On May 2 there was a 10K Run at Basse Pointe, in the North of Martinique.
About 200 runners attended the Foulee de Basse Pointe.
Basse Pointe is at the foot of the gradually rising expanses that slope up the 4500 foot volcano, Mt Pelee.
The run was entirely through banana fields.
The start and end were here, beside the open building normally used for holding, washing and packing bananas.
The drive south from Basse Pointe is beautiful, with late afternoon sunlight flooding the air.
Hundreds of cattle egrets roosted in the trees by a river.
Coconut trees are still yellow from the now past dry season.
Each valley knows it’s own charm. On higher pastures, light colored cattle bask in the later day’s rays. Very light brown, they are a mix of several varieties of cow, bred to thrive in the warm climate and to withstand ticks. They are mostly a mix of Brunes des Alpes, Charolais and local Creole cows.
As night falls, the insects begin to chirp and sing. With windows rolled down, you hear the insects harmonizing to each other from across the road, impatient to be heard and to meet.
