Blogs from Saint Lucia, Central America Caribbean - page 7

Geo: 0.03333, 6.53333Le doux son d'une flûte sibérienne (il faut un peu d'exotisme dans la vie !) nous tira de notre sommeil alors que le soleil et les vagues inondaient déjà joyeusement la plage. Le ciel semblant moins menaçant que la veille, c'est guilleretement que nous allâmes ingérer de bon appétit notre petit déjeuner. Ceci étant fait, nous mîmes à exécution le plan préparé la veille : une excursion pédestre vers Sta Joefina. Une couche de crème solaire, une autre d'anti-moustique (enfin, dans l'autre sens c'est moins désagréable à étaler) et des chaussures aux pieds, nous voilà prêt à prendre la route. Le chemin est large, couvert de d'herbe et de mousse, parfois glissant, parfois ombrag&ea... read more

Geo: 0.03333, 6.53333Pour ne pas faillir à nos bonnes habitudes, c'est en transport public que nous avons choisi de nous déplacer à São Tomé… Mais avant cela, nous devons devenir millionnaires afin de payer nos menues dépenses. Tadah ! 50 euro suffisent à nous donner 1'250'000 dobras. Le trajet São Tomé – Porto Alegre, nous coutera 50'000.- dobras par personne, la privatisation du taxi collectif (soit un minibus) pour les derniers km sera beaucoup plus chère.Nous avons droit aux places à l'avant, un poil plus spacieuse et offrant en outre une meilleure vue sur les paysages traversés. La route nationale 2 a beau longer la côte, c'est aussi peu plat que droit. Au hasard des virages, nous découvrons les pics phalliques dont l'île est parsem&eacut... read more

Partly cloudy, rained overnight. As long as it keeps raining overnight we'll be happy campers! We arrived in St Lucia 8am. We had no plans today so a leisurely breakfast at 8:30 in time for a morning trivia When we get off the ship, we are going to check if the Buggy Man is around. Not the image of most children's (and a few adults) nightmares that traditionally lives under the bed, but the man who hires out four wheel vehicles that, with their off road capability, are able to satisfy the most hyper of adrenaline junkies!!! . Prior to the trip, as part of our research we spotted a company that hire out 4-wheel buggies. There is a 5 hour tour where you're in charge of the buggy but you are taken around the island ... read more

Tuesday February 10th 2015. Castries, St Lucia, Castries is the capital and largest city in St Lucia (pronounced Saint LOO-sha). The city is in a flood gut and is built on reclaimed land. It houses the seat of government and the head offices of many foreign and local businesses. The city is designed in a grid pattern simlar to New York but on a much smaller scale. Its sheltered harbour receives cargo vessels and fetty boats as well as cruise ships. The city was founded by the French in 1650 as Carenage which means safe anchorage when the island was purchased by the Governor of Martinique. We approached the island passing its dramatic twin peaks the Pitons which soar 2,000 feet up from the sea sheltering magnificent rainforests and orchards of bananas coconut mango and papaya. ... read more

Dateline: St. Lucia, Eastern Caribbean Today we woke to the lush and beautifully tropical island of St. Lucia. St. Lucia is one of a string of volcanic islands, tropical and with (once you are out of the downtown area) beautiful beaches. We have docked in Castries, south of Rodney Bay and north of Marigot Bay. At the edges of town there are luxurious resorts and villas. The, rain forested, iconic twin mount peaks called the Pitons are just down the coast and include the worlds only “drive in” volcano-one can drive right up to it! Historians date the settlements on St. Lucia back to 200-400 BC from artifacts of the Arawak Indians. As with many islands here, the Caribe Indians arrived and took control from 800-100 AD. So, who really discovered St. Lucia? Some say Columbus ... read more