Mud, Chefs & Chicken

Imagine being covered with thick black goo and actually enjoying the experience. That’s what our daughter Elyse and her fiancé Daniel did on their last day in St. Lucia. On the way to the airport we stopped at the sulphur springs near the drive in volcano. They say covering yourself up with mud is very healthy for the skin. They even sell sulphur soap and sulphur powder at the tourist
Kiosk nearby.






Who knows whether there are long term benefits. But for the short term, Elyse and Daniel enjoyed it and Elyse said it made her skin feel really soft. But admittedly, it took awhile to wash the mud off. A very kind St. Lucian woman helped Elyse wash it off (I guess she thought Daniel wasn’t doing his job or something)








Earlier in the week they went off on their own to do the rainforest canopy tour where you go up into the hills of the rainforest on gondolas and come back down on zip lines.






Later that day we did the Pigeon Island walk. It takes about an hour and a half and includes a good 20 minute hike up a steep hill. But the view from the top (and the cool breeze) makes it all worthwhile.











On the way from Pigeon Island we discovered what happens during break time at the nearby Sandals resort. We saw this image of the cooks and couldn’t resist asking them for permission to take their picture. They kindly obliged.










There is little waste when you buy a whole chicken in St. Lucia. Not only do you get the innards, you also get the feet. In fact, you can buy a package of chicken feet, or claws, or whatever they’re called. I think they make good soup. They create a lot of gelatine.