We arrived at 7:00 but we got up at 6:00 in anticipation of a shore tour starting at 8:00. The ship docked at a bare bones commercial pier since the cruise ship pier had been damaged in a hurricane. The locals tried to make up for this with a steel drum band on the pier, and vendors working from tables and tents. Out tour guide was Cleve, a native of course, and very knowledgeable. We drove along the coast for 1/2 hour and then went to a small Batik factory set in a beautiful garden. We then went on a rain forest hike, which lived up to its named by providing some rain, although not a real downpour fortunately. We never did see any green monkeys, imported accidentally from Africa, which have become real pests since they have no natural enemies here. The center of the island is an extinct volcano, and almost all is a nature preserve. The hike was for about 2 miles with plenty of stops and photo ops. Anyone traveling to the Caribbean and getting off the ship or leaving a hotel should definitely wear a hat with a reasonably wide sun brim, and cover all bare parts with the best sunscreen available. I had my Tilley hat and used UVA/UVB Block 45 SPF, with Parsol 1789. Arizonans respect the sun! We were back on the ship at noon, although some people stopped of in Basseterre, a small but pretty town. Since it was Sunday, a number of stores were closed. We left St. Kitts at 3:00 with an excellent view of Nevis as we sailed away.