Kimatrai Hotel Vieux Fort

... the sea with my own hammock. The little birds were really tame and came and sat on my hammock and took biscuits from my hand.

Me in my hammock Ti Kaye
Dinner at Ti Kaye Village was fab, then it was straight off to Anse-La-Raye Fish Friday. This happens every Friday night. It’s a street party that has been happening for hundreds of years, where locals set up BBQs on the street selling ...

... hands and accepted my place immediately. I was already imagining the stunning beaches I would see, gorgeous hotels I would be visiting, the yummy food I might be eating and planning what to pack even before the trip was confirmed. Now just how many pairs of shoes could I fit into in my suitcase…?

Of course I haven’t forgotten that fun and rum cocktails in the sun is not the sole ...

... of the resort is a harbour frequented by the largest yachts, here the hotel has an informal bar on decking and the main restaurant. This is somewhere quite special.

St Lucia is certainly a very attractive and friendly island to visit.

... in Castries--a very attractive natural harbor bay. The town was named after the French naval minister Marechal De Castries. We met out tour guide Charles, during our tour he showed and told us so many interesting facts and history about St. Lucia. I heard the population is only 50,000 and St. Lucia was caught in a power struggle between the British and the French in the 18th century. Okey ...

... could be seen on the island.

The capital of St. Lucia is Castries where 50,000 people live whereas 160,000 live elsewhere on the island. It measures 14 miles (east/west) and 27 miles (north/south) and English is the official language. The island draws tourists from around the world who come here for its exotic tropical landscape, superb beaches, crystalline waters, colourful marine life and lets not forget, romance.
Saint Lucia, Saint Lucia momentsintime

About to run out of time in internet cafe - will write this one up another day! St Lucia looks great - off to the beach.... Took a taxi into the town and had a brief look round. Then we took another taxi to the beach - Rodney Bay. Hired some sun loungers and an umbrella. Lots of swimming in the sea (very nice) and pretty much doing nothing.

... getting air and burning fuel and basically having a good time..... Boxing Day we went on an island adventure tour in an open top extended Land Rover Defender. This took us up into the hills of St Lucia and down the coast to some fishing villages and waterfalls. The island has some stunning bays one which was where "Doctor Doolittle" (the original) was made and is now home to some famous people such as Oprah, although she's probably got a house on every island in the Caribbean!

... 27 dienomis Is Karibu jau esu ikopes 8 kalnus: Jamaica, Dominikos Respublika, Antigua, Barbados, St Lucia, St Vincent, Dominica ir Grenada Is rytu Karibu dar liko St Kitts (bandeme su Daiva) ir Trinidadas (2 kartus ketinbau, bet taip ir nebuvau)

... an island is located directly South of the French island of Martinique. The capital is Castries. St. Lucia's official currency is the Eastern Caribbean dollar, although the U.S ...

... from the earth as well as some boiling mud. The guides gave us really good information about the history of this particular volcano and of the different types of volcanoes found around the world. The smell of sulfur is taken as a good sign that the volcanic activity is normal. If the sulfuric smell disappeared, then this was a sign that odorless poisonous gases were being released and that you should run for your life. We then walked over to a small creek where you can bathe in the ...