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development of important facilities, enhance-
ment of the peoples‘ education which later real-
ized an indirect benefit through remittances.

In fact, it is reasonable to deduce that vehicular
ownership and traffic in Greiggs are directly
related to the introduction of bananas.

The tour continued up the hill through steeply
sloping farmland which depicted a root crop
cropping system dominated by Dasheen. To my
trained eye there exists opportunity for signifi-
cant work on soil conservation and reforesta-
tion. This took us to the top of the ridge where
we were able to see Petite Bonhomme towering
over the village as well as her partner Grand
Bonhomme both forming the head of the Colon-
arie Watershed with its beautiful virgin and ver-
dant forest.

Petite and Grand Bonhomme belong to the
Grand Bonhomme volcanic center which is one

the main volcanic centers in St. Vincent and the Grena-
dines .

Along the way we noticed an undeveloped feeder road
which connects to Lauders. However, we had to trek

to Pavement along a narrow footpath through steeply
sloping farmland. While we were prone to slip and
slide, the view of the farming areas and east coast vil-
lages was exhilarating and breathtaking.

Our trek took about 45 minutes. it was well worth it
to reach Pavement which is characterized by the river
with a sizeable pool and a pavement which seem to be
a lava flow. The lava flow reflects the area‘s geologi-
cal history. Well at pavement we had fun after fighting
off pesky mosquitoes. We had coconut water, roasted
grindy, roasted breadfruit and dry coconut, while sev-
eral persons had a swim and a bath. Then to cap it off
- tasty food with local ground provisions.