"St. Vincent & The Grenadines - Close to Home, But a World Away"
6/4/2011 | 26m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
Joseph discovers thirty-two islands on his St. Vincent & the Grenadines adventure.
Joseph discovers thirty-two beautiful islands on his St. Vincent & the Grenadines adventure. These stunning Caribbean isles offer a wide range of water activities from snorkeling and diving to swimming and sailing. Yet, the best adventures are the natural and cultural ones Joseph experiences from searching for the St. Vincent Parrot to dancing to the drums of the Union Island Maroon Festival.
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"St. Vincent & The Grenadines - Close to Home, But a World Away"
6/4/2011 | 26m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
Joseph discovers thirty-two beautiful islands on his St. Vincent & the Grenadines adventure. These stunning Caribbean isles offer a wide range of water activities from snorkeling and diving to swimming and sailing. Yet, the best adventures are the natural and cultural ones Joseph experiences from searching for the St. Vincent Parrot to dancing to the drums of the Union Island Maroon Festival.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> WELCOME TO "TRAVELSCOPE" WITH JOSEPH ROSENDO... WHERE EACH WEEK, YOU JOIN US AS WE ACCEPT THE WORLD'S INVITATION TO VISIT.
>> YAHOO!
TODAY ON "TRAVELSCOPE," I TAKE A CARIBBEAN ESCAPE ON ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES.
ALONG THE WAY, I ENJOY A FEW CULTURAL SURPRISES.
>> "TRAVELSCOPE" IS MADE POSSIBLE BY: DK EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDES.
DK CITY, COUNTRY, AND DRIVING GUIDES FEATURE EVOCATIVE PHOTOS, 3-D MAPPING, AND ILLUSTRATIONS FOR KEY SITES AND TRAVEL ITINERARIES.
DK EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDES--THE GUIDES THAT SHOW YOU WHAT OTHERS ONLY TELL YOU.
AND ROSETTA STONE, CHANGING THE WAY THE WORLD LEARNS LANGUAGES.
>> 32 BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS OFF THE BEATEN TRACK YET IN YOUR BACKYARD.
JOIN ME ON MY ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES ADVENTURE.
YAHOO!
[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY FRIENDS OF NCI] THE LURE OF A CARIBBEAN ISLAND ESCAPE IS IRRESISTIBLE.
EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 20 MILLION TOURISTS GIVE IN TO THE TEMPTATION.
YET ON ST. VINCENT IN THE GRENADINES, YOU CAN AVOID THE WELL-WORN TOURIST TRACK BY MEETING THE PEOPLE, DIVING HEAD FIRST INTO THE DESTINATION, AND GETTING BELOW SURFACE AMUSEMENTS.
THE UNDERWATER WORLD.
WHAT'S THE UNDERWATER WORLD LIKE HERE?
>> IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
WE REALLY HAVE SOME OF THE BEST DIVING IN THE CARIBBEAN LOTS OF BIG SEA FANS, BEAUTIFUL HARD CORALS, A WIDE DIVERSITY OF FISH THAT YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIND ANYWHERE ELSE.
>> BEAUTIFUL.
>> AND THE BEST THING?
VERY FEW DIVERS.
>> THANK YOU FOR TAKING ME DOWN UNDER, AND I DON'T MEAN AUSTRALIA.
>> YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
>> THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SPECIES OF AQUATIC LIFE TO DISCOVER IN ST. VINCENT'S WATERS, AND WHILE FOR MOST OF US THEY ARE OBJECTS OF COLOR AND BEAUTY, FOR THE FISHERMEN OF CLARE VALLEY, THEY ARE A WAY OF LIFE.
ARE YOU FROM THIS VALLEY?
>> YEAH, I'M FROM HERE, ORIGINALLY FROM HERE, FROM CLARE VALLEY.
>> WELL, IT'S NICE.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SETTING.
WOW.
A LOVELY PLACE FOR HANGING OUT AND SWIMMING.
AND RELAXING?
>> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
>> HOW MUCH FISH DO YOU GUYS TAKE OUT EVERY DAY?
DO YOU KNOW?
A THOUSAND POUNDS OF FISH?
YEAH, FISH.
YEAH, JUST ONE BOAT.
3 MEN GO OUT IN EACH BOAT.
ONE BOAT USUALLY GO BOTTOM LINE.
