I hope you have enjoyed walking around Castries, St Lucia with me these last couple weeks. I really enjoyed my day and saw some amazing things, but the icing on…
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I have been telling you about the day I walked around the capital of St Lucia, which is called Castries these last several blogs. As with many Caribbean capitals, Castries…
I have been telling you about the day I spent walking around Castries, the capital of St Lucia, and last time I told you all about the Cathedral of the…
The next stop I want to take you to around Castries, St Lucia is the most amazing in the entire capitol. The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is located…
Before I left St Lucia to sail to Grenada I want to make sure I spent a little time in the capital called Castries, since before this time I had…
Every year, since I have been in the Caribbean, I have noticed the skies have gone hazy every now and then. I found out years ago this was caused by…
I really hope you join me in two hours (at 11am eastern time on 6/17/20) for my latest YouTube Live video. All you have to do is click on the…
Check out these two guys. Every morning I have been in Marigot Bay, St Lucia I have woken to them chirping away. They are about the size of my fist…
Back at the beginning of the pandemic I was anchored next to a family of four on a catamaran. We had waved back and forth a few times, but one…
Is there anything better than being the only boat in an anchorage as the sun goes down? My friend Diane on Tiki Tour took this photo of the Guiding Light…
When I was in Soufrière, St Lucia last week I went snorkeling with another boat over at the Bat Cave, which is a slit in the cliff with a bat…
Today I will be doing my bi-weekly YouTube Live video at 11am EDT. I hope you will join me as I talk about hiking up the Pitons and also about…
Last week I wrote about the customs issues me and several other boats had by picking up moorings between the Pitons here in St Lucia. I also told you that…
Last weekend 7-9 boats that I have been hanging out with decided to sail down to the town of Soufriere, in St Lucia, in order to enjoy the Pitons (which…
St Lucia is an island nation in the middle of the Eastern Caribbean. There have been 15 cases of Covid-19 within a population of 190,000. Which I think is really…
I know everyone around the world is dealing with the corona virus in one way or another and we each have stories to share. With that said let me tell…
Back on March 17th I was at the end of a wonderful 11 day charter where we spent 5 days on St Lucia and then sailed 20 miles north and…
Almost halfway between Rodney Bay and Soufriere is the perfectly sheltered Marigot Bay. Even when you are not looking for protection for the swells or wind it is worth visiting…
Last month I had a charter with a wonderful group that has been aboard three other times. They love to snorkel and sail and we were seeing some great reefs…
The Pitons are two prominent peaks about two thirds of the way down the west coast of St Lucia. They are less than 3000 feet tall, but the fact that…
Down in Soufriere on St Lucia there is a lot of great stuff to do including hiking the Pitons and taking a tour into the only drive in volcano in…
The answer may surprise you. It is bamboo. Now I bet you are wondering why I am talking about bamboo, which is part of the Asian culture, when I have…
In the second episode of the Guiding Light podcast I am going to chat with Steve Thorn, who spent two months with me this summer. We sat down during our…
I had a wonderful time on this amazing Caribbean island and can not wait to visit again. Even better, take guest here and show them the amazing sights. Next week…
When moored up in Rodney Bay, why bother going to shore to buy fresh fruit and vegetables? Better still, just have them delivered straight to your boat at 7 in…
Last Thursday I wrote about my visit to the Diamond Botantical Garden and how much I enjoyed it and why. Well today I want to share my favorite flower as…
As you have been reading we loved checking out all there was to do in Soufriere and the Piton Management Area, but it was time to move south and get…
I took this scene while snorkeling the Bat Cave at Soufriere on St Lucia. Of course if you read my blog yesterday you know the issues we had snorkeling into…
The Bat Cave is exactly what it sounds like…. A cave with bats in it. In fact, there are a lot of bats. The Bat Cave is a long crack…
Petit Piton is one of the two famous peaks in the Piton Management Area on St Lucia. The entire area is a World Heritage site and you can hike either…