Saturday, June 11, 2011

ST. LUCIA!!!

yo yo yo!!! I am in st. Lucia right now. For those who don't know where that is, it is an island in the Caribbean.Usually, our family takes a trip for 1 week to a Caribbean island every summer. Usually it is later in the summer, but now, it is in the beginning, which is good, because no one is here. We woke up at 6:15 this morning, and got ourselves ready. Then, at 6:45 an SUV came and picked us up and drove us the the airport. When we got there, we went through the whole process, like getting our bags checked and scanning us for any weapon material. Then, at about 9, we arrived safely to where we needed to be in the airport. E1, all the way at the very end of the airport. Very last place. Of course, The flight got delayed. 1 hour, so we were just sitting there for more than an hour doing nothing. Finally, They were ready to board. At about 10:55, not 9:45, which was what it was supposed to be. When we got on, I realized, soon after, that we had no TVs on the back of the seats. I was really disapointed, because i didn't know what i would do for 4 hours and 12 minutes. I figured we didn't because we had to switch planes, because one was taking a REALLY long time. I hope we will have them on our way back. After we took off, we realized there were radios on each seat arm, and a TV that played 1 movie. I forgot what movie it was, because i couldn't watch it, because it was PG13. So, I just listened to channel 10 and 11 on the radio, read, and slept for the whole trip. Finally, we got to St. Lucia. The airport is really tiny, but there were not many people there, except the ones who had just gotten off the plane we had. We went through all that process, and rented a car (at first the car was too small for our bags, so we had to pay extra money for a bigger one, which took twice as long). Then, we were on the road again. We were told it would take us 2 hours to get to our destination, on the other side of the island. Oh brother. I slept for most of the time there. Other from our resort, St. Lucia is a really depressing place, with run-down buildings, and horrible hotels and houses. When we finally got to our resort, it was BEAUTIFUL!! Way different from the rest of the island. Thank goodness! It didn't take us but 1 and a half ours to get here. :) We checked in, and then we sat down in the open lobby area. I had kind of remembered that from when we went to St. Lucia last. 5 years ago. Then, they gave us these cold towels that smelled really good to cool our selves off. Then, we got fruit punch. The good Caribbean kind. :) YUM! After, we looked at the events for tomorrow. We are mostly going to stay in the hotel and go the the beach and the pool and stuff like that. After that, we took a shuttle up to our room. It is in walking distance, but that helped us with our bags. When we got to our room (btw the hotel is Wind Jammer), room 46, it was amazing. We got inside and we had 3 stories all to ourselves. There is a stair case leading down to Andrew, William, and I's room. It is so fun! it has 2 twin beds, a bath room, a closet, a porch, and a large lounging area, that can act as a reading area, and where someone is going to sleep each night. The 2nd floor has the kitchen, table, and living room, and TV. The third floor is mommie and dattie's. There room has 1 king bed, a bathroom, with a very large shower, and a closet (i think ours is a bit better). Then, out on their porch, is another stair case and an awesome view. The stairs lead to the roof. It has a really nice view. OH! on the 2nd floor, the main one, it has a porch. The porch has a table, an awesome view, and a plunge pool! It is quite small, but big enough! it is really cool. After we explored the house, we went and had dinner. It was just a beach side resturant. I had spaggettie (how do u spell that???) YUM!! Then, we took a small walk on the beach and up to our room. First, we checked our the pool nearby, the big one, and the resturant near that. It was nice. Then, we went to our room, and the 3 kids got into our small plunge pool for a while, while mommie and dattie sat out on the deck and talked. Then, we all went inside and took a fast shower and got ready for bed. Now, I am here, typing. :)
Well, I will post again tomorrow. CANT WAIT!! it will be a fun day!! :)





GRRR!!! i posted for Sunday, but it didn't save. awwww. I guess You wont here about that then. It was fun. beach, pool, n such. Fun. ya. Oh! and Grocery Store.