>> UH-HUH.
>> BRINGING UP SNAPPERS.
>> BRINGING IN SNAPPERS LIKE THAT?
>> YEAH, AND THE OTHER ONE GO TO TROLL THE DOLPHIN.
>> THAT'S ALL HAND LINE OR NETTING?
>> NO, HAND LINE.
>> THERE'S NO SEPARATION BETWEEN YOU AND THE FISH?
THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
LET'S SEE.
>> CARRY YOUR CREW AS WELL.
>> YEAH, YEAH, IF WE CAN MAYBE DO THAT.
>> GOOD MORNING, BUBBA.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS.
THIS IS GREAT.
THIS MAN'S CALLED "FISHERMAN."
MUST BE A REAL HONOR TO BE CALLED THE FISHERMAN AMONG FISHERMEN.
>> FISHING EVERY DAY.
>> EVERY DAY?
FOR HOW LONG?
>> FOR ALL MY LIFE, FROM SINCE I GO TO SCHOOL.
>> THAT'S QUITE A LIFE.
SO HOW OLD ARE YOU?
>> I'M 64.
>> 64?
ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE THAN I AM, AND I'M YOUNGER THAN YOU.
>> OH, WELL, THAT IS LIFE, YOU KNOW.
I WORK VERY HARD... >> YES?
>> IN MY YOUNG DAYS.
NOW I'M STILL WORKING HARD.
I FEEL JUST AS IF I'M 16.
>> WELL, GOOD.
16 TILL YOU DIE, THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.
>> HEH HEH HEH!
>> OK.
I'M DROPPING RIGHT IN HERE?
IS THIS GOOD?
>> LET IT DOWN.
YOU CATCH SOME FISH, MAN.
>> LET'S GET IT.
LET'S GET A BIG ONE.
>> YEAH, MAN.
>> OK.
I'VE FISHED ALL MY LIFE, AND IN MY YOUTH, MY FATHER TOOK ME TO FISH FROM THE BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAY OF MIAMI WITH A HAND LINE, AND ALTHOUGH WE ATE WHAT WE CAUGHT, THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FISHING FOR FUN AND FISHING FOR FOOD.
>> YOU FEEL ANYTHING ON YET?
>> NOT YET.
OOP!
YEAH, YEAH, RIGHT THERE, RIGHT THERE.
I FELT SOMETHING THERE.
>> LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE SOMETHING THERE, MAN.
>> WHOA!
HA HA HA!
>> BEAUTIFUL.
YOU'RE THE BIG FISHERMAN FOR THE DAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. FISHERMAN.
WE'LL THROW THIS LITTLE SUCKER BACK.
>> DON'T THROW IT AWAY.
>> HUH?
OK. YOU CATCH IT, YOU KEEP IT.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY, A BAD DAY OF FISHING IS A LOT BETTER THAN ANY OTHER DAY.
HEH HEH HEH!
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> PRAISE GOD FOR THAT, MAN.
>> PRAISE GOD.
THE SEA IS A SOURCE OF LIFE FOR THE ISLANDERS, BUT SO IS THE FRESH WATER THAT RUNS THROUGH THEIR RIVERS AND STREAMS.
AT DARK VIEW FALLS, ONE OF ST. VINCENT'S NATURAL ATTRACTIONS, THE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND RESOURCEFULNESS OF THE PEOPLE ARE ON DISPLAY.
>> THIS IS WHERE THE RIVER IS DIVERTED TO THE CATCHMENT FOR HYDROELECTRICITY GENERATION.
>> SO THE HYDROELECTRIC PLANT IS RUN BASICALLY FROM THE STREAM THAT THE RIVER IS RUNNING NOW AS IT GOES DOWNHILL?
>> THAT'S ALL THAT IT TAKES TO PROVIDE THAT ELECTRICITY.
THE COUNTRY PRODUCES ABOUT 20%, 22% HYDROELECTRICITY IN GENERAL, BUT FOR MAINLAND ST. VINCENT, WE PRODUCE UP TO ABOUT 30%.
>> BUT AS THE WORLD'S TURNING GREEN, IT'S BECOMING VERY POPULAR NOW.
HERE IN ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
>> WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR 50 YEARS.
>> WELL, LET'S GO SEE THE MOTHER OF ALL THIS.
>> EXACTLY.
