Yesterday we cruised into Castries, Saint Lucia. A trivia fact is this is the only Caribbean island named after a woman! Saint Lucy. We took a tour and went to a beautiful garden with a volcano filled waterfall… as long as the volcano "steams" the island is OK… So the water coming from the volcano is full of minerals and we saw the colors of the minerals on the waterfall walls and bathed in the hot springs. The gardens surrounding this volcano were lush versions of what we get in south Florida: lots of orchids, hibiscus, roses, a wax rose that was amazing, and other flowers that I can’t name. We also visited small villages that fish for a living… separated from the rest of the island by rutted "mountain roads"… If the road is impassable, then outside people don’t get to the village. I visited a beautiful church and church yard dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Each island has a Cathedral… Back to the ship to soak in the Solarium. Last night we went for the first time to the piano bar at the Schooners bar. I asked the piano player to play Proud Mary and he said… only if I helped. So I played the tambourine all through Proud Mary. I was sweating! That is a lot of work. I "won" a beer cup with RCCL logo for Chuck’s bar. Today we landed on Barbados and took a cab across down town to the bay and beaches. We found a small beach bar and walked on the beach drinking beer. The bar tender gave me a poster for Chuck’s bar. The waters and sky are amazing colors of blues. I will try to continue to communicate this beauty in paintings!!! We returned again to the Solarium to soak in the warm waters of the pool… Tonight we will return to the piano bar at the Schooners bar. Today was my Mother’s birthday. God bless our Mothers. If you are blessed with your Mom’s face near you… give her a kiss. If not… give her a prayer. God bless you.
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