Hiking to Martinique's south shore We set off from St. Anne's to travel by foot over the headland to Martinique's south coast beach area. Located there is the island's spectacular Les Salines beach along with a host of smaller white-sand stretches. We walked through areas of sand as well as thick mud. We passed through wooded areas, farm land, a resort (Caritan beach hotel), scenic lookouts, a shrine and long stretches of beach (some private and secluded, some crowded and busy). We caught glimpses of the locals at leisure as they played boccie, sun-bathed, swam, played cards, barbecued, ate and drank at the beach-side restaurants and did just what we were doing - people watched. We returned to St. Anne's at sunset, completely exhausted from our day's hike but so much richer for the experience.