WE GO OVER TO THE FALLS.
THIS BRIDGE WAS ACTUALLY BUILT OUT OF SHEER NECESSITY.
>> YEAH?
>> WE FOUND OURSELVES TRAPPED QUITE A FEW TIMES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER.
AND I CAME UP WITH A DESIGN.
A CREW OF 7 OR 8, WE BUILT IT.
WE BUILT IN A DAY.
>> BUT PEOPLE HAVE LIVED ON THESE ISLANDS FOR A LONG TIME, HAVEN'T THEY?
HOW LONG?
>> YES, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LIVING HERE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
THEY WERE THE [INDISTINCT] AND THE GARIFUNA PEOPLE.
>> YEAH, I'VE HEARD AND READ OF THE PEOPLE FROM THE CARIBBEAN BEING CALLED SOMETHING DIFFERENT, LIKE CARIBS.
>> GARIFUNA IS THE ORIGINAL NAME OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.
>> ARE THERE STILL ANY GARIFUNA LEFT?
>> I AM GARIFUNA.
THERE ARE LOTS OF PROUD GARIFUNA IN ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES AND ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA.
GOT TO BE CAREFUL.
>> OH, LOOKIT HERE.
>> YES.
>> OH.
A LITTLE SLIPPERY.
>> YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE SLIPPERY.
>> THIS IS FABULOUS.
>> IT IS.
IT IS.
>> WHAT'S THE DROP?
>> IT'S STILL TO BE DETERMINED.
>> STILL TO BE DETERMINED?
>> STILL TO BE DETERMINED.
>> OH, THIS LOOKS WONDERFUL.
CAN YOU SWIM HERE?
>> YOU CAN GET IN.
IT'S CLEAN.
IT'S WONDERFUL.
IT'S A SHOWER.
>> OH, OK. THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH WITH ME.
>> GREAT.
HEH HEH!
>> HA HA HA!
WHOO-HOO-HOO!
HAPPINESS IS A WATERFALL SHOWER!
WHOO-HOO!
ERASTO, THIS IS MAGNIFICO.
THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING ME TO ST. VINCENT'S NATURAL SIDE.
>> FEEL WELCOME, MAN.
>> MY EXPLORATION OF ST. VINCENT'S NATURAL SIDE CONTINUES ON THE VERMONT NATURE TRAIL, WHICH INCLUDES THE ST. VINCENT PARROT RESERVE, MORE THAN 10,000 ACRES OF RAINFOREST SET ASIDE TO PROTECT THE ENDANGERED ST. VINCENT PARROT.
ONLY 720 PARROTS REMAIN IN THE WILD, SO IT'S DIFFICULT TO CATCH THEM ON THE WING, YET ALL ARE GUARANTEED AN UP-CLOSE EXPERIENCE AT THE NICHOLS WILDLIFE COMPLEX.
>> THIS BIRD IS SO IMPORTANT TO ST. VINCENT.
IT IS LIKE SAVING THE ST. VINCENT PARROT, SAVING THE FOREST, IS SAVING LIVES ON ST. VINCENT.
>> ALMOST AS INDIGENOUS AS THE ST. VINCENT PARROT IS BREADFRUIT.
IT IS GROWN ALONG WITH OTHER CROPS SUCH AS BANANAS AND YAMS IN THE RICH VOLCANIC SOIL OF THE MESOPOTAMIA VALLEY, THE ISLAND'S BREADBASKET.
ALONG WITH JACKFISH, IT IS THE MAIN COMPONENT IN THE NATIONAL DISH.
I JOINED CHRISTOPHER JOHN, YOUNG ISLAND RESORT CHEF, ON A SEARCH FOR INGREDIENTS AT THE KINGSTOWN SATURDAY MARKET.
THIS IS WONDERFUL.
THIS MARKET TAKES PLACE EVERY SATURDAY?
>> EVERY SATURDAY, YES, FROM 4:00 IN THE MORNING... >> YEAH?
>> TILL 3:00 IN THE AFTERNOON.
>> 4:00 TILL 3:00 IN THE AFTERNOON?
WHOO!
NOW, MOST OF THE INGREDIENTS HERE, ARE THEY FROM THE ISLANDS, ARE THEY IMPORTED, OR WHAT?
>> YEAH, THEY'RE GROWN LOCALLY.
>> STUFF LIKE THE... >> LIKE THE YAM.
