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towns and villages such as Questelles, Layou, Barroual- lie, and Chateaubelair, with charmingly designed little houses, add to the interest and pleasure. There are sev- eral black sand beaches with safe bathing at Mt. Wynne and areas in the valleys are excellent for picnics. Fisher- men at Barrouallie still fish from small boats. There are also interesting Government experimental and development estates plus banana collecting and boxing stations at Vermont, Spring Village and Richmond.
MONTREAL GARDENS Just north of Mesopotamia, on a secondary road are the gardens. These gardens boast an array of exotic flowers, spices and plants. There is a small entrance fee.
OWIA SALT POND The Owia Salt Pond, is located on the north-eastern coast of St. Vincent close to the Carib village of Owia, a two-hour drive along the scenic eastern coast of St. Vincent. Along the way you can see the Rabacca Dry
River (ash flow from the 1902 eruption of the La Soufrière Volcano), Black Point Tunnel dug by the British in 1815 using slave labour, and some of the best black sand beaches in the world. Owia is home for many of the in- digenous people of St. Vincent. Be sure to take a dip in the famous Salt Pond.
PETROGLYPHS AND ROCK CARVINGS There are interesting excised drawings on rocks by pre- Columbian people, probably Ciboneys, but maybe later Arawaks and Caribs, located around the island. The best-known and most easily accessible are near the pretty fishing town of Layou, by a river about a quarter of a mile from the main road. Others are located at Buc- cament, Barrouallie and Mesopotamia.
QUEEN’S DRIVE, DORSETSHIRE HILL Starting from Arnos Vale, by the airport, Queen’s Drive climbs to the high point of Dorsetshire Hill and then comes down Sion Hill with sensational views over
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