ST LUCIA PHOTOS
Night photo leaving Bridgetown, Barbados
My tour group
Some photos of the not so nice housing
Entrance to La Toc gun battery
This is the gun emplacement
The 10 inch (bore) cannon was found down the hill and a bulldozer pushed it back up. The dozer broke down before the cannon could be turned and placed back on gun mounting.
The 10 incher had a range of 3 miles and looked out at entrance to the harbor.
Looking down at where ammo was stored and gun crew lived.
Shell lift
The shells for the newer and smaller guns that replaced the 10 inch gun in earlier photo. The new guns had over twice the range of old one.
Old beer and wine bottles from then
Shells were lifted to this door for use
Shopping stop and demo of batik making
Example of batik
Views from back of the shop
This use to be used to store gun powder.
The US oil company, Hess, had a huge oil storage facility.
Not a good shot but in distance there are 14 huge oil storage tanks. Each can hold 9 million barrels of oil. The oil comes from Venezuela to be stored then is taken on smaller tanker ships to refinery on St Croix.
Looking down on the largest banana plantation on St Lucia
Marigot Bay--Several movies made here including "Jaws".
We tasted "banana ketsup". Ok, but I did not buy a bottle. Made with bananas instead of tomatoes.
Banana plantation during rain shower
Blue bags to protect banana bunches from intense sun and insects.
A tree will only produce one bunch of bananas so they then cut it down. There are young "suckers" that grow to take its place.
Our guide said we could buy a house here for around $250,000. Having a maid would cost $200 a month.
The old wooden houses in the little fishing village of Anse la Raye.
Shopping stalls along water
Small fishing boats
Old Catholic cemetary
Good saying!
As St Lucia is a British Commonweath, the Queen of England appoints a representive that lives here.
St Mark's--A 1800's Colonial house that we toured. People live here but open it up when cruise ships are in.
They also sell souvenirs on front porch.
Garden below
"Date Palm"--They are not edible
Our home!
View from top deck of ship