>> YAMS.
>> PASSION FRUIT.
>> NOW WE'RE AFTER JACKFISH AND BREADFRUIT.
>> YES, SIR.
>> BREADFRUIT HAS BEEN AROUND ON THE ISLANDS FOR CENTURIES.
>> YES, SIR.
>> BROUGHT TO YOU BY OLD CAPTAIN BLIGH, THE MUTINY GUY.
>> [INDISTINCT], YOU CAN DO ANYTHING WITH IT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO THIS IS THE ONE YOU'RE AFTER?
>> YEAH, WE'RE GONNA BUY THIS ONE.
>> $6.22 >> OK. >> OK. WELL, I COULD BE YOUR ASSISTANT.
I CAN'T COOK, BUT AT LEAST I CAN HOLD THIS.
>> WE'RE GONNA COOK IT LATER.
>> WELL, LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE ARE WE GONNA NEED HERE.
>> JACKFISH.
>> WELL, LET'S GO TO THE FISH MARKET.
SO, CHEF, DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE PLACE TO GET YOUR FISH?
>> YEAH, RIGHT HERE.
WHENEVER I NEED MY FISH, I COME RIGHT HERE.
>> EVERY CHEF HAS HIS FAVORITE PLACE.
>> WE'RE GONNA GET THIS ONE.
>> THAT'S FABULOUS.
>> YEAH.
>> OK, GREAT.
THAT'S THE DISH TO HAVE ON SATURDAY, RIGHT?
>> THAT'S THE DISH TO MAKE, JACKFISH.
>> OK, CHEF, LET'S GO UP AND DO IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
>> OK, THANKS.
>> YOUNG ISLAND IS THE NORTHERNMOST OF THE 31 ISLANDS THAT MAKE UP THE GRENADINES.
ONLY 200 YARDS AND A 5-MINTUE BOAT RIDE FROM ST. VINCENT'S SOUTH SHORE, IT IS A PRIVATELY OWNED 35-ACRE RESORT OFFERING LUXURY SUITES AND A PERFECT WHITE SAND BEACH FOR THE CHEF AND ME TO WORK ON OUR BREADFRUIT AND JACKFISH.
THERE IT IS.
IS IT DONE?
>> YEAH, IT'S DONE.
YOU READY FOR ACTION?
>> I'M READY FOR ACTION.
OK, HERE WE GO.
RIGHT BELOW THIS WHOLE AREA, RIGHT?
>> YEAH, THAT GOES THERE.
>> TASTES LIKE--IT TASTES LIKE POTATO.
IT ALMOST HAS A MASHED POTATO TASTE TO IT.
CHEF, ARE THESE FISH--THE JACKFISH, IS IT PRETTY PLENTIFUL ON THE ISLAND?
>> YES, IT'S PLENTIFUL ON THE ISLAND.
>> AND IT'S BECOME PART OF THE HERITAGE AND THE NATIONAL DISH.
>> PART OF THE CULTURE, YES.
>> PART OF THE CULTURE.
>> THAT'S OUR JACKFISH.
>> LITTLE SAUCE ON TOP, YEAH.
LOOK AT THAT.
WHOO!
HERE WE ARE.
JACKFISH AND BREADFRUIT, THE NATIONAL DISH OF ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES.
THANK YOU, CHEF.
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
>> ALTHOUGH BREADFRUIT IS EMBRACED AS THE ISLAND'S NATIONAL FRUIT, IT WAS ORIGINALLY BROUGHT TO THE CARIBBEAN BY THE BRITISH AS A CHEAP FOOD FOR SLAVES.
WHILE OTHER CARIBBEAN NATIONS HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF SLAVERY AND COLONIAL RULE, THE CARIBS AND GARIFUNA OF ST. VINCENT RESISTED EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT FOR NEARLY 200 YEARS, INCLUDING FIGHTING TWO WARS LED BY NATIONAL HERO JOSEPH CHATOYER, WHICH IS WHY THE ENGLISH CANNONS AT FORT CHARLOTTE FACE INLAND INSTEAD OF OUT TO SEA.
THANKS TO THE FIERCE RESISTANCE, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES EXPERIENCED ONLY 40 YEARS OF SLAVERY, YET THAT WAS PLENTY OF TIME FOR THE SUGAR PLANTATIONS TO FLOURISH AND FOR THE INFAMOUS BLACK POINT TUNNEL TO BE BUILT.
