I decided to go to St. Lucia for Thanksgiving this year. I debated between several islands, but St. Lucia just kept coming up so I decided to go. It is a beautiful island in the West Indies kind of close to Venezuela! It's also super super expensive so if you ever decide to go, make your budget and then times it by three. I need to look at my bank account, but I'm scared. :)
This was taken from the window in my room. I arrived at my hotel when this tall ship was in port. I was so excited! (I just love boats!!!) I thought it would be staying, but I found out it was a luxury cruise and they shortly sailed after I arrived. I was so glad I got to see it!
I took up trip up the west coast (via taxi) and went to Pigeon Island. It was a battlement area that was an important observation and defensive site when the British and French were fighting over the island in 1780. Personally I liked the views. Behind me is Sandals resort. I walked along their beach. It was nice, but I have seen much nicer resorts in Hawaii.
This is me in the morning in my bed. I thought the mosquito netting gave the room a lot of charm. I kept waking up at 4:45 am every morning. It was very annoying! They have tons of tree frogs there which were really cool to hear. They are so tiny, but they make a lot of noise!
The mountain directly behind me is call the Petit Piton and the one behind that is called the Gros Piton. These mountains are why I wanted to visit St. Lucia. I had seen pictures and really wanted see them in person. Some friends, I met at my hotel (picture below) and I went snorkeling at a place called the key pinacles.
We took a water taxi over to a different resort and on the way back there was a rainbow. I was so excited! I love seeing rainbows. This guy, Gordon, was with us in the boat. I'm not sure what his purpose was. :) I just thought he added great detail to the photo. This is where I was staying in St. Lucia--behind the coconut trees.
Here are my friends and I at the infinite pool at La Haut (pronounced La Ho). Tracy--in the middle was staying there and got permission for us to go up there and swim. It was an incredible view of the Pitons and the sunset. Greg (left) and Harlan (right) and I were were staying at the Hummingbird hotel. They were from Colorado and California. I call them 'my people' because they are so well traveled. They had lived in Indonesia, New Zealand, and London. I think that is so cool!
I hung out at the beach at Anse Chasnet two different days. It was a very nice beach. You can see the grass style umbrellas behind me and the trees. So beautiful!
I went to dinner with some other friends I met at Anse Chasnet. It was kind of funny because I had gotten a few phone calls at the hotel which was really strange because no one knew I was staying there. They were from friends I had met there including John and Corene above. They were from Michigan on holiday. They picked me up at the hotel and took me to Ladera, a hotel voted best hotel in the world in 2006 by Conde Naste. The view was amazing!
The next day I headed down to Vieux Fort at the southern part of the island for my last two days. These are my friends I met there. Sibylle, Andreas and Cloudia all from Bern Switzerland. They just met there at The Reef (as it's called.) Sibylle and Andreas had been living in Boston for three years. Sibylle moved back to Bern to continue her studies in medicine (basically her residency) and Andreas was in Boston looking for work in Bern. Cloudia is married, but decided to go on a three month holiday alone in the Caribbean. Can you imagine!? I would so love to do something like that. Three months! I have no idea how she could afford it.
That night we went to dinner at "Debbie's Home made Food Restaurant." When we walked in (to this very gaudily decorated restaurant) and I introduced myself to Debbie the owner. She was very nice and we chatted for awhile. She also gave us drinks on the house. :) Passionfruit for me--yum!
She also had these wheelbarrows decked out in vegetables--some kind of squash and other things--and baskets of fruit and nuts. I thought it was an interesting way to decorate. We ordered our meal and then was amazed by the amount of food that was brought to us. With an entrees there are eleven side dishes (which are not small.) They took up the entire table. It was crazy how much food there was! Really yummy too. My fish was dripping with butter so how could it not be good. :)
I did the zip line in Denery. I had done it several years ago in Costa Rica and it was a lot more fun there. I'm not sure if the thrill was gone because I have done it or because they wouldn't let me go upside down (which is a lot more fun!) It was still fun to do it, but I prefer skydiving to get my thrill. :)
Here is the group I was with. They were all on their honeymoons staying at Sandals. They were very sweet and so young. :) I forget how old I am until I am around these young twenty year old couples. I was much more adventurous than any of them though so hey age isn't everything.
That night when I got back to The Reef I joined my friend Cloudia and a German/Italian couple for dinner. When we arrived at the restaurant I struck up a conversation with a French Canadian (in French) and then with a guy from Holland. We asked them to join us for dinner. Louis (the guy in the back) commented that we were all from different countries. I thought that was so cool!
Sadly the day came when I had to return home. I loved this view from the plane. The water and sky were so gorgeous. I love the shadows the clouds make on the water and of course the color of the water. Goodbye St. Lucia.
