Soufrierre, St. Lucia

Jackamy
Paul & Derry Harper
Wed 13 Jan 2010 13:06

13:51.298 N    61:03.845 W

Soufrierre,  St. Lucia   

 

Another anchorage another boat boy!  Daniel greeted us as we entered Soufriere bay  and for $ EC 10 (£2.50) he secured us to a mooring buoy, then took a stern line to shore and tied us to a palm tree, this stops the boat from swinging around on its mooring. It was a lovely place to moor, along a small beach. 4 boats had sailed in together and Daniel was keen to sell us a trip, after agreeing a price he collected us 20 minutes later by water taxi and took us ashore. Our first stop was the Sulphur Springs, a bit smelly  with bubbling pools and huge spurts of steam.  We then went on to the Piton Falls where hot water comes straight from the volcano into 2 baths. These were like hot tubs where we spent half an hour soaking in them. On the way back we stopped off in the town to have a look  around it’s an interesting place with many old Creole buildings we also spotted ‘Excelsior Tours’ headquarters - they do get around!!!!!

 

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Passing Natibou

 

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Arriving at Soufrierre and the Pitons

 

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The boat boys and Jackamy tied to a palm tree

 

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Sulphur springs and bubbling pools

 

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The hot baths and a local bathing in the mineral water

 

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Soufrierre Square

 

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Excelsior Tours headquarters!

 

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Us at the local bar and then queuing for ice cream

 

 

 


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