>> THE SUGAR WAS BROUGHT IN FROM THESE PLANTATIONS THAT CAME FROM OFF BYREAU AND THE GRAND SABLE ESTATES, HAULED THROUGH ALL 360 FEET OF THIS TUNNEL HERE, AND LOADED ONTO THE WHARF ON THE WESTERN END OF THE TUNNEL.
SO THIS TUNNEL WAS CONSTRUCTED USING AFRICAN SLAVE LABOR.
>> HOW MANY SLAVES DO YOU THINK WORKED ON AN OPERATION LIKE THIS?
>> SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN UPWARDS OF 700, 750.
>> AND HOW MANY DO YOU THINK DIED IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING IT?
>> ANYWHERE UP TO 500 OR MORE.
>> LOOK AT THAT SEA.
>> THIS IS GROUND ZERO.
WE'RE APPROACHING THIS STRUCTURE.
THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE MAJOR SUPPORTING ARMS OF THE WHARF ITSELF.
>> AND THE WHARF WENT RIGHT OUT IN THAT DIRECTION?
>> YES, 35, 40 METERS OUT.
>> YOU MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THE BLACK SLAVES WERE THE ONES WHO DID THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TUNNEL BUT THAT THE CARIBS, THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, WERE THE PEOPLE WHO DID THE LOADING OF THE SUGAR ONTO THE SHIPS.
WHY WAS THE JOBS BROKEN UP AND DISTINCT LIKE THAT?
>> THE CARIB ARE VERY SKILLED, VERY EXPERIENCED SEAMEN, AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT PARTICULAR SKILL, IT WAS CONSIDERED BEST TO USE THOSE GROUPS OF PEOPLE TO LOAD PRODUCE ONTO THE SHIPS.
>> WELL, IT'S CERTAINLY A RESOURCEFUL COMBINATION OF PEOPLE.
>> ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES REALLY EPITOMIZES A MIXTURE OF PEOPLE FROM THE AFRICAN AND EUROPEAN AND THE SOUTH AMERICAN CONTINENT, ALL INTERMIXED IN THESE ISLANDS, THE ARCHIPELAGO OF THE CARIBBEAN.
>> IN SVG, YOU MEET PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, AND THE BEST EXPERIENCES ARE THOSE RIGHT UNDER YOUR NOSE.
A SHORT WALK FROM THE CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL, I SAMPLE LIFE IN THE RUM SHOPS OF ST. VINCENT'S CHINA TOWN.
MY GRANDFATHER USED TO PLAY THIS GAME.
>> WHAT ABOUT YOU?
>> I DON'T THINK I'M GOOD ENOUGH TO PLAY WITH YOU GUYS.
THIS WILL BE FUN TO PLAY JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN MAKE SO MUCH NOISE.
>> JUST TRY IT AGAIN.
YOU GOT TO KNOW-- >> YEAH, I KNOW, YOU GOT TO KNOW.
THERE'S STRATEGY, I KNOW.
LOUDER YOU SLAP IT DOWN, THE BETTER YOU'RE LIKELY TO WIN.
>> THAT IS THE BEAUTY OF THE NOISE.
>> THE NOISE?
OK.
IT MAKES IT FUN.
LIKE THAT.
HA HA HA!
THIS AREA IS CALLED THE RUM--RUM SHOPS?
>> CHINA TOWN.
>> CHINA TOWN.
NOBODY HERE'S CHINESE.
>> [LAUGHTER] >> WERE THERE CHINESE HERE AT ONE TIME?
OH, THE WHOLE AREA WAS CHINESE?
>> CREOLE CHINESE.
>> CREOLE CHINESE?
>> YEAH.
>> BUT RIGHT NOW, NOW IT'S SORT OF LIKE THE RUM SHOPS.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> PEOPLE COME UP... >> HAVE YOU TASTED THE LOCAL LIQUOR?
>> I'VE TASTED THE LOCAL BEER.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE STRONG RUM?
>> NO, I HAVEN'T TRIED IT.
>> GET HIM A GLASS AND SOME WATER.
>> RIGHT HERE IN YOUR DOORWAY, HE'S GONNA TEACH ME HOW TO DO THIS.
>> YOU WANT A CHASER?