Ok. So, It is tuesday, and i forgot to post on Monday. THis is the best i can do.......


Well, I woke up around 9ish. Mommie, Dattie, and Andrew were back from their polaties (???) class on the beach. We had a quick breakfast, and then we headed to Parrot something or other beach/park. We had heard that the beach was one of the best on the island, so we brought our swim gear. The only problem was that the beach was WAY too crowded. (OH! i almost forgot. When we were parking, this man showed us where to park, and then he told us our futures. I dont remember anyone's but mine. One palm said i would be intelligent (no problem with that one) the other said that i would be in a movie. FUN!! But i dont believe in any of that mumbo jumbo. After all, the Bible says not to try to predict the future. Also, he gave us some kind on beans he found off the ground or somthing. stupid. Also, i was wearing my James and the Giant Peach shirt. real classy. now i know staring in a movie is not true.) wow! It was a holiday there, in St. Lucia, but idk what. Well, so then we just went to the park. We had a picknic for lunch. It was very delicious. Turkey sandwiches. Then, we took a look all around. There were old ruins of things from a past war in St. Lucia a long time ago. Then, when i was posing for a picture behind a tree, i was attacked by ants. No, and i mean literally. There was an ant hill i didn't see, and they were all over me. Horrible experience. Then, we went home. well, after we got an awesome picture, might be our Christmas Card!!! we got home just in time for william to go to the coconut bowling at the jacko (idk how to spell. It has a silent t at the end) club. It was on the back though. They rolled a coconut and hit these tin cans. The best part was, this is now our phrase of the day, when each person would bowl, the Jacko lady would go, "ROLL THAT COCONUT!!" in a really funny voice. :) Well, then andrew, dattie and i went down and took this scoobadiving demo thing. Dattie couldn't do it, becuase aparently he had too many medical issues. he had 5 yeses on his form he filled out. Well, all they did was give us the gear and then we just swam around close to shore. FUN! it was so cool! well, then, we went tubing. A boat took us out in 2 tubes at the same time. LIke attached with a rope. Andrew went with me, beacuse my parents didn't come down. it was fun! Then, we swam and stuff and then we went and got ready for dinner. William went to his little jacko club while we went to the Dragonfly. It was like a chinese and something else resturant. it was good. Then, we came home. GOOD DAY!!


well, now for today



Well, i woke up at 8:30, personal record for vacation, and the whole family went to the gym. we worked out for like 45 minutes. And it was a big long work out. Fun. Then, we went snorkling. A boat took us not too far off the resort. Just around the corner, and then we snorkeled there. The whole family went, but mommie didn't get in. Only take pics. It was really cool. Well, then, we came back and had hotdogs for lunch. They were good, as hot dogs often are. After that, we went back down the the beach and swam and stuff. Then, we went on the banana boat ride again. that was fun. again. After that we did a little more swimming and stuff, and then, we went back up and got ready for dinner. Then, we went to this place at Jammers (resturant). it was just a small party with free snacks and drinks. While we were there, william was at Jackos. The snacks were very good, as were the drinks. Then, we went to dinner. We went to Papa Dons. It was good. I had a pizza. the only problem was there was too much cheese. It was still really good. After that, we went down to pick up william. We were all really tired and decided not to go to the limbo contest on the beach. We came home, made popcorn, and sat down and watched some TV. Matilda. Silly movie says my mommie. Well, then, i had a quarter of a klondike. Then, everyone else went to bed. Now, i am here, all alone typing. I better get to bed. We have a big day tomorrow!!! post then!!! :)

HEY!! It is Thursday!!! I didn't post yesterday, because i was too tired. We had a really good day yesterday. Here it is.....


