Page 11 - Bravo Zulu - 2017 2nd QT F-17 Newsletter

The two volcanic peaks behind the town of Soufriere are one of the big attractions. They
named their local beer Piton. We’ll go anchor next to them tomorrow.

We toured a cocoa plantation which was new to me. They let these slimy white
pods drain to make cocoa vinegar out of it. Then they dry them out and grind them
into cocoa powder. We also got to sample some of the coconuts. When they get
old, the water inside them turns into something like the consistency of Styrofoam

and then they’ll sprout into a palm tree. He pulled it out like a white tennis ball and
let us taste it, although we weren’t thrilled with it.

The next stop was to Sulphur Springs, the world’s only drive in volcano. We took a
short walk to the viewing area where a guide explains how the water in the spring
boils at 340 degrees creating large plumes of smoke. It also turns black from a
chemical reaction with the sulfur and iron.