Orange Grove Hotel Castries

... and we had to take the 6:30 PM flight which arrived in St. Vincent too late for the last ferry. Liat was generous enough to supply accomodations in St. Vincent. We were very sad to lose a day in Bequia, but the evening turned out to be a great experience...<br><br>We stayed at Bay Hill Towers. We were a little apprehensive after the day of disappointment with Liat and the ride to Bay Hill was dark (and a bit scary for us, sorry Bailey). It turned ...

... floor overlooking the pool and ocean. Rodney Bay area was a bit too tourista for us. It was reminiscent of spring break. To be fair, we did not have an opportunity to explore outside the immediate area. We had our first chicken Roti at Lime- average. Spent the morning on Reduit Beach in St. Lucia. Very nice and relaxing.<br><br>

... us wide awake. Word to the wise, all bags (from the Atl) must be checked within 1 hour before international flights. We squeaked by with exactly one minute to spare (maybe less). <br><br>Enjoying the free Delta Wi-Fi right now as we cruise through the Bermuda Triangle. If we make it through the Devil's Triangle, FABIAN, our kamakaze driver ...

... 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.<br> <br> Me in my hammock Ti Kaye<br> Dinner at Ti Kaye Village was fab, then it was straight off to Anse-La-Raye Fish Friday. This happens every Friday night. It&#8217;s a street party that has been happening for hundreds of years, where locals set up BBQs on the street selling ...

... so the thought of spotting a bottlenose dolphin or a monkey is filling me with the excitement of a kid at Christmas! Perhaps zip wiring and snorkelling will help get me up close and personal with some of the wildlife St Lucia has to offer. I am also looking forward to trying some local food. I love cooking and eating, but the extent of my knowledge of Caribbean food is Levi Roots&#8217; Reggae Reggae ...

... those scenic route. I love St. Lucia! Once were back in the ship, i was busy preparing everybody's clothes for our 2nd formal dinner tonight. Nothing fancy just a simple one. Everyone is ready and were heading to the main dining room. As usual the food are great and we are satisfied. Then we proceed to the Caribbean Lounge for watch another broadway show. The activity director announced earlier ...

... where we boarded a huge catamaran. We sat in the open aired section, feeling the welcoming breeze on our face and the warmth of the sun on our skin as the catamaran made its way into open sea along the coast line. It was totally relaxing and romantic sailing on clear blue water with the exotic landscape around us. Was I dreaming or really here! I had to pinch myself to make sure but I knew, I was here at this exact moment ...

... and waiting for them, we spot them at another bar by the pool. I go down to direct them to the right place and they've also ordered 4 mojitos. Guess we'll all be hammered by dinner, by that was the plan anyways, so no harm, no foul. After the drinks we go to eat. After dinner, as we walk out onto the deck we can't believe the sudden weather change. Rain and what seems like tropical force winds outside. Hope this clears by ...

... don't go on the hike...it's basically like walking up those stairs for 2 hours straight!) We had to chuckle when we heard other guests complaining about the walk up the stairs, because honestly, it is not bad at all. Now, about the hike: a driver came to Ti Kaye to pick us up that morning and his name was Gadson. He was AWESOME. If you ever decide to do the hike, request him! He was very friendly, funny, and informative. He told us so much about St. Lucia - the history ...

... s capitol. There is a new cruise ship dock there, which is regularly patronised by the rather flashy current generation of cruise liners. We were required to be on station at 0730 and we assembled quite a crowd onto Spirit of Ecstasy, before raising anchor at 0530 and sailing from Prickly Bay, around the bottom end of Grenada, and up the west coast to our rendezvous. Now the regular cruise ships are pretty big but they were dwarfed by this 1132 ft leviathan. She is so huge, at 151 ...