Day 2, May 23rd

This Place is for the Birds
Literally, the birds woke me up with their beautiful singing. There must be hundreds of types.

I couldn't wait to get up and see this place in the daytime.

Visitor
We had a visitor....a kitty! He would just come in and lay down on the floor. I was just afraid that he would pee, but otherwise I didn't mind.

Laptop
Trip Advisor members are con artists. I should know better! Someone warned against bringing laptops because there was nowhere to use it. There is even access in the villas! I am so mad that I didn't bring mine. I have never typed on a keyboard like this before. (I will take a pic.)

Dragonfly
We had the buffet at Dragonfly because mom did not want to get up and get ready and Fabian was picking us up at 9:00 a.m. for our tour.

Island Tour
Fabian drove fine, so I didn't have to worry. We saw so much...the waterfall, the market in Castries, the sulphur springs, the Pitons (which are a World Heritage site), the drive through volcano, the banana plantation, Canaries fishing village, and how they make kasava bread. I tried Banana Ketchup and even bought some! I hate Ketchup, but it is not even similar (it's yellow, actually). I think it would be great on Sweet Potato Fries!

We stopped and had lunch at Dasheene restaurant at Ladera resort, which has one of the top restaurants in the Caribbean. I had a fried Feta salad with Papaya dressing and mom had....what else!.....a hamburger! She didn't like it either! Surprise!

Return
I rested on our balcony and mom took a nap inside.

Dinner
The kitty came to visit just as I finished getting ready for dinner. It really makes itself at home.

I walked to the lobby, which was a challenge in the dark, for the first time, without glasses, down sloping sidewalks. I finally took off my shoes.

I used the Internet while mom was getting ready and met a nice couple from Toronto.

Embers
Embers restaurant put out a Caribbean buffet on the beach. It was nice to dine with my feet in the sand. It reminded me of Moomba Beach in Aruba. They had ribs, lamb kabobs, steak, and my favorite was the au gratin cauliflower/broccoli, which I haven't had in a long time.

The couple from Toronto sat next to us.

We were too tired to make it to the Gros Islet street party. Maybe next time!