Fun In St. Lucia

One of the most beautiful spots in St. Lucia is Stonefield Estate and today as I sit posting this blog under their famous Juliee Mango tree I feel on top of the world, how lucky I am to be repeatedly pleasured by this stunning view. I am passing my 18th day on the island, Bruce has already left for home, my sister Cass has arrived, one of our best girlfriends Carol is here now and two other pals arrive Friday. Marcy, Leo and Baby Bean (Marcy is 5 months pregnant) are visiting family in the north of the island.

Our activities were varied and spirited while Bruce was here. Everyday we tried to see something new spending our days at various resorts and our evenings preparing and sharing a meal. At LaHaut we found the gardens bursting with tomato plants and caterpillars getting their share of new foliage.

At Hummingbird Resort we enjoyed a fresh banana split and Cass floated in the pool casually cooling from the 86 degree temperature. The long pods on the tree in the photo are from the Royal Poinciana also known as Flamboyant or Flame Tree this spectacular tree produces huge orange flowers, great shade and the pods are used as maracas or shak-shak (see Christmas music video).

Being the holiday season many islanders have been off work or have had reduced schedules the beach in Soufriere has been filled with exuberant children jumping from the cliffs and jetty; while the younger men have jocular games of soccer in the sand.

We are enjoying all our moments from the LaTille waterfalls to lunch at Ladera.

Walking in Soufriere is newly challenging with the installation of a much needed new bridge, if the drawings are reality it should be very lovely. The other day I saw a mini cruise ship in Soufriere Harbor and of course you still see some pretty fancy yachts.