Caribbean Sea
On Board the MS Royal Princess: Day Sixteen
Castries City, Saint Lucia
[NOTE: I’ve grown weary of writing the usual bullshit narrative; so I’ve decided to dispense with it and present the raw notes I took on my iPhone instead.]
![Houses along the coast of Saint Lucia, south of Castries City.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-01-300x126.jpg)
![The resort in Marigot Bay, where the original (Rex Harrison) 'Doctor Dolittle' was filmed.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-02-300x155.jpg)
![Looking out toward the sea from Marigot Bay.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-03-300x140.jpg)
![Chateau Mygo restaurant at Marigot Bay.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-04-300x182.jpg)
![Cliffs on the west coast of Saint Lucia.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-05-300x138.jpg)
![Anse Cochon Cove.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-06-300x158.jpg)
![The rugged coast with houses and rainforest.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-07-300x140.jpg)
![More of the rugged coast and rainforest in Saint Lucia.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-08-300x162.jpg)
![The Pitons (Gros Piton and Petit Piton), located near the town of Soufrière on Saint Lucia.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-09-300x142.jpg)
![The town of Soufrière.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-10-300x162.jpg)
![Steam coming out of the crater of Soufrière Volcano, Saint Lucia's very own "drive-in" volcano.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-11-300x193.jpg)
![Closer view of the steam vents and boiling mud pits.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-12-300x194.jpg)
![Closeup of the mud pits in Soufrière Volcano.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-13-300x233.jpg)
![An old bus permanently parked at Morne Coubaril plantation in Saint Lucia.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-14-300x232.jpg)
![Mound of coconut husks (used for fuel) at the plantation.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-15-300x191.jpg)
![Soufrière, seen from Morne Coubaril plantation.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-16-300x203.jpg)
![The mound of coconut husks and the furnace they will fuel.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-17-300x181.jpg)
![Fruit grown at the Morne Coubaril plantation.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-18-300x85.jpg)
![A large metal bowl with water lettuce.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-19-300x201.jpg)
![Cocoa pods.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-20-300x203.jpg)
![A shrine with a statue of the Madonna inside.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-21-200x300.jpg)
![Recreation of historic huts used on the Morne Coubaril plantation in years of yore.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-22-300x208.jpg)
![Looking out the window from one of the huts.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-23-300x230.jpg)
![Outside of a hut.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-24-300x200.jpg)
![A bedroom inside one of the huts.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-25-223x300.jpg)
![Lunch composed of Creole bread, Cajun-style chicken, vegetable chow mein, ground provisions ("tubers"), stewed lentils, calypso rice, pan fried fish with hot sauce, and a coke.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-26-300x201.jpg)
![A cocoa (or "cacao") tree in the Morne Coubaril plantation.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-27-164x300.jpg)
![Petit Piton, seen from the road outside of the Morne Coubaril plantation.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-28-300x190.jpg)
![The waterfront of Soufrière with Petit Piton in the background.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-29-300x147.jpg)
![Downtown Soufrière with the Church of the Assumption in the distance.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-30-300x157.jpg)
![Looking back at the Pitons while on the road heading north to Castries City.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-31-300x172.jpg)
![Canaries, a small fishing village on the west coast of Saint Lucia.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-32-300x187.jpg)
![A parrot and the flag of Saint Lucia painted on a wall along the road.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-33-300x213.jpg)
![The beach in Anse la Raye.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-34-300x165.jpg)
![Castries City, the MS Royal Princess, and another cruise ship seen from Morne Fortune, the "Hill of Good Luck."](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-35-300x181.jpg)
![The port in Castries City, Saint Lucia, seen from the MS Royal Princess.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151105-36-300x139.jpg)
-woke up at 06:50, showered, dressed
-breakfast at Horizon Court: fried egg, scrambled eggs with cheddar cheese, hash browns, bacon, sausages, blueberry yogurt, coffee
-exited the ship after 08:00, met up with tour group, which walked to the catamaran, the boat left around 09:00, I tried to avoid the rain, but it came down quite a bit
-catamaran ride along west coast, visit to Marigot Bay (where the original ‘Dr. Doolittle’ was filmed); then stop at Tikai Resort at a cove for swimming (I did not go in, but did have a local beer instead), then on to Soufriere
-reached Soufriere, got into buses
-stop at sulphur springs inside caldera of volcano, a guide took us around
-Mourne Coubaril plantation: guide at plantation walked us through, plants pointed out, past estate, to coconut de husking and burning (tried some coconut), to cocoa bean production (tried a fresh cocoa seed), to sugar cane mill, to mockup of old fashioned huts, then to the open-air dining hall for lunch; sat down with an older couple from Maine and another from Missouri
-lunch: creole bread, Cajun style chicken, vegetable chow mein, ground provisions, stewed lentils, calypso rice, pan fried fish with hot sauce, coke
-after lunch, wait for jackass bus driver to show up, then drive back to Soufriere to change to another bus, which we had to wait for
-drive back to ship, stop overlooking Pitons, drive through rainforest, past small fishing villages, stopped at an outdoor market for ten minutes for souvenir shopping and WC break
-stopped at an overlook of the port and our ship
-finished the tour at 16:00
-back on ship, shower, dress
-cappuccino and relax in room
-walk down to Princess Theater and watch 18:45 performance of Sweet Soul Music, a tribute to classic 70s soul tunes
-dinner at Horizon Court: minute steak, chili shrimp, steamed root vegetables, beef stroganoff, salad (with croutons, chickpeas, bacon bits, and balsamic vinaigrette), iced tea
-dessert: slice of double chocolate cake, a chocolate chip cookie, coffee
-relax in room
-three slices of pizza (pepperoni and four cheese) for late night snack
-four Guinness beers and one gin martini from Club 6 whilst talking to the Canadian Real Estate guy and later on two guys from Massachusetts
-back to my room, watched most of ‘Entourage’ before going to bed at 03:00