Maroon Ridge Hike

Sunday we went on the Maroon Ridge Hike. We met at the parking lot and were introduced to our tour guide Mr. Olasee Davis. He made an introduction about the history of Maroon Ridge and what have happened there.
He led us through the forest and talked about the different types of trees.
He took us to a sugar mill which once was a part of an old plantation and then further on to the ocean - down to the tide pools. Mr. Olasee wanted us to climb the rocks so we could see the light house. We did it but got really wet because the waves were really high. He introduced us to some of the vegetation and how it was used by the people on the island. During the hike we started to understand the conditions of the maroons and those who were enslaved during the Danish period. The forest was where the enslaved escaped to, and we saw a cliff from where some actually chose to jump off in stead of facing an unknown punishment for their action. It is important to notice that this was not considered as suicide but rather as an alternative to the horrific conditions under which these people lived, and it was seen as a reunification with their traditional African culture.

We walked back through the forest, and at the end we were met by out host families who brought us home again.