May 4
Yaooooooo! That is the greeting of the fruit guy every morning in Rodney Bay Marina, St Lucia. And this is what you see when you look out the window.
I’m not sure his fruit is cheaper or fresher than the grocery but you can’t beat the service. I bought some bananas and mangos and he threw in a huge bag of mint so we’ve been having mojitos!
St Lucia is a beautiful island and definitely one of my favorites. The people are warm and friendly. They love to tease and have fun. Rodney Bay seems to be where everyone goes to work on their boats.
We arrived on a Monday afternoon and had barely tied up to the dock when a hoard of workers descended, each one with their own speciality. We hired someone to clean the inside of the boat, wash and wax the outside of the boat and since our dryer in not working the local laundry “Suds” picked up our sheets and towels and dropped them back at the boat all nice and clean two hours later. I could get used to this!
Day two more people showed up at the boat trying to find something that they could do for us. My inside cleaning lady showed back up and brought me some local fruit that I’ve never seen before so we might have to have a tasting session later.
There is no need to rent a car as the taxi stand is at the end of the marina and for a few dollars will take you anywhere you need to go. Linus took me to the big grocery store and came back an hour later to take me back to the boat. The next day we found the pet store for cat food and kitty litter (difficult to find in the islands sometimes) and the gourmet grocery store. The day after that he took us and a couple friends on a 4 hour sight seeing tour which included a quick stop at the “big box” store to check on a part that our friends needed.
Like most of the islands here in the south, St Lucia is very hilly and the water is deep right up to the coastline. The views from up the mountain are spectacular. It’s an island of big cities and small towns. Marigot Bay is beautiful and has a first class resort if you are interested in someplace to go off the beaten path.
We stayed a week to enjoy the amenities and wait out some weather. Next stop St Vincent and the Grenadines.