“The Salt of the Earth…

is buried on Salt Island.” 

Dec.23

     We intended to snorkel the Rhone Reef that is just off of Salt Island near the wreck of the Rhone.  But we hiked around the shore a bit instead.  Only one family lived on the island who were caretakers of the salt ponds. We’d heard that the sole survivor passed away a few years ago.  There were deserted buildings, but also were signs of new construction of shaded picnic areas on the beach.  A worn path along the coast led us to small graveyard with burial sites piled with conch and coral and marked with weathered wooden crosses.   Further on was a nicely kept garden spot.  I shook a papaya tree and coaxed a few green ones down and made a spicy green papaya salad.