Sefton and Lisa's visit, March 2007

Sefton and new girlfriend Lisa came for a couple of weeks in March. I was surprised and impressed at how much Seff remembered about roads and where places are since it's 2 years since he was last here.
In this pic he looks as though he's asking Lisa to bring him a drink!

Lisa had never been here before (or met me before!) but she fitted in straight away and she and I became firm friends. She wasn't used to dogs either but soon made friends with my four and they with her.

All the pictures I am using this time are ones that they took, including this one looking down on Castries harbour . . . .

. . . where Lisa spotted the very same cruise ship on which her parents had visited St Lucia two years ago.

We went to Marigot Bay so that Seff and Lisa could enjoy some scuba diving with Lincoln. It was the first time for both of them (see pictures below of Pia and Paul doing this) and they both want to do some more when they come back.

We did the same boat trip with Gibbs that Pia and Paul did, and had lunch at Smuggler's Cove in Soufriere. Here is a view along the front in Soufriere with Gros Piton peeping in the background.

I took them to the famous sulphur volcano, just outside Soufriere, with its ghostly vapours of vile smelling steam. It looks solid but the crust is dangerously thin so the public is kept well away.

. . . then walked up through some rain forest (here is a paw-paw, or papaya tree - Pat has planted two of these in my garden for me and they already have tiny fruit on them) . . . . .

. . . to bathe in the naturally warm spring, from which you are said to emerge looking 10 years younger. It is also supposed to send you to sleep, so I didn't go in because I was driving!

Exploring on their own

They rented a car so that they could be independent of me, a little Terios like mine, but the new model. Just as well it was a 4 x 4!

They visited parts of the island that I have yet to see myself . . . .

Like Cas en Bas beach on the north-east (Atlantic) side of the island . . . . .

. . . . . where they saw some riders taking their horses into the sea for a swim!

Fun with the dogs, of course. On the beach . . . .

Elaine came too with Buddy Boy, the last one remaining of a litter of six pups she had raised in her tiny apartment. Her own four cats tolerate these intruders remarkably well.

Buddy Boy had never been outside Elaine's apartment before so this was a big adventure for him!

Buddy thought the beach was wonderful!

He enjoyed playing with my dogs too.

Buddy and Lazarus having a romp in the shade.

BB and Penny. Buddy's not quite sure about the water.

Penny and Lukas keeping an eye on Buddy Boy

. . . . . . and elsewhere

Laz wonders if what Sefton is doing on the kitchen counter might mean FOOD coming his way.

Lukas knows better and isn't interested.

Fifi had something important to tell Seff.

Sefton and Lukas having a water fight.

No wonder the pool 'deck' is permanently wet!

And Finally . . . . . . .

The time came for them to go home again.

I was sad when they left but I somehow think they will be back again before too long.