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peaceful and dramatic on the island. It's especially memorable at sunset, when the
vistas are highlighted and the sun is against your back. If you get confused at any time
during this tour, remember that the ocean should always be on your left.
Landmarks you'll pass on your way out of town will include Gallows Point and:
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The Buccaneer
You might want to return to this hotel for one of the nightly musical perfor-
mances, which are among the island's best (see “St. Croix After Dark,” below).
As you leave town, the landscape will open onto verdant countryside. Cows
graze peacefully on a rolling landscape. Accompanying the cows are tickbirds,
which feed on ticks buried in the cows' skin. An occasional small traffic jam
might form as herds of goats cross the road.
Continue driving, and you'll pass:
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Green Cay Marina
You might want to visit this marina to admire the yachts bobbing at anchor, or
perhaps to have a swim at Chenay Bay. Nearby monuments include the South-
gate Baptist Church and a handful of stone towers that once housed the gear
mechanisms of windmills that crushed the juice from sugar cane.
As you drive on, you'll pass by scatterings of bougainvillea-covered private villas.
About 7 miles along the route from Christiansted, you'll see the:
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Mountaintop Eyrie
Mountaintop Eyrie is owned by the island's most prominent socialite, Contessa
Nadia Farbo Navarro, a Romanian-born heiress to a great fortune. This opulent
castle is the most outrageously unusual, most prominent, and most talked-about
villa on St. Croix—an abode Count Dracula might enjoy. Understandably, its
privacy is rigidly maintained.
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A couple of miles farther along East End Road, you'll reach one of the most popular
windsurfing beaches in St. Croix, Teague Bay. This is a good spot to take a break at:
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Duggan's Reef, East End Road, Teague Bay (
&
340/773-9800), offers good lunches,
more formal dinners, fruit daiquiris, and a bar only 10 feet from the waves. Many guests
claim this is the best way to experience windsurfing without getting on a sailboard. See
p. 166 for details.
After your stop, continue driving east along Route 82. At Knight Bay, near the eastern
tip of the island, turn right onto Route 60 (South Shore Rd.) and head west. One of
the several lakes you'll pass is:
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Hartmann's Great Pond
Also known simply as Great Pond, this is a favorite of nesting seabirds, and a
great photo opportunity of the sea and the rolling grasslands.
Route 60 merges with Route 624 a short distance north of Great Pond. Fork
left onto Route 624, and, a short distance later, right onto Route 62 (Lowry Hill
Rd.). You are now traveling the mountainous spine of the island through districts
named after former farms, such as Sally's Fancy, Marienhøj, and Boetzberg.
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