Saturday and Sunday, April 2 and 3, 2011
St. Lucia

From the sea, the island is majestic in appearance because of the twin Pitons.




They were formed by a volcanic eruption and we had the pleasure of visiting the inside of the crater. Phew, did it stink!! We took a full day tour. In the morning we were on a bus and in the afternoon we were on a catamaran sailing back to the ship. We got to see the island from both vantage points.


The driver stopped and picked a cashew from a tree to show us how it looks before it is dried and roasted.

The island has much poverty and depends on tourism. We did not see the water colors here that were present in other islands. The beaches did not have nice sand.

Antigua




We took a tour of the island and then spent an hour on the beach. We visited Nelson's Dockyard, a restored dockyard from the 1800s located in a secure harbor. This harbor was protected by forts above and around it when the French and British were at war.
Today, it is a safe haven for cruisers caught in a hurricane.
The beach at Dickinson bay was white sand and it was easy to enter the water as there were no rocks. The water was a lovely color also.