First time for all of us in St. Lucia. Here is the plan for humans and ducks in St. Lucia.
St. Lucia. Beach time.
Add a little shopping, enjoying the scenery and sunshine, and stop for lunch somewhere Caribbean. But, it is a drizzly day. We wait a couple hours, but the sun shows no sign of emerging. OK, no beach, no sunshine, so what now? The humans leave the beach bags, head off the ship and hire a taxi. Peter, our driver, leaves the capital city of Castries.
Passing Derek Walcott Square on our way out of Castries
Then we drive through the hills. That is our ship, Carnival’s Fascination.
Our ship
We love the waterfalls, or fast steam.
Waterfall
Next stop is outside the Residence of the Governor General.
Residence of the Governor General
Behind us we see the venders protecting their merchandise from the light rain.
Vendors protecting merchandise during rain.
Maybe it will stop raining soon? The calabash tree is fairly common in St Lucia.
Calabash tree
Peter says you cannot eat the fruit, but the hard shell of the fruit is used as a vessel to carry things. Wikipedia says that sometimes the fruit and leaves are used for treating respiratory problems. Here is a salmon tree. It is at least 450 years old.
Salmon tree
The University of the West Indies has a campus in St Lucia.
University of the West Indies
These buildings are now part of the University.
Former fort now part of the University
This was an old fort used during the many fights between the French and British. Both countries ruled St. Lucia, with power changing countries several times. We ducks think the foliage here is beautiful. This was another stop to view the harbor.
Panorama
There is a little shop up here, and it is open. So humans and ducks do some shopping.
Let’s look. Maybe get something to take home?
Continuing through the mountains, we see this steep path to a house.
Steep path to get home
Built on the side of a mountain, the back of the house touches the ground, but the front of the houses have stilts. A very good way to build houses here. Aren’t these cute Christmas decorations?
Christmas decorations
We like them. It is still mostly rainy, but we are in St. Lucia. The humans and ducks really want to see the beach.
Finally on the beach in St. Lucia
We love beaches. After this photo, mom moves to the other side of ducks to take a photo looking the other direction. Hey mom!
Are we swimming alone? Mom!!
We, Zeb, Soapy, and Bucket, are being washed out to sea. Fortunately Bucket’s mom rushes in to save us. Thanks! Peter was right. He told us the waves were rough today.
Rough waves
But, we are all safe and back to the shopping area by the ship.
Safe, dry and hungry in St. Lucia
Now we are just waiting for our snacks.
Colorado Traveling Ducks 
How scary getting washed out to sea! Hooray Bucket’s Mom!!
We were scared, but Bucket’s mom saved us. Mayra is now our favorite human. Thanks for reading and commenting.
A drive around town was a great alternative to a day at the beach. You got some interesting photos.
It was fun and warm, even with the drizzle. And we learned that Colorado Traveling Ducks really can swim. And that Bucket’s mom can save us. Thanks for reading and commenting.