http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Saint Lucia en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 19:53:47 +0000 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:53:47 +0000 Tel que prvu nous quittons les Saintes le matin du 28 mars. Le corps mort est lch 7h00 sous un beau ciel Lady M et Tenace sont galement en route. Nous passons entre les les de larchipel des Saintes pour remonter un peu plus vers lest et ainsi avoir un angle plus grand avec la direction du vent pour traverser en Dominique nous savons quAbsaroque prfre cela Lady M ne http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/Gros-Islet/blog-786184.html How lucky can one man be Here I am on a tiny Caribbean Island 27 miles x 14 miles. The sun shining the temperature is into the middle thirties and I39m visiting a Jazz Festival.What39s more I39ve had two weeks of jazz in the sun and tonight is the last night.Even better Brian Culbertson is on stage.Even even better I was treated as a member of staff and had my tea on the beach in http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/blog-785662.html Last nights sunset was stunning. Its not that the sky was suffused with an orange glow but rather that the tall rain bearing clouds were tinged grey and green. There was some rain overnight but this morning it was still hot and sticky. I lay in bed almost dreading having to go outside.After a shower I did go outside for breakfast. I was not proved wrong it was already hot and stick http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/Gros-Islet/blog-785529.html After yesterdays temperature I was hoping for a cooler day. Sadly judging by the humidity at 07h00 it was not going to be. Indeed the day would prove to be the hottest thus far at 37C.After a gentle breakfast my driver collected me at a more civilised hour and we drove a short distance into the extreme north of the island. Here is the dividing line between the ltem stylemsobidifon http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/Gros-Islet/blog-785404.html There comes a time when you can bear it no longer. 06h30 was that time. Humidity was high and the temperature was already in the high 20s. I just had to get up and shower.After my breakfast my driver came to collect me at 08h05 and we headed off through the rush hour traffic towards Castries. No cruise ships were in town but the traffic was just as bad.Once through Castries we headed through Cul http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/blog-785304.html An evening with Michele Henderson at the Crescendo Jazz Lounge http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/Gros-Islet/blog-785303.html It was very hot overnight and I had an uncomfortable sleep. To make matters worse today was a sightseeing day with little walking and an early start.Before the alarm at 06h00 I was getting up and taking a shower. Somehow the water always got hot overnight and I always had to let it run a while until it cooled. This morning it seemed to take for ever to become cool but maybe that was just b http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/Soufri-re/blog-785133.html Another sunny day dawned in Paradise. After a shower another breakfast began with fresh pineapple and watermelon.At 09h30 my driver arrived. We headed straight out onto the main road and almost immediately turned left up a narrow road towards Monchy. Pretty little houses lined the road and in Monchy itself folk were busy setting up tents in preparation for Tuesdays lime.We passed along na http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/blog-784730.html I slept through to the alarm this morning. When I awoke the sun had been up for some time and was already hot. Sneaking out from under the covers I showered and went for breakfast. Fresh pineapple was on the menu today as was watermelon. This was followed by coffee and a mushroom and onion omelette. Bread and banana provided the finale.Back in my room I emptied the fridge of my frozen water an http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/blog-784410.html The sun streamed through my window another day in paradise was about to begin.I had a lazy breakfast in hot sun with plenty of watermelon my favourite and coffee all accompanied by the sounds of Abba. Music appears to run through everything here. No matter where you are music can be heard and folk can be seen dancing to the sounds of the Caribbean.By now the sun was getting seriously hot an http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/Fond-dOr-Bay/blog-784327.html 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. H http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/Fond-dOr-Bay/blog-784152.html Although it rained heavily in the night and the frogs pretty much sang through till dawn I slept well and awoke with the alarm at 07h00 thats 12h00 BST.The first task of the day was to make coffee provided by the hotel in my coffee maker. Not too successful as four cups of water only seemed to produce one cup of coffee and I suspected that the mechanism was proving alien to my bleary attem http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/Gros-Islet/blog-783863.html Just a week after returning from Amsterdam Im 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 yesterdays weather was not springlike and a cold wind tempered the promises of what nature was expecting.Todays a different story. I dont know if its because Im already 200 m http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/Gros-Islet/blog-783817.html Yes indeed another day in paradise. Despite the weather forecasts showing nothing but TStorms for our little island we have been enjoying gorgeous weather. A little rainy at times but its not like Vancouver folks It blows over and out comes the sun and 280C. After a day of reading and lounging around the pool Terri and I went to the happy hour beach bar to chat it up with others. A very n http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/Gros-Islet/blog-783683.html Rain Rain Rain Even the vacationers here are blaming us for the wet weather We39re gonna have to stop telling them we39re from Vancouver....but just so you don39t 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 ehThe day even though wet turned out ok as we took care of basic needs like laundry answe http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/Gros-Islet/blog-783443.html It was an early morning for me as the beaconing sun tore away my sleepiness. I decided to walk the complete breadth of the beach while Terri slept. A few other early morning beachcombers shared the view of gentle waves creeping and falling over the sloping sands. A young man holding his baby girl stood mesmerized by it all while a runner stopped to google at her. A few hotel workers were combing t http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/Gros-Islet/blog-783380.html The Blog39s title shows how relaxed we are...I39ve no idea what happened to one of our days so this is either day 6 or day 7 I39m writing about lol. Its actually Day 7 but all the previous blog39s titles may be in error...even more lolWe 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 happ http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/Gros-Islet/blog-783241.html Our little paradise is turning out to be just that as I sit here sipping on my grapefruit juice with Terri snoring ever so quietly in the bedroom behind me...the sunny weather has been faithful to us all here. Our 3rd day was spent lazing around the circular pool which when traversed 1 lap equals 75 metres so from now on til we leave I39m going to swim 15 laps a day. Our cohabitants we39ve http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/Gros-Islet/blog-783143.html ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtGrenada to St Lucia going NorthWe 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 a http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/Gros-Islet/blog-771936.html ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtSt LuciaFollowing the completion of the repairs we were keen to escape from Rodney Bay. Lisa and I had met some other families and crews that we had not had the chance to meet prior to departing Las Palmas. Vince Sally James and Eddie stepped on board in time for us to sail south to Marigot Bay in the run up to Christmas. Sailing in company wit http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/Soufri-re/blog-771553.html