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Things to do in Rosalie

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Ninety seconds on Rosalie

Leatherback turtles come ashore on the black sand here between roughly March and October, and the bay is watched through the season by a local group. The Rosalie River meets the Atlantic at the same point. The sand here is black and the surf is open ocean, so it is a nesting coast and not a swimming one. Turtles come ashore between roughly March and October and the nests are watched by a local group.

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  1. Rosalie Bay

    Waterfront · 1.5 hr

    A black sand bay on the Atlantic coast at the mouth of the Rosalie River, one of the main leatherback nesting beaches on the island. The surf is strong and nobody swims it.

  2. Rosalie Bay Resort

    Hotel

    An eco resort on the river mouth built around the turtle nesting season, with its own conservation programme and a distillery on the property.

  3. Rosalie Estate Ruins

    Ruins · 30 min

    The stone remains of a sugar and lime estate above the bay, including the mill works, left standing in the scrub between the river and the sea.

  4. Wavine Cyrique

    Waterfall · 3 hr

    A waterfall that drops off the cliff edge straight onto a black sand beach on the east coast. The descent to the sand is steep, informal and has changed since Hurricane Maria.

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