Gros Islet
We dropped the hook in Pigeon Island, St Lucia on Sunday afternoon. As we've already explored a bit of Rodney Bay for some weeks ago and as it is like any other harbor in the world, we decided to leave further into the Gros Islet Quarter to discover something more St Lucian. And what a wonderful little town we found. Small colorful colonial houses scattered all over the quarter side by side with tiny houses built by simple wooden planks. Dogs and hens and kids ran lazily around the streets and reaggeaton music sounded from every point of direction. This is the real Caribbean! There were plentiful of local bars and restaurants and we were the only "tourists" in the whole neighborhood as far as we could understand. Just a place in our taste. We had some grilled chicken served straight off the street by a sweet lady who told us stories about her 20 year old son who just left the village for New York City. We ended the day with a long promenade through town until the sun went down and then back all the way to Pigeon Island through horse paddocks and sandy beaches. Inspiring place, can't wait to see more of this particular style on the different Caribbean islands.
