full of gigantic palms ,ferns and tropical plants that you normally see in the M&S plant section on a miniature scale. We then did some off road stuff, found wild mountain strawberries and drank from mountain streams. It was idyllic. We had a buffet lunch at a roadside restaurant called Debbie's. Fantastic value at £8 a head including wine or juice. It was all local food including crab , prawns and king fish. After lunch we made our way to the south of the Island and stopped at a beach. It was white sand as far as you could see and quite busy with kite surfers and horse riders. This beach is on the Atlantic side so the waves are good and the wind always blowing. After a quick beer we were on our way up the Eastern side to stop of at Dennery to get some fish for Doreen's restaurant at the evening fish market. The final fun thing was the short cut back to Marigot through the banana plantation.