Bob, casuarinas are a tropical tree found all around the world. There are species in the Bahamas too.

Sins, there are only two routes to the Spanish Steps. Down the cliff or through the surf in a kayak. And the kayaks they use here are not the sea kayaks we're used to back in the northeast. These are formed plastic boats that you sit on instead of in. They apparently quite unstable. Gordon has three and we may get them out at some point.

Thanks for the kind words. I am being urged once again in PMs to put this together as a book. I'll have to give that some serious thought.