So, today, i woke up early. It was around 8:30ish. We had to be at the dock by 9. So, i had breakfast, got ready, and then we left. We went to the sports hut thing, and there was a boat (Exodus 3 i believe), with 2 people on it. Del and Nelson. Del was the captain of the boat. Nelson was his 1st mate. He was a young wipersnapper (long story. Word of the day). Then, we took off. First, we just went sightseeing around the island. It was really pretty, and yet not so pretty (like most of the building and such). Then, Del took us to many snorkeling spots. The first one was the best. Really pretty fish and coral and reefs and stuff. The next one was kind of plain. Not much coral or reefs, but many fish. We even saw a huge school of little tiny fish. So cute!! The next one was my personal second favorite. Lots of fish and reefs and coral too. Not as pretty though. Some point in all or goings, we stopped for a snack of pringles and doritos. Yum. Then, we went and had lunch. We had it at Doolittle's. In the bay we were at, was where Dr. Doolittle (the origional movie) was filmed. COOL!! We had it with Nelson, and talked to him and stuff over lunch. Del was not very social, but he was really funny and nice. After that, we stopped somewhere to get some ice cream/frozen yogurt (idk which one!). Then, we took off, again. We saw many houses, like McJagger's, and some peeps i had never heard of. One was roumered to be Oprah's. Then, we stopped one last place to go swimming. It was a rock arch in the ocean. The coolest thing about it was that Pirates of the Carribbean was filmed there. I believe, in the 1st movie, it was the cave they went into. SO COOL!!! :) After that, we had to go back to our resort. We had been out there for 8 hours. wow!! Long time!!! well, then, we played in the ocean for a few minutes, and went back up to our villa. Then, we just rested. I forgot what we had for dinner. Whoops. That was a really fun day!!!

Now today...

Today i woke up around 8:30ish. I had breakfast (yogurt), and then, our whole family went to the gym. We were there for almost an hour. We got a good workout! then, William and I went to The Jacko club. We tie-died t-shirts. They turned out to be pretty good. Mine was orange, green, and blue. The only other color was red. After that, We went down to the beach. well, i went up to the room and watched Paula Dean for a few minutes, then we went down to the beach. We played in the ocean and i played in the sand for some time. Then, we had lunch at a nearby resturant. I had a Cesar Salad. It was good. After that, we stayed around the beach for some time. We went to race crabs with the Jacko peeps. I didn't win any. :( Andrew won like 3 and got a ring pop. :( he wouldn't give any to me though. :( Then, we went to the Banana Boat again. That was fun. again. After that, we all took a family trip to the grocery store. It was fun. I got a pie. I LOVE PIE!!! :) It was apple. :) When we came back to the room, we made dinner. We had turkey burgers and mac-n-cheese. I made the mac. It was very good. Then, we all went to the pool next to papa dons. Andrew got a Taramisu. I had a bite, and it was delicious!! I had never had it before. Then, we swam a bit. Then, we came back to the room and got our showers and such. After we got ready for bed, i had my pie. I also had Guava ice cream that we got at the grocery store. Dattie and I sat together. Now, I am here. Well, I will post either tomorrow or the next day. POST then!!! :)



HEY!! it is Saturday!!! But, it is not over yet. I will do yesterday's post, NOW!!!!


Well, hi. "today" i woke up around, 9ish?? Idk really. Well, i got up and ate breakfast. Then, after i got all dressed and stuff, we went down to the lobby. There was a dude there, and we got in his bus. He was taking us to the treetop zip-lining. We had to make 1 more stop to another hotel, The Sandals, then, we went to the rainforest. It took about 45/1 hour to get there. When we got there, we were offered a nasty drink. Then, we got on all our gear and were taught how to zip-line. Also, mommie had a hairnet to keep her hair from getting in the line, and it was pretty funny! :) Then, we went on all the lines. There were 12, but 1 was very tiny. #10 i believe. Well, we had so much fun. Mommie was skeptical at first about doing it, but then she had a blast!! After that, we came back to our resort. OH! i almost forgot. while we were there, 1 worker dude found a snake. It was a boa. AWESOME!! He let the people who wanted to take a picture with it around our neck while he was holding the neck. I did, but my family was too scared. Then, we went back to our resort. We got ready, and then went to the tubing on the back of the boat. This time the whole family came. It was fun. Then, we hung around. Hit the pool. Well, not literally. And then, after that, we went to Jammers while william was at Jackos. I had a burger. Then, we came home, watched some Shark Tank, had some popcorn, and went to bed. Good day!!

