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Rainy season

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June 21st 2018
The rainy season has definitely begun. It rained on and off all day today. And when it rains, it really pours it down, sometimes with thunder and lightning. The actual rain only lasts a couple of minutes before it's bright sunshine again, but it happens often enough that we had to call the beach off today. So this morning I went to the neonatal ward. That was really interesting. They had a ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Saint Lucia » Castries

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The island, with its fine natural harbor at Castries, was contested between England and France throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries (changing possession 14 times); it was finally ceded to the UK in 1814. Self-government was granted in 1967 an... ... read more