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St. Lucia Trip Report
Saturday, April 30th.
We hung out at the pool all morning sunning ourselves then had lunch at the Mango Tree. Randy and Linda left at noon in a tropical downpour to return the jeep and catch their 2 p.m. flight to Philadelphia, leaving Sue and I to enjoy the solitude of the Plantation House for our last full day on the island. We played in the pool all afternoon drinking Pina Coladas and resees peanut butter cups, living the life of the rich and famous. The rain stopped around 1 p.m. and the sun came back out in all its steaming glory. That evening we walked over to Marthas Table for dinner, where we had Creole chicken that was mouthwatering. If you ever make it to St. Lucia, you have to eat at Marthas!
When we got back to the house, I spotted a large brown centipede, easily eight inches long crawling quickly across the floor. I grabbed my dive magazine to scoop it up and the critter zoomed up the magazine and onto my hand where it promptly bit down painfully below the knuckle of my index finger. The pain was excruciating and intense! The centipede dropped to the floor and took off (I later caught it in a towel and put it outside) and I looked at my rapidly swelling hand in amazement. Sue is a nurse and had me put some lime on the bite and ice it. We continued enjoying ourselves in the pool, despite the pain and ballooning of my hand. That night I went to bed with an icepack on my hand.
Sunday, May 1st.
It was our last day on the island and by that evening we would be back in Maryland. The pain in my hand was no where near as intense as it was the night before, but the swelling was enough that I couldnt grasp with my fingers. I didnt let it spoil the day as we laid out by the pool to read, soak up the sun and swim. By 11 am we were at the office checking out quickly and easily with Francisca, and loading into the car for our trip up to the airport at Castries. We left this paradise with the sun shinning hotly and soca music playing in the background. A fantastic perfect vacation!!
The end
St. Lucia Trip Report
Saturday, April 30th.
We hung out at the pool all morning sunning ourselves then had lunch at the Mango Tree. Randy and Linda left at noon in a tropical downpour to return the jeep and catch their 2 p.m. flight to Philadelphia, leaving Sue and I to enjoy the solitude of the Plantation House for our last full day on the island. We played in the pool all afternoon drinking Pina Coladas and resees peanut butter cups, living the life of the rich and famous. The rain stopped around 1 p.m. and the sun came back out in all its steaming glory. That evening we walked over to Marthas Table for dinner, where we had Creole chicken that was mouthwatering. If you ever make it to St. Lucia, you have to eat at Marthas!
When we got back to the house, I spotted a large brown centipede, easily eight inches long crawling quickly across the floor. I grabbed my dive magazine to scoop it up and the critter zoomed up the magazine and onto my hand where it promptly bit down painfully below the knuckle of my index finger. The pain was excruciating and intense! The centipede dropped to the floor and took off (I later caught it in a towel and put it outside) and I looked at my rapidly swelling hand in amazement. Sue is a nurse and had me put some lime on the bite and ice it. We continued enjoying ourselves in the pool, despite the pain and ballooning of my hand. That night I went to bed with an icepack on my hand.
Sunday, May 1st.
It was our last day on the island and by that evening we would be back in Maryland. The pain in my hand was no where near as intense as it was the night before, but the swelling was enough that I couldnt grasp with my fingers. I didnt let it spoil the day as we laid out by the pool to read, soak up the sun and swim. By 11 am we were at the office checking out quickly and easily with Francisca, and loading into the car for our trip up to the airport at Castries. We left this paradise with the sun shinning hotly and soca music playing in the background. A fantastic perfect vacation!!
The end
