The Twin Pitons, St. Lucia. September 13, 2001.
The picture above (which can be enlarged by clicking on it) was taken from the deck of a catamaran off the coast of the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. The twin peaks shown are The Pitons (Les Pitons), St. Lucia’s most famous landmark. The Pitons top 2,000 feet in height and flank the entrance to the town of Soufriere on the west coast of the island.
Our cruise ship had docked in the capital of St. Lucia, Castries, early in the morning and Betsy and I took a catamaran along the coast to Soufriere. This picture was taken as the catamaran approached The Pitons. After docking in the town we were taken to The Sulphur Springs, the world’s only drive-in volcano, and to a working plantation. We then took the catamaran back to the cruise ship.
St. Lucia is a beautiful island and if you get the chance to visit I encourage you to do so.
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Tags: Scenic Sunday, St. Lucia, Travels
January 25, 2009 at 12:01 am |
St Lucia is an island I really wanted to visit..it is supposed to be beautiful and I can see from your photo that it is…
January 25, 2009 at 4:14 am |
Beautiful scenic view!!/Eva
January 25, 2009 at 5:24 am |
A very special landmark! Participating in “Scenic Sunday” is quit educating! I can see and read about places I’ve never heard of! Thanks for sharing!
January 25, 2009 at 6:22 am |
Rather uniquely defining points to the mountain tops. What a beautiful setting this must have been. My setting for scenic sunday is in a snowy meadow.
January 25, 2009 at 6:46 am |
Hi George,
Yes our seasons are very changeable! We have a saying here, if you don’t like the weather, stick around it’ll change! Your story and photo of St. Lucia are beautiful! And I love your Day Lily! It’s so pretty, I have day lilies in my garden. Now I’ll have to see if I can find some like yours! Thanks for stopping by my place. Have a great day!!
Sherrie
January 25, 2009 at 7:58 am |
Wow, what a beautiful place to visit!
January 25, 2009 at 9:14 am |
Such majestic beauty. Thanks for sharing this morning.
January 25, 2009 at 9:57 am |
I like the contrast of the blue sky, white clouds against the peaks and dark water!
January 25, 2009 at 10:26 am |
Nice one I like it good post dear. happy weekend.
January 25, 2009 at 11:24 am |
I love your photo! You and Betsy have had some wonderful travel adventures.
January 25, 2009 at 12:23 pm |
wow! authentic beauty of nature. Check out my Scenic Sunday here and thanks for leaving a message.
January 25, 2009 at 12:32 pm |
Gerorge,
My hubby and I were just there last March..we loved Saint Lucia and also loved our West Indies cruise with Wind Star. Great picture and glad to hear you also enjoyed your visit.
January 25, 2009 at 3:04 pm |
That’s absolutely beautiful George ~ what a lovely place to visit!
January 25, 2009 at 3:48 pm |
That one peak looks like it’d be fun to climb…yikes! Nice SS shot. Thanks for visiting mine.
January 25, 2009 at 3:56 pm |
I need to check into this Sunday Scenery…if for nothing else to see more pictures like this. I love that blue, blue sky with the white clouds.
January 25, 2009 at 4:08 pm |
That is a special place indeed. What a terrific sight and lovely picture of it.
Thankyou also to you for all your nice comments in my blog. I see you are a very active follower of many blogs.
January 25, 2009 at 5:23 pm |
Beautiful! That vacation must have been heavenly….are you wishing you were back there right now?
January 25, 2009 at 7:40 pm |
Great shot. It must be interesting to stand between the peaks, too.
January 25, 2009 at 8:10 pm |
Beautiful picture. I wouldn’t mind doing another cruise.
My husband not so much.
BTW- I loved your comment on my weird friday post. ha!!
January 25, 2009 at 9:38 pm |
Sounds like you had a great trip George. A drive-in volcano? I had to google that – sounds interesting.
We actually have a White Sulphur Springs here in WV- home of the famed Greenbrier Hotel. 🙂
Your photo is gorgeous!
January 25, 2009 at 10:46 pm |
Oh I love that image with the strongly peaked mountains and wonderful clouds.
January 25, 2009 at 11:35 pm |
Yowsa! The Caribbean!!! I’m planning a trip there next spring & I CAN”T WAIT!!! Beautiful picture too
January 26, 2009 at 12:04 am |
Beautiful twins peaks and scenery.
January 26, 2009 at 12:27 am |
My aunt & uncle own a Catamaran they charter in St Lucia, but sadly I never made it out there and probably never will now. My mum has been and loved it, although she found the humidity a problem. My problem would be my chronic seasickness!
January 26, 2009 at 12:37 am |
George, you and Betsy have sure had lots of great times! 🙂
January 26, 2009 at 2:29 am |
Very nice shot. I almost felt like I was in that catamaran.
🙂
January 26, 2009 at 3:08 am |
really cool! I miss those types of cruising:) maybe, this summer I’ll have the chance.
January 26, 2009 at 6:35 am |
The Twin peaks are stunning so close to the sea!
January 26, 2009 at 8:15 am |
George: What a neat photo of the islands.
January 26, 2009 at 9:46 am |
We’ve been fortunate to get to visit this island. It is one of our favorite cruise destinations.
January 26, 2009 at 9:54 am |
A drive-in volcano..now that sounds interesting. It’s a marvellous shot of the twin peaks..
January 26, 2009 at 7:05 pm |
How BEAUTIFUL this is! When I was in the Caribbean a few years back we didn’t make it to this island, but if I get a chance to go back, methinks I’d like to see it in person.
Hugs and blessings,
January 27, 2009 at 10:46 am |
What a beautiful Scenic sunday. Cool photo. Have a blessed week!
January 31, 2009 at 11:19 pm |
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