Well, Today isn't over yet but i might just do so far......




Well, Today i woke up at 8:05. EARLY!! I stayed in bed until 8:20, and then got my book and read until 9 in bed. I am reading Stormbreaker. It is very good. Then, i came upstairs and had breakfast. Then, we all went to the gym. Well, all but Andrew. He was too tired. I did such a good workout that i am very sore now. Well, then, we came back and got ready and stuff. After that, we went to Rodney Bay (not too far away- 10 min. maybe) and had lunch. We had heard about this one place, but couldn't find it, so we at at the Bread Basket. I had a BLT on a baguett. It was really good!!! :) Then, we came back. After, we got all ready and went to the pool. We swam a bit, but then we all read for a long time. Well, William played on Dattie's phone. The rest of us read. After that, we all went to the beach. The water was too cold, so we didn't get in. Then, it started to rain, so we went into Jammer's and since it was happy hour, we all had a drink. I had a peach Virgin Daqri (or something) Then, we all came up to the room. We swam in the plunge pool, then took showers. Then, we had pizza and played Balderdash. It was really funny. Our phrase for the day is, "Michael, Give me a smatchet of that scrump gravy!!" ahahhaahha. long story. Now, i am typing, about to go watch some TV and make some popcorn. William just went to bed. BIBI!!! Post tomorrow or when we get home :(


HEY!! it is monday. And we are leaving today. I wanted to have a lot of time here before we had to leave at 11, so i woke up at 7:15. EARLY!! and that is what time it is right now. I am very tired. Ok. So here is yesterday.


"Today" i woke up at like, um, idk. Well, after i woke up i had breakfast and then got ready to go down to the beach. Later, we all went down to the beach. We played and read and stuff. Also, dattie made up a funny song about dirty birdies. That was our phrase of the day :) While we were there, we had lunch at Embers. I had ribs. YUM!! Later, we went to the Infinaty pool. We swam and played and stuff. OH. before that andrew and i went to the main pool and played pool volleyball. I won once and andrew won twice. After the infinity pool, we went back to our cabin. We finished packing, watched TV, and got ready for dinner. Then, we went to dinner. We went to Papa Dons. It was really good. I had buttered penne pasta. After that, we came home and made cookies while mommie and dattie went on a walk. They came back, and they had the cookies. They were a little overdone, but still really good. After that, we watched some Food Network. There was a new Star Chef or something. Then, i went upstairs with mommie, talked about SIX FLAGS on Tuesday (tomorrow!!!) and then i went to bed. It was a nice last day :)



i know it is thursday, but here is monday...


so, "today" i woke up early, as said before, and we went down to the beach one last time. Then, when we came back, we got ready to leave. Then, we went down to the lobby. We also went to give a pair of sunglasses to Dell, because he needed new ones, so we bought him some. :) Then, we drove to the airport. When we got there, we checked our bags, had BLT's that we brought, and then we waited and got on our plane. I slept on the plane for like an hour and a half. Then, i read for the rest of the time. I FINISHED MY BOOK!!! :) yeah me. It was the one for school that was long. When we got off, it was late. like 8:30. We went through the long customs, and then we found the guy that was driving us home (he had one of those signs that said "tomas Sabonis-Chafee" cool!!) then we went home. We got home at like 9:47. I said hi to mattie. YEAH!! :) and listened to my ipod, watched TV, then went to bed. SIX FLAGS TOMORROW!!


1 comment:

  1. So, I'm a little late (October!) but was just skimming back over your St. Lucia recap and was surprised it had no comments. I do so enjoy reading your entries and reliving some of the memories from months ago. I see your posting has thinned out since school started. I hope it picks back up! I love you!--Dattie

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