This document provides a summary of a trip to the island of St. Eustatius (Statia). It describes taking a short flight from St. Martin, landing at the airport, and visiting various sites around the island including the Old Gin House Hotel, ruins, a historical foundation museum, Fort Oranje, a Jewish cemetery, and climbing the dormant volcano called The Quill. It also discusses attending a sustainability conference on the island where various topics were presented, and provides photos from locations visited and events during the trip.

1. St. Eustatius ~
Statia

3. Music by The Rebels Band

5. Taking the Winair 19 seat Dehaviland aircraft for the 18 minute flight from St. Martin to Statia

6. Landing at F.D. Roosevelt Airport in Statia

7. The immigration office with the Quill in the background

8. The Old Gin House Hotel

12. Down the road from The Old Gin House

13. Ruins can be found everywhere, some dating to the

16. The Old Slave
Road leads to

18. St. Eustatius Historical Foundation Museum located in the 18th Century House of Simon Doncker, a rich

20. Johannes de Graaf ordered the 11-gun salute to the Andrew Doria that made this the first official recognition
of the new United States of America

21. Many houses have cisterns to collect water--this one has a 'happy face'

22. Laneway leading to the Honen Dalim means "She who is charitable to the

26. 17th Century Fort Oranje

27. Goats guarding the Fort

29. The Tourist Information Office is located in Fort Oranje

30. Red Headed Lizard

31. Avocado

32. The Jewish
Cemetery

33. One of the cemetaries in Upper Town

34. The 6:18 pm flight approaches the Island at Signal Hill

35. Island Governor Gerald
Berkel opens the 3rd
Annual Sustainability
Conference-Sept 25,

36. Maya Leon-Pandt, Product Development and HR Manager, St. Eustatius Tourism Development Foundation
coordinated the Conference with her staff

37. Steve Gillick getting ready to talk about niche marketing

38. Walter Hellebrand (Heritage), Lisa Sorenson (Caribbean Birding
Trail Project), Steve Gillick (Niche Markets)
Preventing Diseases in Communities: Andre Brisset,
Sylvia Stirk, Teresa Leslie Diane McIntyre-Pike: Community Tourism

39. Dr. Sherma Roberts: Community
Tourism
Denise Rekwest: Green Opportunities
Nicole Vaugeois: Sustainable Island

40. Jem Winston, Community Homestay Programs

41. We were treated to
a musical interlude
by Victor Sams

42. ...with audience involvement from
Nicole Vaugeois, Lisa Sorenson and Jem
Winston

43. The Old Gin House Restaurant and Bar

44. Children's signs found around the

45. A few delegates climbed the Quill on the last day of the Conference

46. The Quill is a dormant volcano with a summit elevation of 601 metres above sea-level.

49. Lots of Hermit Crabs on the trails leading to the summit

53. Great Views from the "panoramic summit "of the Quill
L to R: Emmery Cenatus, Steve Gillick, Lisa Sorenson and our Guide Charlie

55. Grey King Bird

57. Charles Lindo, Director of Tourism, greets delegates
at the Awards Dinner; Teena Lopes, Public
Relations Officer served as moderator
Victor Sams livened things up with some
participatory musical entertainment

59. Read all about my impressions
of St. Eustatius
"Finding Statia: St. Eustatius beckons with a smile",
in the December 1st, 2014 issue of
Travel Industry Today

60. steve@talkingtravel.ca