If you want to do a little shopping before leaving town, stroll down Jeremie Street toward the bay to La Place Carenage. This waterfront shopping complex is a converted cargo shed. It has housed duty-free shops for years and was recently spruced up and expanded to include 27,000 square feet of new shops, art galleries, and restaurants. The top floor features an interactive historical display, and a new well-stocked tourist office is located on the ground floor. Shops and offices are open Monday through Friday, 9am to 4pm, and Saturday, 9am to 1pm. If a cruise ship is in port, they are open on Sunday, 9am to 4pm.
Sulfur springs and a charming stone church in Soufri re The beach and underwater sites at Scotts Head Views from the cliffs around Grand Bay The coastal road south of the fishing village of Loubiere takes you through lovely countryside to Soufri re Bay. Stop here to see the murals of vil-
King George eastern iowa airport code V Street is the major east/west road through town, and it is lined with balconied restaurants eastern iowa airport code and shops. Find it off Bay Front between the tourist office and Royal Bank of Canada, and follow it up toward Morne Bruce Hill to the Botanical Gardens. This 40-acre garden planted on a former sugarcane field thrives on approximately 85 inches of rain each year, and while some of the oldest vegetation has been destroyed by hurricanes, there are still 500 species of trees and plants to see. Take time to visit the aviary to view endangered Jaco and Sisserou parrots (they are bred in a research area behind the exhibition cages, but the lab is not open to the public), and get a reality check at the monument to Hurricane David a crushed school bus trapped under a giant baobab tree that was uprooted by the 1979 storm.
Private Boats If you re arriving on a private boat, you can dock at Rodney Bay, Castries, Marigot Bay and Vieux Fort. Rodney Bay and Marigot Bay offer shower facilities, eastern iowa airport code restaurants, grocery stores, and maintenance shops. St. Lucia is also a popular place to begin a sailing charter, and both Rodney Bay and Marigot Bay have major charter centers that rent crewed and bareboat yachts and sailboats. eastern iowa airport code
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