This is another of our favourite islands which we’ve been to several times before…there’s lots to see and do on this island. We’ve previously visited, the Botanical gardens which are fabulous, Marigot Bay beach and view point- this is where Dr Doolittle and The Pirates of the Caribbean were partly filmed, the volcanoes at Soufriere, and had magnificent views of Les Pitons. We’ve also taken a catamaran from Castries to Soufriere and swam on one of the numerous beaches……So this time we walked off the the ship and took a local taxi to Rodney Bay, Reduit Beach costing us $20 per person for a return trip. The taxi pulled up at some gates and a helpful man called Kennedy arranged the time the taxi would pick us up and then escorted us to the beach. He guided us to 2 sun-loungers and put up a parasol for us. The cost of the loungers and parasol was $30. We quickly went into the sea to cool off….it was glorious. Although it shelved quite steeply the sand wasn’t shifting under your feet all the time and it was relatively easy to get in and out. We spent over an hour and a half just bobbing around and swimming…it was very warm.
Kennedy was a good guy who took excellent care of us. When the wind came up he tied our parasol to the sun-lounger, he regularly offered to get us drinks and altogether it was a very pleasurable morning.
When it was time to go we wandered back to the white gates at the road. Kennedy met us there very prepared with a soft brush which he kindly used to get the sand off our feet…what a great idea…. We learnt a little about him…we could have booked him direct and he would have used his taxi to pick us up from the ship and transfer us to the beach and back. He offers a good price for this along with the loungers and parasol….we shall know for next time…we can recommend him, he seemed a kind caring guy…. His full name is Kennedy Mervin Joseph…he has a great motto “ Don’t worry be Happy” and he certainly took the worry out of our day, even phoning the taxi to find out why it was 5 minutes late.
Back on the ship we showered and fell asleep…we’re not used to the amount of exercise our swimming excursions are giving us, that and along with the extra steps …to and from the restaurant ..can be quite exhausting…!!!!
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