St. James's Club, Morgan Bay, St. Lucia

Sister Sarah and I go on vacation together (leaving the husbands home) every year, usually the week of Victoria Day.  This year we stayed at St. James's Club in St. Lucia ... neither of us had been to St. Lucia before.  We arrived last Saturday and left today.

It is less than 90 minutes from the airport and there was a van waiting to pick us up when we landed.  It was quite an interesting drive with the windy roads.

When we arrived, check-in in the lobby was quick.  Surprisingly there are no wrist bands, which was nice.  There is security at the entrance and around the resort.

There are 12 buildings with 345 rooms.  We were in beachfront rooms (building 700), which was perfect for us because it was next to the beach and the pool, the towel hut, the Sunset Lounge (where the entertainment was at night and one of the spots for free WIFI) and most of the restaurants.

St. Lucia - Friday

I woke up about 9am this morning and felt lazy.  So I chilled out in my room and read for a while.

When I went looking for Sister Sarah, I knew exactly where I'd find her ... at the beach.

There's Sister Sarah!

I felt like having a burger so I headed to the Plum Tree Bar & Grill for an early lunch.

St. Lucia - Thursday

Sister Sarah and I wanted to do some shopping so we caught a local bus and headed to Rodney Bay, about a 15 minute drive away (about $1.50US each one way).

There are a couple malls so we checked them out briefly.  I bought a teeshirt and Sister Sarah bought a teeshirt, a couple postcards and a shot glass in a duty-free shop in one of the malls.

Afterwards we had lunch at KFC.  The food has been really good at the resort but it was nice to have something familiar for a change.

We both got 2 piece meals ... about $5.25US each

It was a bit different from ours in Canada but good

Then we checked out the liquor store.   I bought a couple bottles of dark rum and two bottles of Piton, the local beer, for Gord.

Sister Sarah spent the afternoon on the beach while I spent it on a lounger at the pool with my Kobo.

St. Lucia - Wednesday

After a busy day yesterday, Sister Sarah and I spent a quiet relaxing day on the resort.

We spent the morning at the beach.  The temperature was 30C (but felt like 34C).

We had lunch at the Bamboo, which is right next to the beach.

There was a buffet featuring East Indian dishes.

Here's my lunch ... beef vindaloo (it was spicy),
butter chicken, saffron rice and poppadom ... yum!

Then we spent the afternoon at the pool.  While Sister Sarah socialized in the pool bar, I dozed in my lounger.  Sweet!

St. Lucia - Tuesday

After Sister Sarah and I got back to our resort from the Land and Sea Getaway Tour, we showered and met for supper at the Bamboo.

We both started with Satay, which was good.

I had St. Lucian Beef Pepperpot as my main.  It was a bit spicy but delicious.

Land and Sea Getaway Tour, Spice Travel, St. Lucia

Today Sister Sarah and I did the full day Land and Sea Getaway Tour with Spice Travel.

Savour the magnificent sights of St Lucia by both land and sea! Enjoy a scenic drive via the West Coast through the island’s capital Castries, the breathtaking Morne Fortune, lush banana plantations and small fishing villages. 

On arrival in Soufriere, you will be in awe at the pure natural beauty of the Diamond Mineral Waterfall, Botanical Gardens and the Caribbean’s only drive in volcano. A scrumptious creole lunch awaits you a picturesque restaurant. Following lunch, your boat crew will cruise to a secluded beach for a dip into the turquoise waters for swimming, snorkeling or simply to enjoy a tan on the boat’s deck. Your journey continues through Marigot Bay for a photo stop. This memorable excursion terminates at the Rodney Bay Marina.

Mathias picked us up in his van ... there were six of us on his tour.

Looking down at Castries

Mathias was excellent!  He was very friendly and a wealth of information and told us so much.  Here he is teaching us about bananas.

St. Lucia - Monday

Sister Sarah and I spent our morning at the beach.  It was 30C (34C with the humidity).  The water was very nice!

We had lunch again at the Plum Tree Bar and Grill.

Sister Sarah started with deep fried salt fish.  She said it was good.

Then she had a cheeseburger and fries and she said that was good too.

I had what I had yesterday ... a chicken roti and rice.  It was good.

St. Lucia - Sunday

I woke up about 6:30am and started my day with a walk on the beach.

It was odd to see guys with metal detectors in the water.  I discovered later that it was an unsuccessful morning for them.

The building our rooms are in is right next to the pool and the beach.  Sweet!

St. Lucia - Saturday

Sister Sarah and I go away somewhere for a week every year and leave the husbands home.

This year we are in St. Lucia.  Neither of us have been here before.

Sister Sarah caught an early flight from Halifax this morning (5:30am!!) and then we were on the same flight to St. Lucia (9:40am).

It was a five hour flight.  When we landed, getting our luggage and through customs was a breeze.  It was an hour and a half drive to our resort and there was a van outside to take us.  It was a fun drive as the roads are extremely windy and up and down hills.

When we got to the resort about 5pm, check-in was quick.

The sun set early ... this about 6:30pm.

Sister Sarah and I met for supper at 7pm.  We hadn't eaten all day and were STARVING!  We ate at the buffet and it was good.

Then we went to the entertainment area and watched karaoke 'til 11pm.

We've only been here for a couple hours but it's been fun so far!