Not much to report on really. I dont think i have moved to much for the last 3 weeks or so. Plan to make up for that somewhere along the road. [View Full Entry]

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I went on tour today with my teens. A “Biking and Waterfall Hike” that was far more wonderful that I’d expected or imagined. I’m on port manning this week (due to safety requirements, we have to stay onboard during port times on a rotating basis), so there hasn’t been any travel stories to share. But yesterday and today I switched around IDs (the process to be able to get off the ship). Yesterday I had to return to the doctor in Barbados for more follow-up work. It was a long, tiring and exhausting day. Today, because the teens signed up for [View Full Entry]

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When we awoke this morning, we were docked in Castries, the capital city of St. Lucia. The island is famous for being very verdant and lush as well as for it's famous landmark, The Pitons. We signed up for a full island tour which would last most of the day. Included in this tour was a drive through the rainforest, a stop at a fishing village, a stop at a volcano, a hike to a waterfall, and a stop at the town of Soufriere. The large amount of rainfall the island receives is responsible for the lush vegetation and that [View Full Entry]

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Sorry for the rather long gap since my last post, it has been a busy week on Ocean Star, with the shipmates exploring St. Lucia and learning how to do underwater surveys. St. Lucia is an extremely beautiful island, particularly when you approach it from the south: there are two mountains called Grande and Petit Piton that rise vertically from the sea and form part of a World Heritage Area, which means it is protected from further development or construction. We moored at the base of Petit Piton in the clearest turquoise water I have ever seen. Below us the reef [View Full Entry]

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Day three came & went...and it is safe to say that it was our best yet! Because we are here on the 'Romantic package' there are a few things that came included that we have been taking advantage of. Free breakfast EVERY morning...GOOD STUFF. Plus we had a free dinner here at The Bourdeau Restaurant...where the food is just delicious! Another perk was either a 4 hour horse ride, or a 1/2 a day on a yacht tour. So we opted for the yacht ride, and that choice was such an excellent one. We were up at 7:30 because the [View Full Entry]

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We woke up this morning & enjoyed some St. Lucian cuisine...very good! The milk isn't warm so that's always a plus... We wanted to spend our day laying & swimming over at Marigot Bay, but when we got there, well, let's just say it wasn't very nice... Sooo we took a 'water taxi' over to the Northern tip of the island. We passed Castries (the most populated city here) and saw Rodney Bay, and finally docked at Pigeon Island. Our water taxi driver knows everyone so said he would stay around the island and take us back whenever we were [View Full Entry]

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Hi Guys! Sam & I are finally here!! We wish everyone could see the scenery! I'm going to post some of the pictures that we have taken so far...(if I tried posting them all, your computers would blow up because Sam takes 5647 pics a second :D) Our plane ride went smoothly, I was sitting behind toddler, who apparently was teething, but besides that it was alright. We got to St. Lucia at about 2:30pm, but with the immigration line & getting the cab, we didnt leave the airport until about 3:15. Okay so, did anyone know that they drive [View Full Entry]

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Hello Everyone! I have decided to become a travel blogger! This way, I can try to document as many things that I do while I am on vacation! (For those travelling with me in the future - sorry!) Anyway, I will be landing in St. Lucia tomorrow - and can't wait to tell you guys all about it! Love you all! xoxo [View Full Entry]

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Arriving in Rodney Bay, we anchored close to the beach. We had previously met 2nd Millenium, we anchored close to them. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lucia Pete checked engine, found water in transmission. Melody on 2nd Millenium, gave us name of mechanic Tony George and his cell number. Pete called him, made appointment. Turned out it was a leaky oil cooler for the transmission. We were able to pick a used one up from another cruiser for $60 US. We toured the island with a group, Eaudree, Sea Schell, Raven, Prim Rose and us. We spent 2 weeks in St. Lucia, 1 week anchored [View Full Entry]

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Rodney Bay was very interesting. When Pete checked the transmission fluid, he found it was milky. Ouchy...I am thinking, tranny is gone. Miles from anywhere. We were fortunate that a cruiser we knew, Second Millennium, was anchored behind us. Melody new a mechanic in this island. Pete called him right away, he was able to look at the tranny next morning. So Pete took dinghy into marina, brought him back. Turned out to be the oil cooler. Went looking for one, Temptress, had 2 on board. We bought one from him. But want to tell this experience for posterity. While at [View Full Entry]

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