Update from St Lucia

Island Kea II
Steve and Katrin Everett
Mon 31 Mar 2008 14:24
 
Position update 14:04.57N 60:56.87W
We have now been in St Lucia for just over a week.  Lesley and David arrived two days ago on Saturday.  The plane was a bit late and we went for a walk on the beach while we waited.
Sunday we hired a car and went for a drive.  We had lunch and snorkled and swam at Anse Chastenet  and went out for a indian meal in the evening.  Yesterday, Lesley and I went to the market, the same as the natives go to for their vegetables and fish.  The people here are very friendly and whilst having a beer, one guy asked Lesley to marry him and forgetting to get my change from a lady for lettuce, we had her chasing (or more like hobbling) after us to give us our money.  I would have assumed that most people would have kept it, but no.
When we bought the fish there was lively discussion about who was a better fish filleter, myself from or Iceland or him, but when I watched him, he would have won hands down!
When I asked how much the plantains were, she nearly fell off her chair, she was not used to white people knowing what they were as most of them think they are ripe bananas.
Having stocked up on the supplies for the boat for the next few days whilst sailing, we had a lovely meal in a restaurant reached by dinghy.
 
Some pictures:
 
 
Island Kea II - having got nice antifoul and really clean Prop!!!                                                              Island Kea II being put back into the sea.... -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lesley on the way to Anse Chastenet - lovely colour flowers on the tree                                                                  Lovely views
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Steve and David                                                                                                                                             Great view of the Pitons
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lesley and Katrin with the Pitons in the background                                                                                            The beach/restaurant where we stopped for lunch
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A visit to the market.  this is the area where people can have lunch and a few beers...                                            The fish filletter - definetely a professional - he had two thumbs  sure it helps.