Mar 4 St Lucia

We arrive in St. Lucia on a Sunday.  Not much was open, but we walked around and had a good time just exploring.  We were here during the ATW cruise of 2016 and had taken a ship's excursion.

Immediately next to our dock was a large shopping area.  Many shops were closed for Sunday, but we were able to buy a few things.

 We docked at the northern dock, about a mile from the downtown.  There was a water taxi available, $5 roundtrip.

 The city tour trolley was running, actually full of Riviera people on an excursion.  We happened to follow the tour bus down the street to the...

 ...local cathedral, where Mass had just finished.  Families in their Sunday best were leaving the church and talking in small groups.  We sort of merged into the excursion group and entered the Church where we could admire it.

 The church had sustained some damage during one of last years hurricanes.  But it was still beautiful.

 Some churchgoers underneath a flowering tree that sets off their clothing choices.

 Derek Wolcott Square is right across the street.  It was locked so you couldn't enter, and still had Christmas decorations up.

Just outside the park we came across a group of cricketeers, waiting for the bus to pick them up and take them to the game (match?  test?). 

 This was the team captain.  In his Tampa Bay Buccaneers hat.

 The water taxi comes to pick us up.

 Passengers aren't the only ones who have to endure lifeboat drills.  As we water taxi'd back to northern dock, the crew was manning their lifeboat stations.

Our water taxi captain