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Sunday, July 11, 2010

Little Saba delivers a mountain of delights

The Dutch island near St. Maarten has an easy charm, but it also is rugged and unforgiving, with a landscape that demands respect.

An island not for the faint of heart...
The test begins on the flight over. Saba's runway was built in 1963 on the longest, flattest piece of land engineers could find, and it's not very long -- about 1,300 feet at the island's northeast corner. At the end is a 90-degree plunge into the sea. Mess up, and you've messed up dearly.