Blogs from Saint Lucia, Central America Caribbean - page 10

Just as the sun began to rise, the night chorus stopped … and the alarm went off! Peeking out onto my balcony, I could see that the sky was already a bright blue and suspected that it was already warm outside. After a cooling shower, I dressed and made my way to breakfast. Watermelon, fresh pineapple and melon were followed by a cheese and onion omelette cooked by Christopher, the morning chef. He looked hot, standing in the open air, cooking over a flat plate. At least, I had the fresh orange juice to cool me down, although the coffee probably warmed me up again! Breakfast over, I went across to the supermarket to buy my packed lunch – garlic pitta bread grabbed my attention and making friends was probably not going to be an option ... read more

Just a week after returning from Amsterdam, I’m back in an airport. Just yesterday, spring was beginning to appear, the grass beginning to grow and the blossom beginning to bring colour to the garden. Sadly, yesterday’s weather was not spring-like and a cold wind tempered the promises of what nature was expecting. Today’s a different story. I don’t know if it’s because I’m already 200 miles farther south or whether I’m in a different frame of mind. Maybe it’s just that I’m going to be combining three passions in one trip and my outlook has changed. Maybe it’s simply that the weather is better today than yesterday. Whatever the reason, at 07h00, the airport was quiet, check-in fast, security efficient, the waiting area comfy and the departure boards showing exotic places … Dubai …Port of Spain ... read more

Rain Rain Rain! Even the vacationers here are blaming us for the wet weather! We're gonna have to stop telling them we're from Vancouver....but just so you don't feel sorry for us, this first picture was taken just a few minutes ago (5pm) and its been like this since about 1pm. Not too shabby, eh?The day, even though wet, turned out ok as we took care of basic needs like laundry, answering emails, reading poolside and making new friends. After being in the pool talking with a nice couple from Orlando for a couple of hours, we excused ourselves and went to dinner at the Big Chef, a place highly recommended by others for their steaks. We had mixed reviews and thought it was mediocre at best. Guess we're getting more picky as we grow older. ... read more

The Blog's title shows how relaxed we are...I've no idea what happened to one of our days, so this is either day 6 or day 7 I'm writing about, lol. (Its actually Day 7, but all the previous blog's titles may be in error...even more lol) We meant to do a little more food shopping yesterday but got so busy at the resort swimming and reading in the 84 degrees sun that, by the time happy hour came around (how can we not be happy every hour here?), we were just too tired! Let me tell you, the Rum Punches here really pack a punch...Terri can vouch for that, as well as vouch for me that I too was more than slap happy last night. Think I still am slightly....anyway, I digress... After a nice breakfast ... read more

Grenada to St Lucia – going North We left Grenada after a bit of a false start as we went alongside into the nearby dock in Prickly Bay to fill up with water and check out. This is a Caribbean ritual that comprises of taking the boat papers and passports to each island, filling out loads of forms (similar in each island) handing over hard cash and then doing the same ridiculous system on arrival at your next port of call. The smaller the banana republic the greater the amount of paperwork! This sounds like a local authority that I used to work at! So after filling up and saying a very sad goodbye to Mr and Mrs Maloo we waved goodbye and set off for the high seas. That was until we had ... read more