Blogs from Saint Lucia, Central America Caribbean - page 18

On Friday, Ana Maria and I departed the Port of Marin in southern Martinique and landed in the Port of Castries, St. Lucia around 4PM. We took a brief taxi ride to Rodney Bay Village to find my favorite hotel thus far in our travels. I had made reservations at the boutique hotel Coco Palm, this weekend happened to be their official grand opening weekend to the public (it’s been open since July). Upon arrival, we were greeted immediately and made to feel welcome in our temporary residence for the weekend. The service at this hotel supersedes any other in my lifetime. In fact, I believe this weekend I stumbled upon the nicest people on the planet, and definitely the nicest people in the Caribbean. The rooms were decorated plantation-style with imported mahogany furniture from Indonesia ... read more

St. Lucia (British controlled) Capitol City is Castries Short walk from the ship to board a small boat to go whale/dolphin watching. Long ride to get to the watching area. Weather nice and water very blue and calm. No whales spotted but did see lots of spinner and spotted dolphins. Could see the famous St. Lucia Pitons (twin peaks) in the distance. The trip back was in rough water with wind blowing the spray. Marci was standing in the back of the boat and managed to get soaking wet from the spray. With the humidity and the wind, she dried by the time we got back to the ship. After a quick lunch, we boarded an enclosed bus for an island tour. First stop was the St. Marks colonial house. A big old house full of ... read more