We arrived in St. Lucia in the midst of a squall. Very blustery, rainy and ugly!!! Unfortunately, the squalls came up after a beautiful sail leaving Le Marin. For once we were on the much-desired beam reach, thoroughly enjoying ourselves. Ah, well, we enjoyed what we could.
Rodney Bay is another wide beautiful bay, the scene of a Sandals hotel among many others. The area, though a little touristy, is a nice place to be as there are boating stores, an excellent grocery store--the first fresh milk since Antigua, and nice restaurants. We are actually expecting mail to be delivered here, but who knows? It hasn't arrived yet. Wednesday we took a bus to Castries Town, the capital, about 20 minutes south. It was the usual--a van with six rows of seats, usually crowded, that travels at breakneck speed with sudden stops. Castries Town was a huge disappointment--dirty, ugly and totally lacking in charm. It has suffered several fires from which it has never recovered, apparently.
We had the good fortune to run across our friends, s/v YOLO, and enjoyed a great Colorado meal aboard their boat with Karen's brother, Jim, who had just arrived from Denver.
We enjoyed a beach party last night put on by a local family who also run a laundry service for cruisers. They barbecued chicken and served it up with yellow rice, green banana and salad along with rum punches. They had brought in CDs played from a loudspeaker in their van. About 12 cruisers were there. We enjoyed making new friends. This was the last beach barbecue of the season we learned as most big groups of cruisers have already passed through. We were glad not to have missed it though. A fun evening.
We also enjoyed a rustic little restaurant on Pigeon Island called Jambe de Bois. The food was good and reasonably priced, and they have a huge library from which to swap books.
Incidentally, Mike is very proud of himself--he can now fit into my shorts, a feat occurring in the book, "An Embarrassment of Mangoes," that he's been trying to accomplish.
Above are three views from Jambe de Bois of the anchorage at Rodney Bay, then two of the fruitman, who comes around daily selling fruits and vegetables.
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