The bay itself is the reason to come — a near-perfectly sheltered natural harbour where the open sea gives way almost suddenly to a calm green mirror ringed by hillsides covered in palms and tropical vegetation. The entrance is narrow and the bay deep, which gives it an enclosed, secret quality that makes it unlike most Caribbean anchorages.
A small passenger ferry crosses the bay mouth on request, connecting the two sides and making it possible to explore the whole cove on foot. The water is clear enough for snorkelling directly off the beach, and the depth of the bay means sailing yachts can anchor very close to shore. The beach on the south side is small — perhaps 100 metres — and backed by palms and a few simple structures. Come in the morning before the day-tripper boats from Castries arrive.