YOU GOT A CHASER.
YOU GET A BITTER LEMON.
A LOCAL DRINK, ALSO.
>> OK. >> OK?
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL LET YOU TRY THAT, AND IF YOU CAN GO, I'LL GIVE YOU ANOTHER ONE.
>> OK, WHEN-- >> YEAH, YEAH, GO AHEAD.
>> [PEOPLE TALKING AT ONCE] >> ANOTHER GLASS.
>> THAT'S LIKE FIRE.
THAT IS VERY STRONG RUM.
I THINK THE REASON IT'S CALLED SUNSET IS BECAUSE AFTER YOU HAVE A WHILE, THE SUN SETS.
>> EXACTLY.
>> TAKE CARE.
TAKE CARE, GUYS.
FROM THE FERRY TERMINAL, IT'S AN HOUR TO BEQUIA, SVG'S SECOND-LARGEST ISLAND.
BEQUIA OFFERS MANY CARIBBEAN ISLAND PLEASURES, SUCH AS BEACHFRONT EATERIES SERVING LOCAL FOODS AND DRINKS, YET WHAT SETS IT APART FROM THE REST ARE ITS WHALING AND BOATBUILDING PAST, AND A NEW INTEREST IN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION.
>> I AM HERE, OH, 14 1/2 YEARS.
I STARTED SMALL.
>> HOW DID THIS BEGIN?
YES.
>> WELL, THIS THING BEGAN LIKE A DREAM.
I ACTUALLY WAS SLEEPING IN A TENT OUT HERE ONE NIGHT BY MYSELF.
SO A TURTLE CAME UP, DUG HER HOLE RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF MY TENT DOOR, AND LAID HER EGGS AND WENT BACK.
AND BEING THERE TO SEE THEM HATCH, I SAID, "THIS IS A SIGN, AND I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT."
I HAVE ALREADY RELEASED 869 4-YEAR-OLD ONES.
>> HOW ARE THINGS PROGRESSING?
ARE THE LOCAL PEOPLE NOW STARTING TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY SHOULDN'T KILL AND EAT TURTLES OR WHAT?
>> WELL, ONE OF MY BIGGEST SUCCESSES HERE IS THAT I'M TEACHING CHILDREN, AND THEY ARE PROMISING ME THAT THEY WILL NOT EAT TURTLES.
>> NOW, IT'S CALLED THE OLD HEGG TURTLE SANCTUARY.
>> YES.
>> WHERE'D YOU GET THAT NAME?
>> I FISHED WITH MY GRANDFATHER WHEN I WAS A BOY, AND WHEN WE PUT OUT HIS NETS, SOMETIMES WE WOULD GET THIS LITTLE TURTLE FULL OF BARNACLES.
WE CALLED [INDISTINCT], AND THEY NAMED THEM THE OLD HEGG.
OLD HEGG IS LIKE A WITCH.
>> I SEE.
THE OLD HEGG.
I GET IT.
>> HAPPENED TO GET ONE.
>> SHE DOESN'T LOOK VERY UGLY.
>> NO, SHE IS BEAUTIFUL IN COLOR, BUT IN HER SHAPE, SHE IS DIFFERENT.
THE BREASTPLATE IS NOT FLAT.
THERE'S HALF WRONG.
SO IT CANNOT MAKE ANY SPEED.
>> HERE SHE'S DOING PRETTY WELL?
>> SHE'S SAFE.
>> WHAT I'VE FOUND IN MY HISTORY IN THE PLACES I'VE TRAVELED AROUND THE WORLD, THAT IF ANYTHING IS TO BE PRESERVED, IT ALWAYS COMES DOWN TO INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE DOING IT...LIKE YOURSELF, PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF.
>> IT IS AMAZING WHAT ONE MAN CAN DO.
>> FOR A BAREFOOT LUXURY EXPERIENCE, I JOIN CAPTAIN JOHN AND COOK RUTHIE ABOARD THE "LOCAL HERO"... >> HEY.
WELCOME ABOARD.
>> FOR A DAY SAIL TO LOVELY TOBAGO CAYS.
SAILING WITH OR WITHOUT A CREW IS A FAVORITE PASTIME IN THE GRENADINES.
IT'S A GOOD MORNING ON THE "LOCAL HERO."
