St Lucia

After falling in love with the Caribbean on our holiday in the British Virgin Islands, the opportunity provided by David and Lynne deciding to get married in St Lucia was too good to miss. So as well as going out for their wedding and staying at the Jalousie with them, we took a week out to sail.

We picked up our boat from the Moorings base at Marigot Bay and sailed up and down the coast for a most enjoyable week. We sailed into Rodney Bay in the north, where Jennie and Ian were staying, and Jalousie in the south, where David & Lynne stayed. The wind off the coast of St Lucia is affected by the mountains and can be strong and very variable, and when we moored off the beach at Jalousie the wind was pretty extreme. But the sailing and the sunshine made up for this and the boat was in good condition, so we had a good time.

Here are a few pictures of our visit:


Jennie and Ian on our yacht	*Rhys and Jean*	David & Lynne, with the Pitons in the background

*Rhys & Jean on the dinghy coming ashore from their yacht (DW)*	The moorings at Jalousie, taken from high up in the hotel grounds (DW)	*Jean on the stern of our yacht, one of the Pitons in the background*

*Marigot Bay from the coast road*	*One of the restaurants at Jalousie from our yacht mooring.*	*Marigot Bay at sea level*

*Jean*	*The Pitons from the sea. The Jalousie resort was right between them*	Jennie & Ian in the dinghy at Marigot Bay

*Off the beach at Rodney Bay, Rhys has just picked up Jennie & Ian from their hotel in the dinghy.*	*Our yacht at Rodney Bay Marina*	*Another shot at Rodney Bay*