Caribbean Cruise (February) 2025: St. Lucia (Castries)
On the 6th day of the cruise (the 5th day turned out to be a sea day when the scheduled port-of-call got canceled days before embarkation) we docked in Castries, St. Lucia. The cruise terminal is located next to the downtown area, so easily accessible. The terminal features duty free shops and cafes. The duty free shops were very helpful in entertaining us while our husbands went out to hire a private van to take us to where we wanted to go.
For St. Lucia we only have one thing we wanted to do and see and that is to experience the Black Water Pool at Sulphur Springs Park located in Soufriere, St. Lucia - a 1.5-hour drive from the cruise terminal.
Colorful island.
During the drive we came to a point where the Pitons can be seen from the road. The Pitons in St. Lucia are iconic UNESCO World Heritage-listed volcanic plugs—Gros Piton (798m) and Petit Piton (743m)—on the southwest coast near Soufrière.
Rain was falling when these were taken.
Soufriere was the original capital of the island.
The Black Water Pool at Sulphur Springs Park in Soufriere, St. Lucia, is a renowned, natural, open-air hot water pool located in the world's only drive-in volcano. Rich in minerals, the 38.7°C (101.6F) water is famed for healing skin ailments and reducing stress, often used to rinse off after a rejuvenating, mineral-rich mud bath.
The facility is very basic, primitive in fact, a spa in nature.
Didn't get any photos from the time we were in the pool.
We didn't spend any more time in the island once we got back to the port. Somehow we could not wait to get back to the boat. While on the boat, I spent looking out at the scenery. We were not the only boat in the island that day. I counted 4.
Colorful island.
During the drive we came to a point where the Pitons can be seen from the road. The Pitons in St. Lucia are iconic UNESCO World Heritage-listed volcanic plugs—Gros Piton (798m) and Petit Piton (743m)—on the southwest coast near Soufrière.
Rain was falling when these were taken.
Soufriere was the original capital of the island.
The Black Water Pool at Sulphur Springs Park in Soufriere, St. Lucia, is a renowned, natural, open-air hot water pool located in the world's only drive-in volcano. Rich in minerals, the 38.7°C (101.6F) water is famed for healing skin ailments and reducing stress, often used to rinse off after a rejuvenating, mineral-rich mud bath.
The facility is very basic, primitive in fact, a spa in nature.
Didn't get any photos from the time we were in the pool.
We didn't spend any more time in the island once we got back to the port. Somehow we could not wait to get back to the boat. While on the boat, I spent looking out at the scenery. We were not the only boat in the island that day. I counted 4.
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