Waiting for the plane

Elyse and her fiance Daniel have come to visit this week. It was a stressful time for them leading up to the trip. They weren’t able to confirm their flights until Thursday night. This when they were hoping to fly out on Westjet on Sunday. But they got their flights and arrived on time Sunday afternoon. They flew into the Hewanorra airport in Vieux Fort at the southern end of the Island. It’s not far but it still takes up to an hour and a half to get there. We left early in case there were traffic problems and went to the beach next to the airport to wait for them. What a beautiful wait.



Many people at this end of the Island have horses. And it’s not unusual to see people on horseback on the beach. They ride without a saddle. In this case the rider took his horse in the water to cool him off.







You can’t go anywhere in St. Lucia without seeing animals. There are always dogs of course as well as goats and chickens. But we got a chuckle seeing this cow walking along the airport fence. She was tethered at one point and must have broken free. After we picked up Elyse and Daniel there were six cows walking along the fence, one behind the other. They must have been looking for the first one.



There are many beautiful trees between the road and the beach area. They grow fairly flat and close to the ground. It's a perfect spot to sit an watch the planes come in.


















We took Elyse and Daniel to the beach to show them the paradise they’re visiting. They didn’t swim but they got their feet wet. I’ll add a picture of them when I get access to Elyse’s camera.





One of the new vegetables we’ve discovered that we really enjoy is christophena.
We cook it the same way we cook potatoes, peeled and boiled. But it’s quite runny. So sometimes after we boil it, we drain it, add cheese and bake it in the oven. You can also boil it in the peel, take the inside out, mash it and add it back to the peel to broil in the oven. It’s yummy.


And here’s that recipe for Coconut Squares that I mentioned in an earlier post. Everyone in the house really likes them. But be warned...they're rich.










Heat in a saucepan or microwave
½ cup butter
2 cup brown sugar

Remove from heat to cool and then add
2 eggs
1 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
1 ½ cup desiccated coconut
2 tsp vanilla
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until firm