The Quill

Claire Sala and I decided to take our kids on a hike up the Quill. Not with the purpose to climb to the top but so the kids could have a fun hiking adventure. The kids loved it!

A picture taken near the airport of the Quill.

 Lincoln and Krysten  checking out a sign of natural medicines 

you can get from plants that grow on the Quill.

 It looked like a lush rainforest.

There was some neat plants/ trees along the trails.

Snack break.

 Along the trail we found hermit crabs. 

The kids loved spotting and looking for the crabs along our hike.

 Eli, Krysten and Lincoln taking a breaking. (Sorry for the bad quality, these are

 iPhone pictures. With me trying to juggle holding Lacey and taking pictures).
But it's better then nothing :)

Lincoln did great! I expected our hike to last an hour max. Nope!!! 

Try 2.5 hours later! All 3 kids were troopers. 

We will be doing another hike in the near future, they really enjoyed it.

Lincoln's hiking stick he found near the end of our hike. He was pretty proud of it.

When he got home he couldn't stop telling dad how fun it was to climb the volcano.

Here is a little info I found on the Quill for those that are interested. 
The Quill is a dormate volcano on the island of St. Eustatius

FACTS:

-The summit elevation is 601 metres (1,972 ft) above sea-level. 

- The Quill formed between 22,000 and 32,000 years before present to the southeast of Sint Eustatius (Statia) in the West Indies.  Pyroclastic flows during the initial eruption joined The Quill with Sint Eustatius. The Quill has been active since its birth; the last known eruption, as determined by carbon dating, occurred between 1,755 and 1,635 years before present. Since volcanic eruptions from The Quill have included pyroclastic flows, and groundwater heating indicates that The Quill is only dormant, the volcano must be regarded as potentially dangerous.

-The crater of the Quill contains a lush rainforest populated by native and introduced tropical trees and plants.