Had a lovely October 2013 Reading Week vacation in St. Lucia. Since we were surrounded by newlyweds, we took to calling it our second honeymoon. Our room was at the Halcyon, but as part of its package, Sandals offers a "stay at one, play at three" experience, so we were also able to visit the Grande and La Toc resorts via inter-hotel shuttles.
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| Sandals Halcyon: hot tub, beach, Kelly's Dockside Restaurant |
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| Sunset Pool |
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| Halcyon room |
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| the balcony |
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| bird @ the bar |
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| Sunset cruise to the Pitons |
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| holding onto my hat - the wind had already blown it into the cabin, and I didn't want to lose it a second time |
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| beach at Sandals Grande |
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| flags & dock at the Grande |
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| view from the stairs at the Grande |
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| Grande lobby |
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| Halcyon lobby; waiting for shuttle to Island Buggies tour |
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| Island Buggy |
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| Island farmer with golden apples, coconuts, star fruit, oranges; our guide and a few colleagues on the tour |
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| bananas |
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| getting fitted with a boa |
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| tour guide getting mud |
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| mud bath fun |
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| the hot spring pool |
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| washing off the mud |
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| waterfall |
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| Sandals La Toc |
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| Sandals La Toc |
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| sorkeling |
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| Halcyon cat chillaxin' at the Beach Bistro |
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| poolside bird |
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| Halcyon lobby |
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| close-up of the flora |
