Day 2 St. Lucia

Day 2 St. Lucia

St. Lucia, a scenic paradise, was discovered by Columbus in 1502. Until independence in 1979, the island was a British colony for over 150 years.

The island is 43 km long and up to 23 km wide (180,000 inhabitants) and has 2 distinctive volcanic cones, the Pitons, which are landmarks! The two Nobel laureates Sir W. A. Lewis (economics) and D. Walcott (writer) came from the island.

Planning:

Full day excursion with Wiener Michael, who offers German-speaking excursions for cruise passengers in small groups at https://st-lucia-ausflug.com/!

After a calm night drive, we had breakfast on the ship at 7 am and were picked up by Wiener Michael at 8:15 am! We passed various viewpoints and a banana plantation on our way to the fishing village

Anse La Raye and then to the information center Morne Coubaril Estate! Fantastic views .... a fantastic green island, similar to Mauritius! Along the way, Michael provided interesting information about life on the island, his resume, and about the fauna and the many different types of fruits, some of which I had never heard of before! On the way back, we made a swimming stop in Soufriere ... which had to be cut short after 10 minutes due to a tropical rain (but I was already in the sea)! We returned to the AIDA via Marigot Bay, the setting of numerous films (Dr. Dolittle, Traumschiff)! A great interesting excursion, but then it was enough and the currywurst at the Scharfes Eck was calling....and a cappuccino! Before sailing at 6 pm, we had a drink at the bar and had a nice conversation with a couple from Karlsruhe! In the evening, there was Caribbean cuisine and the Beatles show!