This was taken from the window in my room. I arrived at my hotel when this tall ship was in port. I was so excited! (I just love boats!!!) I thought it would be staying, but I found out it was a luxury cruise and they shortly sailed after I arrived. I was so glad I got to see it!
I took up trip up the west coast (via taxi) and went to Pigeon Island. It was a battlement area that was an important observation and defensive site when the British and French were fighting over the island in 1780. Personally I liked the views. Behind me is Sandals resort. I walked along their beach. It was nice, but I have seen much nicer resorts in Hawaii.
This is me in the morning in my bed. I thought the mosquito netting gave the room a lot of charm. I kept waking up at 4:45 am every morning. It was very annoying! They have tons of tree frogs there which were really cool to hear. They are so tiny, but they make a lot of noise!
The mountain directly behind me is call the Petit Piton and the one behind that is called the Gros Piton. These mountains are why I wanted to visit St. Lucia. I had seen pictures and really wanted see them in person. Some friends, I met at my hotel (picture below) and I went snorkeling at a place called the key pinacles.
We took a water taxi over to a different resort and on the way back there was a rainbow. I was so excited! I love seeing rainbows. This guy, Gordon, was with us in the boat. I'm not sure what his purpose was. :) I just thought he added great detail to the photo. This is where I was staying in St. Lucia--behind the coconut trees.
Here are my friends and I at the infinite pool at La Haut (pronounced La Ho). Tracy--in the middle was staying there and got permission for us to go up there and swim. It was an incredible view of the Pitons and the sunset. Greg (left) and Harlan (right) and I were were staying at the Hummingbird hotel. They were from Colorado and California. I call them 'my people' because they are so well traveled. They had lived in Indonesia, New Zealand, and London. I think that is so cool!
I hung out at the beach at Anse Chasnet two different days. It was a very nice beach. You can see the grass style umbrellas behind me and the trees. So beautiful!
I went to dinner with some other friends I met at Anse Chasnet. It was kind of funny because I had gotten a few phone calls at the hotel which was really strange because no one knew I was staying there. They were from friends I had met there including John and Corene above. They were from Michigan on holiday. They picked me up at the hotel and took me to Ladera, a hotel voted best hotel in the world in 2006 by Conde Naste. The view was amazing!
The next day I headed down to Vieux Fort at the southern part of the island for my last two days. These are my friends I met there. Sibylle, Andreas and Cloudia all from Bern Switzerland. They just met there at The Reef (as it's called.) Sibylle and Andreas had been living in Boston for three years. Sibylle moved back to Bern to continue her studies in medicine (basically her residency) and Andreas was in Boston looking for work in Bern. Cloudia is married, but decided to go on a three month holiday alone in the Caribbean. Can you imagine!? I would so love to do something like that. Three months! I have no idea how she could afford it.
That night we went to dinner at "Debbie's Home made Food Restaurant." When we walked in (to this very gaudily decorated restaurant) and I introduced myself to Debbie the owner. She was very nice and we chatted for awhile. She also gave us drinks on the house. :) Passionfruit for me--yum!
She also had these wheelbarrows decked out in vegetables--some kind of squash and other things--and baskets of fruit and nuts. I thought it was an interesting way to decorate. We ordered our meal and then was amazed by the amount of food that was brought to us. With an entrees there are eleven side dishes (which are not small.) They took up the entire table. It was crazy how much food there was! Really yummy too. My fish was dripping with butter so how could it not be good. :)
I did the zip line in Denery. I had done it several years ago in Costa Rica and it was a lot more fun there. I'm not sure if the thrill was gone because I have done it or because they wouldn't let me go upside down (which is a lot more fun!) It was still fun to do it, but I prefer skydiving to get my thrill. :)
Here is the group I was with. They were all on their honeymoons staying at Sandals. They were very sweet and so young. :) I forget how old I am until I am around these young twenty year old couples. I was much more adventurous than any of them though so hey age isn't everything.
That night when I got back to The Reef I joined my friend Cloudia and a German/Italian couple for dinner. When we arrived at the restaurant I struck up a conversation with a French Canadian (in French) and then with a guy from Holland. We asked them to join us for dinner. Louis (the guy in the back) commented that we were all from different countries. I thought that was so cool!
Sadly the day came when I had to return home. I loved this view from the plane. The water and sky were so gorgeous. I love the shadows the clouds make on the water and of course the color of the water. Goodbye St. Lucia.
2 comments:
Wow, your trip sounds amazing! I am so glad you had such a great time. And I love the fact that you went alone and met all these great people. That is so admirable to me! And definitely shows your spirit of adventure. You are right, age isn't everything! I feel like I am becoming much more adventurous as I get older.
I will try calling you again this week. I so want to talk to you and hear more about the trip, etc.
Debbie - you are so adventurous. It really makes me day to see you having so much fun.
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