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April 28th, 2010, 05:10 PM
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Saba, the Unspoiled Queen of the Carribean
Saba is the smallest island of the Netherlands Antilles. Yet it features the highest point of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the potentially active volcano Mount Scenery (877 m). It is slated to become a municipality of the Netherlands proper on 10 October 2010, on which date the Netherlands Antilles are to be dissolved.
The scenery is quite stunning, and the island has not been affected too much by tourism, leading people to call it the Unspoiled Queen of the Caribbean. I leave it to you guys to decide whether it deserves this attribution. To orient ourselves a bit, here's a map of Saba's vicinity:  The following pictures are not mine. They are taken bij peacenik, who published them under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generics, which basically means that I can publish them here if I give him the credits. image hosted on flickr  1. Facing infinity image hosted on flickr  2. Holy peace image hosted on flickr  3. Holy reflection image hosted on flickr  4. The village of Saint Johns (click here for larger image) image hosted on flickr  5. The Bottom, the capital city of Saba. image hosted on flickr  6. You can see Saint Eustatius in the distance (click here for larger image) image hosted on flickr  7. Living on the edge (click here for larger image) image hosted on flickr  8. There's one road on Saba, aptly called "The Road", which was masterminded by Josephus Lambert Hassell who, despite the common opinion of Dutch and Swiss engineers, believed that a road could be built on the island (click here for larger image) image hosted on flickr  9. The Road again (click here for larger image) image hosted on flickr  10. Driving Saba's Road is not for pussies. Up until the early nineties, taking a driving exam on Saba was the easiest way to get a Dutch driver's licence. The exam usually consisted of driving a few metres on The Road. image hosted on flickr  11. Saban evening. image hosted on flickr  12. Saba's Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport is situated on the only piece of flat land on Saba. It has one of the shortest and most dangerous runways in the world, only amounting to 400 metres. The airport is closed to civil aviation (marked by a big X on the runway), but airlines are able to land there by obtaining waivers from the Netherlands Antilles' Civil Aviation Authority. The only airline flying to Saba is WinAir. image hosted on flickr  13. WinAir taking off from Saba. image hosted on flickr  14. Hell's Gate bus stop. image hosted on flickr  15. It's Upward From Here On. image hosted on flickr  16. Nice place for a beauty salon 
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April 28th, 2010, 05:27 PM
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Looks beautiful!
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April 28th, 2010, 07:52 PM
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Amazing views..looks like a paradise almost untouched by civilization. I love those little islands in the ocean.
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April 28th, 2010, 11:38 PM
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U wordt op uw wenken bediend
The following photos are (c) Medical Student image hosted on flickr  Saba from the sky, en route from Saint Eustatius. image hosted on flickr  Approaching Saba from the ferry. image hosted on flickr  Saba with the Ferry (Dawn II) image hosted on flickr  At the airport. image hosted on flickr  Winair Flight 401 takes off from runway 12 in Saba, Netherlands Antilles (SAB / TNCS) on 29 September 2007. The runway in Saba is only 1250 feet long and has steep cliffs on each end. As you land on runway 12, you have to watch out for the mountain; which is about 50 yards off your starboard wing! image hosted on flickr  You need some proper brakes on this island. image hosted on flickr  View on Saint Eustatius. image hosted on flickr  Booby Hill. image hosted on flickr  Booby Hill and Saint Eustatius. image hosted on flickr  Cove Bay. image hosted on flickr  Saint Eustatius again  image hosted on flickr  Sunset. |
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April 29th, 2010, 12:45 AM
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 The village of Windwardside. image hosted on flickr  Windwardside from a distance (c) A Crom image hosted on flickr  Windwardside, as seen from Maskhorne Hill (c) mattsteg image hosted on flickr  Look at Hell's Gate and the airport from the top of Mount Scenery (c) DoomaDooma  Saint Johns. image hosted on flickr  This house is on The Road between St. John's and The Bottom. I bet it has an amazing view, but I'd rather not imagine carrying groceries up those stairs. No, thank you. (c) misscrabette image hosted on flickr  Landing on Saba (c) Medical Student image hosted on flickr  The Road to Fort Bay (c) mattsteg image hosted on flickr  Quite steep (c) mattsteg image hosted on flickr  Ze Mount Scenery! (c) mattsteg image hosted on flickr  Dive center (c) mattsteg image hosted on flickr  Still some brick paths on Saba (c) mattsteg image hosted on flickr  Inside the church (c) mattsteg Last but not least, some more Windwardside (c): nicholaslaughlin image hosted on flickr  Overview. image hosted on flickr  Saba Museum. image hosted on flickr  Traditional home. image hosted on flickr  Grocery store. |
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April 29th, 2010, 12:31 PM
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April 29th, 2010, 03:03 PM
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What a beautiful island, its amazing that I have not heard of it before.
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April 29th, 2010, 04:09 PM
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Thanks A LOT for posting these shots. Saba truly is the Unspoiled Queen of the Caribbean
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May 2nd, 2010, 06:37 PM
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gourgeous this mountinous islands of Caribe
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May 3rd, 2010, 03:04 AM
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 Ladder Bay. Before the construction of the road to Fort Bay, all goods had to be brought to the island using this 800 step "ladder". On top is the Old Customs House (c) Sailing Nomad |
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May 3rd, 2010, 03:10 AM
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 There's only one real Gas Station on Saba, and this is it. There's kind of another gas station about 300 yards away, but it seems like it is only for construction vehicles and it was closed when we went there. (c) DoomaDooma |
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May 3rd, 2010, 04:34 AM
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amazing!
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May 3rd, 2010, 06:47 AM
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My God why hadn't i heard heard this beautiful island before?? what are the demographics of saba btw??
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May 3rd, 2010, 12:57 PM
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 The Dutch kept it a secret. 
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