Honeymoon - Part 2

Day 2:

After a full night's rest we rose bright and early the next morning. We wanted to grab an early breakfast before we went out scuba diving! As you can see Andrew was super pumped for the day ahead.

Our scuba was lead by a company called Scuba Steve (can't make this stuff up). The company received the best reviews from any on the island, so we booked ourselves for 2 dives. 

Didn't get all the water off the camera for this photo! Oops!

As you can see the weather was pretty crappy. It rained on and off all morning, so none of our stuff was dry by the end of the day. Apparently the island had a big storm a couple days prior which drastically reduced the visibility. Luckily for us, the vis was still pretty decent...about 60 ft. 

Behind us are the Pitons...the landmasses that makes St. Lucia famous (and what the beer is named after)! What's remarkable about them is that they shoot 2,000 ft into the sky straight from the ocean, and they are just as steep going into the water too. 

After a full day of scuba (and a very light lunch) we were starving when we got back to the hotel, so we sat at the bar for a second lunch!

Of course I had to make fun of Andrew's goggle lines! I think his mask may have been a little too tight!

Smiling selfie after a long days swim.

Once we finished second lunch we went back to our hotel room. Unfortunately the power had gone out while we were away...the rest of the hotel had power through a generator, but not our room. If it was just the lights that weren't working it wouldn't have been such a big deal, but the water pump was also electric so we weren't able to use our shower or our toilet!

We tried talking to management, but they said they were working on the issue...4 hours later and still no power. So we decided to leave to room for dinner and we ran into the GM. He informed us that there was a room they would allow us to shower in, so we told him to find us at the bar when the room was available. 

Trying to put on happy faces.

What better way to kill time than to drink our favorite beer?

A short video of the storm that ripped it's way through! 

Honeymoon - Part 1

Andrew and I spent our honeymoon in St. Lucia. Neither of us had been to the Caribbean before and since we're both scuba divers we wanted to go somewhere with great dive sights. So we landed on St. Lucia and off we went.

Excuse the no-makeup, airport selfie!

 Our flight from Phoenix to Miami was overnight and once we arrived in Miami we had a 5 hour lay over! Once we got to our terminal we grabbed a bite to eat and rested our legs.

There was a lot of waiting around

Once we arrived in St. Lucia we breezed through customs, picked up our bags and headed out of the airport to greet our driver. Unfortunately he never showed up...but it was a blessing in disguise because instead we met the best taxi man on the island. Dave was quick with his facts and knew a great deal about his homeland. It was refreshing to have a driver who was not only proud of where they lived, but knew a lot about the history of the island. 

Panorama of the view

Dave stopped at one of the viewpoints and brought us both a Piton beer - the beer of St. Lucia. It quickly became a fan favorite of mine and A's. A likes to dub it the Caribbean Corona. 

We took our time looking out over the view.

Andrew was just happy we could move around again.

Us with our new favorite beer!

After a few pictures at the view point Dave dropped us off at our first hotel located in Marigot Bay. We stayed at the Marigot Bay Beach Club which happens to be across the bay, so after a short ferry ride we arrived at the hotel.

Our bedroom. Pretty basic but the best part is...

The view from our balcony

View looking into the bay

View looking out towards the ocean.

We were both pretty exhausted, so we had an early dinner at Doolittle's. This restaurant is named after the original Doolittle movie being filmed at this locale. Apparently it's a must eat restaurant in St. Lucia, according to all the guide books.

We decided to choose a table next to the water so we could see the sun set!

Doolittle's does a great happy hour special: buy one get one free (on select cocktails). The cocktail of the night was Bahama Mama and it was the most delicious thing we had ever tasted.

Once we got our cocktails we looked to the menu to order something delicious.

The sunset was beautiful. The perfect ending to our long trip!