THE GROCERY STORE COMES TO YOU, AND WE GOT SOME ICE FOR THE ICE CHEST, A LITTLE PAIN CHOCOLAT DELIVERED RIGHT TO US.
AND THEN OF COURSE THEY MADE SOME BREAKFAST HERE ABOARD THE "LOCAL HERO."
I MEAN, WHAT A WONDERFUL MORNING.
GET OUT OF BED, JUMP INTO THE OCEAN, GREAT SEA BREEZES, BEAUTIFUL SKIES.
I MEAN, REALLY, WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?
THIS IS THE LIFE.
PROTECTING UNDERWATER LIFE IS ONE OF THE AIMS OF THE TOBAGO CAYS NATIONAL MARINE PARK.
A REFUGE FOR A HOST OF SEA CREATURES, ITS SHALLOW, CRYSTAL-CLEAR, WARM WATERS MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR EVEN SNORKELERS TO SWIM WITH ENDANGERED SEA TURTLES.
ON BARADEL, ONE OF THE 5 ISLANDS THAT MAKE UP THE PARK, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION GOES ON.
>> LET'S GO SEE IF WE CAN FIND SOME OF THESE IGUANAS.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A PERFECT HOME FOR IGUANAS.
>> WELL, IT'S AN ABSOLUTE PERFECT HABITAT.
AND THERE'S A SMALL ONE RIGHT THERE IN THE BUSH.
>> OOH, I CAN SEE HIM.
>> NOW, WE ACTUALLY RELEASED HIM 3 DAYS AGO, AND HE HASN'T LEFT THE BUSH YET.
>> OK. >> AND AS I'M LOOKING DOWN HERE, I NOTICED ON THE TRUNK DOWN AT THE BOTTOM... >> OH, LOOK AT THAT BEAUTY.
>> IS OLD FRED.
AND THAT'S HOW THE WHOLE IGUANA PROGRAM STARTED.
I WAS WALKING IN CANOUAN ONE DAY, AND-- >> CANOUAN BEING ONE OF THE ISLANDS HERE IN THE GRENADINES.
>> AND FRED THERE WAS TIED UP TO A PIECE OF STICK, AND SOMEONE WAS TAKING HIM HOME TO EAT, AND I HAPPENED TO SAY, "HOW MUCH FOR THAT IGUANA?"
AND $45.
AND I THOUGHT, WHAT A GREAT IDEA.
BRING HIM TO THE TOBAGO CAYS AND RELEASE HIM.
>> IT'S NOT BECAUSE THE PEOPLE ARE BAD.
IT'S BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY, YOU HAVE TO SURVIVE.
>> YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO FREE CHEESE IN ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES.
>> HA HA HA!
>> WELL, LOOK UP IN THAT TREE.
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE RIGHT THERE.
>> OK. SHE'S OK?
WE'RE NOT GONNA SCARE HER OFF OR ANYTHING?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT?
THESE IGUANAS JUST WANT TO BE LEFT IN PEACE TO EAT AND BREED.
THEY'RE NOT VIOLENT.
THEY'RE NOT AGGRESSIVE.
IF YOU CORNERED THEM, THEY WOULD JUST WHIP YOU WITH THEIR TAIL, BUT THEY'RE NOT AGGRESSIVE.
WE'RE JUST GONNA MOVE NICE AND SLOW.
SHE'S NOT ALARMED.
LOOK HOW BIG HER BELLY IS.
SHE'S READY TO HAVE BABIES.
>> SO, PHIL, MOST OF THE IGUANAS OUT HERE ON THE ISLAND NOW WERE CAPTURED AT ONE TIME.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> BUT THE IDEA IS THAT YOU'LL HAVE A WHOLE COMMUNITY OF IGUANAS HERE THAT ARE BORN FREE.
>> WELL, THE MOST THRILLING PART FOR ME IS TO SEE BABIES THAT ARE NOW RUNNING AROUND THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN CAUGHT, NEVER BEEN HARASSED.
AND SO TOBAGO CAYS IS LIVING PROOF, EVERYTHING COMES BACK, APART FROM MY HAIR.
>> SORRY ABOUT YOUR HAIR, BUT CONGRATULATIONS ON WHAT YOU'VE DONE, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OK, JOSEPH.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE ANCHORED JUST TO THE EAST OF BARADEL ISLAND, RIGHT IN FRONT OF HORSESHOE REEF.
