{"id":118,"date":"2015-05-22T16:02:07","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T16:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maltesefalcon.ca\/en\/?page_id=118"},"modified":"2015-05-22T17:01:21","modified_gmt":"2015-05-22T17:01:21","slug":"118-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.maltesefalcon.ca\/en\/118-2\/","title":{"rendered":"St Lucia Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Maltese Falcon getting ready to be launched for the trip all the way to St Martin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
This is th Black Pearl in the sunset<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Here it is being lowered into the water<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
This is the market in Castries the capital of St Lucia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The fruit and vegetables are cleaned to kill germs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
This is the fishing village in Gros-Islet St Lucia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Here I am helping hoist the main sail the sail was stored below for the hurricane season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
This is how they keep their houses cool by putting them on pillars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

25th November 2009
\nOur last few days in St Lucia coming to a close as we are planning to head north to Martinique on Saturday.
\nI am looking forward to see this French Islands where the money is the Euro same as in France Europe, this island is actually part of France and is represented in the French parliament<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reading while waiting for my pop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Helping out with the laundry, no washing machine or dryer on board<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
This is me laying down on the fridge which happens to be very comfortable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
View of Rodney Bay from fort Rodney<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Here we go this scarey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Finaly at the top of the mast 50 ft above the deck of the boat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
This is at Fort Rodney on top of Pigeon Island<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
This is the Pirates of the Caribbean ship in number one movie and it was called the Black Pearl,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\n

Launch day in St Lucia
\nNovember 18th 2009
\nThis was the most interesting day for me as we launched the boat and sleapt out in Rodney Bay near Pigeon Island. We had no mosquitoes to bother us so we had the best sleep so far since we got here a week ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maltese Falcon being picked up by the travel lift to launch. Here it is being lowered into the water<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
This is the moment i have been waiting for 1 week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women selling vegetables at the Castries market<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Learning to drive the dingy which is our transportation from boat to land<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Maltese Falcon as seen from the beach I swim from<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Waiting for our lunch in a local bar in Gros-Islet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Having a local snack in the shade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Here I am swimming at Pigeon Island<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
My favorite reading spot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Getting ready to be hoisted up the mast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Halfway up is even more scary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
This shot I took from the top of the mast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
he anchorage where we are anchored in the background<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Maltese Falcon getting ready to be launched for the trip all the way to St Martin This is th Black Pearl in the sunset Here it is being lowered into the water This is the market in Castries the capital of St Lucia The fruit and vegetables are cleaned to kill germs This is … Continue reading St Lucia Photos<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-118","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.maltesefalcon.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.maltesefalcon.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.maltesefalcon.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.maltesefalcon.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.maltesefalcon.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.maltesefalcon.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":183,"href":"http:\/\/www.maltesefalcon.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118\/revisions\/183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.maltesefalcon.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}