We hiked up the volcano! Not all the way to the top, but pretty high.

The trail was steep but well maintained, with volcanic rocks lining parts of it and making stairs for us to climb.

See how thick the vegetation is? Such an interesting place to go!

The top – a view seen for about a minute before it was covered with clouds once again.

A selfie, from as high as we went. Piton Tarade is the hill in the background.

We took a different way back down, an old road that was much wider and easier to walk.

Views from the road down. It was easier to take pictures on this road because no other people were on this path.

Thus began a new adventure! This screw got into our left front tire! (Brian could hear it clicking the pavement once we got into the car at the volcano parking lot.) Because no air was lost from the tire, we drove into Basse Terre and parked to look for a restaurant and to call the rental car firm. However, we found a police station first and they helped out by calling Hertz and then directing us to a tire repair place. The tire was fixed in 10 minutes for €15! A late lunch consisted of two kinds of grilled fish, rice and beans, vegetables, breadfruit, plantains, and sweet potatoes.

• Lesser Antilles 2020