WE'RE GONNA HEAD DOWN TO UNION ISLAND.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS PASS OUT BETWEEN PETIT BATEAU AND JAMESBY, AND WE NEED TO NEGOTIATE OUR WAY AROUND ALL THESE CORAL HEADS HERE.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO, LINE UP THE TIP OF THIS ISLAND WITH THE TIP OF THAT ISLAND.
THEN WE KNOW WE'RE IN THE CLEAR.
>> AND YOU'LL STAY CLEAR BECAUSE OF YOUR INSTRUMENTATION WILL KEEP YOU CLEAR OF THE CORALS?
>> WELL, WE MIGHT, BUT YOU CAN'T ALWAYS DEPEND ON THAT STUFF.
AND THIS IS THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY.
YOU JUST CAN'T GO WRONG WITH IT.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE A LONG JOURNEY.
WE'VE GOT, LET'S SEE, 1, 2, 3, 4 NAUTICAL MILES DOOR TO DOOR, OK?
>> WELL, LET'S GO.
>> OK, GO, GO, GO, GO.
GO.
GO.
>> SHIVER ME TIMBERS.
AVAST YE, MATIES!
HOO HOO!
>> THAT SHOULD DO IT.
THAT SHOULD DO IT.
>> IT'S GOOD.
>> WELL, LET'S JUST MAKE IT OFF AT THE TOP.
>> MAKE IT OFF.
>> THAT'S IT.
>> IT'S OFFICIAL.
WE'RE SAILING NOW.
>> YEP, WE ARE.
WON'T BE TOO LONG.
WE'LL DEFINITELY BE THERE IN TIME FOR COCKTAIL HOUR.
>> GOOD THING!
HOO HOO!
BLACK SLAVERY PERSISTED IN ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES UNTIL 1834.
EACH YEAR, UNION ISLAND PAYS HOMAGE TO ITS AFRICAN CULTURE AT THE MAROON FESTIVAL, WHICH SIMPLY MEANS GIVING THANKS--GIVING THANKS FOR THE COMING PLANTING SEASON.
AS PART OF THE MAROON FESTIVAL, THERE'S A BIG DRUM DANCE.
THEY PRACTICE FOR IT ALL YEAR.
>> [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] >> TEACH ME.
TEACH ME THIS... MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY... >> [SINGING] >> THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME ON MY ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES ADVENTURE.
EACH YEAR, THOUSANDS OF TRAVELERS HEAD TO THE CARIBBEAN FOR AN ISLAND ESCAPE, FREEDOM FROM THEIR WORKADAY WORLD AND ITS CHALLENGES.
ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES EASILY FILLS THE BILL AND MAKES THEIR DREAMS COME TRUE.
YET IN SPITE OF AZURE SEAS AND BRILLIANT SKIES, MAGNIFICENT RESORTS, AND WHITE AND BLACK SAND BEACHES, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES OFFERS MORE THAN JUST A SUN-AND-FUN HOLIDAY.
A LONG, PROUD HISTORY OF RESISTANCE AND STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE HAS CREATED A VERY SPECIAL CARIBBEAN--CONFIDENT, DETERMINED, SELF-ASSURED CARIBBEAN, WHO CONTINUES TO PRESERVE AND CELEBRATE THEIR MULTIFACETED CULTURAL HERITAGE AND WILL HAPPILY SHARE IT WITH YOU.
TILL NEXT TIME, THIS IS JOSEPH ROSENDO REMINDING YOU OF THE WORDS OF MARK TWAIN: TRAVEL IS FATAL TO PREJUDICE, BIGOTRY, AND NARROW-MINDEDNESS.
HAPPY TRAVELING.
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AND ROSETTA STONE, CHANGING THE WAY THE WORLD LEARNS LANGUAGES.
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WHOO-HOO!
[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY FRIENDS OF NCI] [CAPTIONED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE --www.ncicap.org--] >> [INDISTINCT] >> WHAT LANGUAGE ARE YOU SPEAKING?
>> ENGLISH.
>> ENGLISH.
ENGLISH.
>> THAT WAS ENGLISH?
>> YEAH, YEAH.
YEAH.
>> ALL THE TIME.
>> ALL THE TIME, HUH?
BUT ISN'T THERE A LOCAL LANGUAGE?
>> IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE FAST FOR YOU.
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