As soon as we stepped off the ship a heavy rain shower ensued. We and dozens of other passengers herded into the Point Seraphin building. In doing so we missed our guide standing outside with a sign stating Serenity Tours. The tour was a private one with a guide and driver. Our guide, Hans, eventually did find and walk us to our waiting vehicle with driver, Richard.
We stopped at two sites in town to visit- Castries Cathedral of Immaculate Conception ( a church built between 1866 - 1899) and Government House. Just after government house we stopped on the highest point in town (900 feet). We were served a snack in a dried calabath bowl (think of an oversized coconut shell) which was a fish cake dipped in banana ketchup.
We then stopped at a banana plantation and learns once again how banana grow ( we had toured a banana factory in Costa Rica). So neat to see how bananas grow on the plant and it takes only nine months to go from chopped banana shrub to ripe fruit on the tree! Of course we got to sample a sweet banana each!
We then got some fresh bread from the village of Anse La Ray. And it was fresh, like HOT out of the oven! P was in heaven!
Zip lining was our fun adventurous activity today. Just the four of us in our group with guides Jason and Emerson. Lots of fun and excitement whizzing from one platform to the other in the trees. I was afraid to take my phone because I didn't have a secure pocket for it so no Pictures to attach!
St Lucia promotes the town of Soufriere as nearest the Pitons (mountain like structures jutting straight out from the sea). They are picturesque. Near here there is a drive in volcano where you can go for a therapeutic mud bath. Let me tell you that water was hot! P couldn't get in it at all and JG needed some time to adjust. We slathered on mud, let it dry then rinsed off first in the hot mud bath water then in the ice cold shower! Let me tell you I tried to get all the mud off in the hot bath water! Our skin felt baby soft after that!
A short drive back up the hill had us at our lunch spot with a beautiful vista of the pitons! We experienced our first freshly squeezed grapefruit juice and it was amazing ! Nothing like the pink grapefruit juice you buy in Canada! Lunch was butter fish, chicken, baked beans and different salads including green bananas done up in a fancy dish. Dessert was this amazing pistachio ice cream- made locally.
Because we weren't quite full enough after lunch, we stopped at Plas Cassav where we had two kinds of hot, gluten free bread. We tried the chocolate bread and the cherry raisin bread. Both were tasty and filling.
One photo stop at Marigot Bay where parts of pirates of the Caribbean 2 was filmed and we were done for the day. I need to run back on the ship before it pulls away now!
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