Odds and ends from St. Lucia

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Few extra iPhone shots from St. Lucia

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Walk to Pigeon Island

Pigeon Island is no longer an island, so we were able to walk to it from our resort.

 

There were some great lookout points there.

That's the Sandals resort right below, with our resort a little further past it:

 

It was a lot of hiking for this crew:

We explored the ruins of an old fort.

Time for a breather and a snack:

Cooling off in the breeze before the walk back:

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Dinner in Rodney Village

One night we took a taxi into town to find better drink specials.

Photo by R:

Spinnakers Beach Bar:

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Daytrip to The Pitons

The Pitons are two volcanic spires along the coast of St. Lucia. We took a day-long catamaran tour to see them and made some other stops along the way.

There were a lot of people on the boat with us... this was the best I could do at cropping them out and still including some of that amazing backdrop:

When I said these peaks were along the coast, I meant they are RIGHT along the coast:

We stopped at a little village next to the peaks for a mud bath in some sulphur springs. The water was hotter than most hot tubs.

I didn't bring my good camera near the water and mud, but here's a cell phone shot from a little closer up:

After that we rinsed off in a waterfall:

On the ride home, we anchored along the coast for some snorkeling:

Omri wasn't a strong enough swimmer yet, so R and I took turns with Veronica.

The seafaring man:

He drank 7 guava-pineapple juices and had to pee reeeeeeeeaaaaaaally bad on the van ride back to the resort.

At one point, the guides asked that we dance for our drinks. Omri complied. This was his audience:

St. Lucia is a popular destination for cruise ships, and I can see why. It is quite beautiful!

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The pools on St. Lucia

We definitely prioritized the beach, but there were three or four pools at the resort too, and we made a point to check each of them out. We usually had them to ourselves.

A slightly closer up shot of the happy little guy:

Cookie Monster showed up one day to hand out cookies:

Okay, I guess that's about it for the pools.

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Ziplining on St. Lucia

We went ziplining in the rain forest. The outfit took these photos from our adventure:

Veronica was a pro at this.

I was worried about Omri having the courage to do it, but he did great!

And here's a little video of both kids:

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