St Pierre
is a nice town but a little touristy. The town was
destroyed in 1902 by an eruption of Mt Pele about 6 miles to the NE. Only
2 people survived out of the 30,000 killed. Ships were sunk in the harbor
when the volcano exploded. Now the town is rebuilt on the top of the
ruins. Some ruins remain. Lots of traffic in the town even
though the main north south streets area one way. We arrive in St Pierre
from St Lucia after a 55 mile trip through a squall of 35 knots of wind.
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