Last day

Tomorrow I head back to Brooklyn and chilly weather. I think I can handle it after these past few days in the hot sun.

We took a quick trip into town this morning to get Ellen and Josh Benadryl and I saw some crazy condoms in the store. This is a very bad picture, but these are called 'fiesta' condoms.



They also have 'Tropicat' condoms. People must have crazy sex here!!



A little family of chickens wandering through town.

And one last beautiful sunset.






St. Lucia has been lovely. With the exception of the bird sized moth flying around my bathroom earlier, I have enjoyed it all. (It was a really big moth. I skinned my knee a little bit when I dropped to the ground and curled into a ball to avoid it.)

Location:St. Lucia

Desi and Jonathon

We went out on the same boat today, but for the whole day. Desi is the name of our captain and he has a young helper, Jonathon. We went farther around the island and stopped in a few towns. Jonathon (a very small fourteen year old) was our guide off the boat. He joined us for lunch and told us all about school (children are taught English, French and Spanish in school and learn creole at home). He was very sweet and later we learned that he had been suspended from school and that is why he was on the boat in the middle of the week.



This rock formation (which looks kind of like a stegosaurus) has a little bridge in it. I was very nervous about going under it, but we made it!!












I surprised myself at how nervous the boat made me. I have no problem flying all over the world, but big waves freak me out!!! Thank goodness I was the only one with frayed nerves. The confidence of others does seem to help.






This is the cathedral of the immaculate conception in Castries (the 'big' city). It was interesting to see the influence of different generations and styles in one building. It was a nice escape from the crowds coming off the cruise ships (so glad they can't dock on our side of the island).



This is for Elena. Saw this sign and thought of you. We miss you and are so sad you couldn't join us.

Location:St Lucia

St Lucia

I am in St Lucia with Josh and Ellen and it is heavenly! They rented a beautiful house complete with a breathtaking view.



That is the Gros and Petit Piton.

We spent most of the day at the house since the roads are so bad that it is hard to go anywhere. This afternoon we went on a little boat ride and that is clearly the way to get around the island.



There was rain on and off, which resulted in a beautiful rainbow.






It was a perfect and complete arc.

Tomorrow we're getting on a boat for the day to snorkel and see more sights.