Sunday, November 19, 2006

St. Lucia Rainforest Hike

Rite and I on our hike through the Rainforest n St. Lucia. The trails were really well kept.

Nice trees. Yep.

Me and the big, big bamboo.

Pidgeon Island
Old ruins of the English forts have trees and creepers growing up through them.

Cannons!

Here's the view from the fort on top of Pidgeon island. The path leads up to a lookout point from which the English spyed on the French fleets on Martinique, which is visible to the north.

Look at that cannon!

St. Lucia Tour

PitonsHere we are with Arnold, and the twin Pitons behind us. Arnold showed us around a bit of St. Lucia on his day off, and we had a delightful time.

In this picture, Petit Piton is the closer, higher and pointier one. That's Gros Piton behind it, and the town of Soufriere (pronounced 'soo-fray') in the valley below.

Arnold and I on one of the main road's beautiful views. At alot of these spots there were peddlers with handicrafts, tales of history, 'tour' guides, and snake charmers.

Arnold's friend gives us the tour at the gardens in Soufriere where we saw all sorts of gorgeous plants and animals. There was even a chameleon eating cocoa beans.

Gorgeous flowers, very sensitive to the oil on your fingers. Don't touch.

Hot Springs
Rite gets spa advice from a nice rasta who's been at the volcanic hot springs collecting the mud for the afternoon. I put it all over my feet too, and it felt great!

My foot. My hand.



The mud dodged your fingers in a very stange fashion. It was on the bottom, but not settled by any means.

The Diamond Waterfall

The 'Diamond waterfall' was the gem of the gardens in Soufriere.

Arthur and Ansel.

Saturday, November 11, 2006

St. Barths

There were a lot of buildings in St. Bartholemey that looked quite well-preserved, though a few were probably just faux-antique facades. The island was once part of Sweden, and strange small cultural relics here and there are reminders of such.

We spent a couple nights at 'Le Select,' the inspiration for Jimmy Buffet's song Cheeseburger in Paradise. He was also once the part-owner of this late-night burger patio. A very cute little place to hang out in the heart of Gustavia.

The balcony at Sunset hotel is perfect for reading and enjoying the view over their lovely breakfast. Due to their customer service and organization, however, I wouldn't recommend the place.

Josh and Michael visit

Here we are on Maunday's Bay, with St. Martin in the background. Joshie needs a tan.

Joshie wants to hang with the cool crowd, but his bodyguard says, "the area's not secure." Posted by Picasa

Halloween

Me and my youth assistants at the Pumphouse Halloween party.
Rocking! Posted by Picasa