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The Pointe-Á-Pitre is to Guade”loupe” You In

The Pointe-Á-Pitre is to Guade”loupe” You In

by Calvin Sun | Jan 10, 2022 | Guadeloupe, January 2022: Martinique, St. Lucia, & Guadeloupe, Serendipitous!, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  If I’m in the photo or the photo is really really professional, then the photography credit goes to Paul Woo.   After 7 days on the water, we settled back in readjusting our sea legs onto our first bed on land. After checking out and saying our goodbyes to...
Sainte-Anne-versary

Sainte-Anne-versary

by Calvin Sun | Jan 9, 2022 | January 2022: Martinique, St. Lucia, & Guadeloupe, Martinique

  If I’m in the photo or the photo is really really professional, then the photography credit goes to Paul Woo.   It’s our last day but that doesn’t mean we can’t make the most of it!     After a night off and following morning at Pigeon Island,...
Landed Like a Pigeon Island

Landed Like a Pigeon Island

by Calvin Sun | Jan 8, 2022 | January 2022: Martinique, St. Lucia, & Guadeloupe, Saint Lucia

     If I’m in the photo or the photo is really really professional, then the photography credit goes to Paul Woo.     Today we rested up at Pigeon Island, an islet located in Gros Islet in the northern region of Saint Lucia.     Once...
Find a Pot of “Marigot” At The End of the Rainbow

Find a Pot of “Marigot” At The End of the Rainbow

by Calvin Sun | Jan 7, 2022 | January 2022: Martinique, St. Lucia, & Guadeloupe, Saint Lucia

 After a day by the Pitons, we set sails later in the evening for Marigot Bay, often described as ‘the most beautiful bay in the Caribbean’.  A historic landmark, Marigot Bay has been the site of a number of battles between the French and...
No “Soufriere”-ing By The Pitons

No “Soufriere”-ing By The Pitons

by Calvin Sun | Jan 6, 2022 | January 2022: Martinique, St. Lucia, & Guadeloupe, Saint Lucia, What Dreams May Come

  If I’m in the photo or the photo is really really professional, then the photography credit goes to Paul Woo.     Survivors of the reckoning.     This morning we cruised down the west coast of St Lucia towards Soufriere, home to the famous...
Saint Lu”cia-l Away” to Rodney Bay

Saint Lu”cia-l Away” to Rodney Bay

by Calvin Sun | Jan 5, 2022 | January 2022: Martinique, St. Lucia, & Guadeloupe, Saint Lucia

 If I’m in the photo or the photo is really really professional, then the photography credit goes to Paul Woo.Despite the shenanigans of our comedy of errors of traveling in the middle of Omicron, we still woke up to beautiful mornings. Even Umbi, who...
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