Four Peas in a Blog

Monday, April 4, 2022

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!

Saturday, April 2, 2022

I am interrupting my coverage of St. Lucia to post this 8mm film footage that was taken by my dad 41 years ago. The music was written and recorded by my younger brother Trevor. You can see my older brother, my mom, and most of my cousins (well, the ones that were born by this time) around the table. I'm really happy to have this recording and to look back on it on my birthday. Good job, dad.

Friday, April 1, 2022

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.

Thursday, March 31, 2022

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:

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Accommodations on St. Lucia

After a very long day of travel, including a four-hour flight delay and a twisty, loud (from the radio), open-windowed taxi ride from the south end of the island to the north, we arrived at The Landings resort.

It was after dark when got there, but we woke up to some beautiful, warm sunshine:

This was the porch off of the kids' room. There were horses grazing in the pasture:

The back deck was even better because it had this "plunge pool" on it...

...and a terrific view of the marina:

This was our typical breakfast scene:

Dinners were sometimes in the same spot:

It was a comfortable place to stay. Sometimes we would just relax in the room and avoid the sun.

Here's a little more of the space:

Taken from the lobby:

Friday, March 25, 2022

The beach on St. Lucia

We stayed at The Landings Resort & Spa, and the beach there was not so bad...

How is that for clear water?

The kids sure had fun.

The adults had fun too. R took the Hobie Cat out a few times. (I went with one of the times but didn't bring my camera.)

I always like having a good shot of V:

The walk to dinner:

I actually have a ton of photos from the beach, but I don't want to overload you. Here's one of the sunset though:

Sunday, March 20, 2022

Home from St. Lucia

We are back from our 7-night stay on the tropical island of St. Lucia. More photos will be coming as I find time to edit them!

Friday, March 11, 2022

CC2: Biopic of Jack

This one has been brewing for a while, but I still ended up rushing it at the end so that I could leave you with a fun video before another quiet spell begins on the blog. I may add on to and/or tweak it in the future because the ideas keep coming!

More sledding and shredding with Omri

We had quite the exciting afternoon at the slopes last Sunday. There was a slush puddle at the bottom of the hill. The concept of sledding through it nagged at us until we were able to gather the courage to do it. We successfully went through it twice together (not captured on video) and then Omri did it twice on his own. He didn't quite make it past the lip of the pool on this run... but see for yourself: