Wednesday, March 29
Our ship docked a bit out of town today so we took a short taxi ride to reach the town and main port area. This had a Princess and Celebrity ship docked there today and it was very busy in the port shops. In all these islands the shops that cater for the tourists consist of jewellery, watch and clothes shops, and most of the clothes are in the bright Caribbean colours which look good here but "over the top" at home!
We wandered into town to check out the main sights, taking in the local market, the National Museum, St. George's Anglican Church, a nice old clock (that wasn't working) in the middle of a roundabout called The Circus and Independence Square.
The locals were very friendly, and at St. George's we could climb to the roof to check out the view - Al chose to do this and it was very strenuous! After climbing a twisting stone stairway he then had to climb 4 very steep wooden ladders, with the last one leading directly onto the corrugated tin roof. The view was spectacular, but then the decent was even harder and it really took its toll on his legs.
After some refreshments we returned to the port for some shopping before heading back to the ship. We had planned to sit around the pool until we sailed but the sun disappeared behind some big clouds so we showered and went to early dinner.
Our ship docked a bit out of town today so we took a short taxi ride to reach the town and main port area. This had a Princess and Celebrity ship docked there today and it was very busy in the port shops. In all these islands the shops that cater for the tourists consist of jewellery, watch and clothes shops, and most of the clothes are in the bright Caribbean colours which look good here but "over the top" at home!
We wandered into town to check out the main sights, taking in the local market, the National Museum, St. George's Anglican Church, a nice old clock (that wasn't working) in the middle of a roundabout called The Circus and Independence Square.
The locals were very friendly, and at St. George's we could climb to the roof to check out the view - Al chose to do this and it was very strenuous! After climbing a twisting stone stairway he then had to climb 4 very steep wooden ladders, with the last one leading directly onto the corrugated tin roof. The view was spectacular, but then the decent was even harder and it really took its toll on his legs.
After some refreshments we returned to the port for some shopping before heading back to the ship. We had planned to sit around the pool until we sailed but the sun disappeared behind some big clouds so we showered and went to early dinner.
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