Happy and Luxurious in St Lucia
?Throw down a seed and it will sprout into a tree in no time? so they proudly say. This island stands out for her fertility. There?s poverty but no starvation. It?s self-sufficient with every kind of vegetation, flora, fauna and crops profiting. There?s organic produce along roadside stalls and the building of new homes begins with plantation first, construction second.
I decided to work my way up the island by road and by boat.
More than anywhere St. Lucia is best visited by being on the move. The thing to do is to change hotels every few days.

Starting from the international airport in the south I reached the Viceroy Sugar Beach (www.viceroyhotelsandresorts.com/en/sugarbeach). This American hotel has surely secured the choice location of the island. It?s between the famous twin peaks of Gros and Petit Piton These upright, precipitous mountains reach over two thousand feet in height and are the consequence of an historic earthquake balancing its neighbouring sea with equal depth. At the hotel the Guyanese imported white sand works perfectly and the ?New English? style of the villas? all-white interiors reinforced a sense of light, purity and space.
Onto Capella Marigot Bay (www.capellahotels.com/saintlucia). This hotel?s location couldn?t be more idyllic as it overlooks its marina. Here I got a strong sense of the nautical character of St. Lucia as I looked around at premier yachts berthed from all over the world. The bay is known as ?hurr...