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On the irresistibly charming island Of st. Kitts, the past harmOnizes with the present, and bOth have a very impOrtant date with the future.
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Nevis, two miles away.Its still an easygoing
natural beauty, but whenthe nearby ChristopheHarbour development
is nished sometimeafter 2011, this beach is
bound to emerge as oneof the islands hot spots.
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ForTHE EssEnTials on St. Kitts, see page 77.
Opposite, clockwisefrom above: Consider
this a before picture ofthe largely untouched
southern peninsula;
the chic Beach Houserestaurant brings haute
cuisine to sandy TurtleBeach on the islands
southeast coast; GeorgeLion Rock owns the
eponymous CockleshellBay mainstay, the
Lion Rock Beach Bar.
on one small stretch oF Beach, i FounD st. Kitts Past, Present anDFuture coexisting as PeaceFully as t he sun, the sea anD the sanD.