2006 - St Lucia

We went to St. Lucia for our honeymoon in August of 2006. We stayed at one of the three Sandal all inclusive resorts on the island, The Regency. We did take a day trip over the The Grande resort. If you stay at one of the three Sandals resorts they provide a free shuttle between the resorts and you can access any one of them for free, including the restaurants. The Grande was so pretty and I really liked that resort. If it hadn't been under construciton while we were there I think I would have preferred that resort over the Regency.

 
St. Lucia was beautiful and the beaches are amazing. We took a guided tour of the island with Cosol Tours. It was a great tour and we learned a lot about the people of St. Lucia, their bananna exporting and the volcano. Definitely worth the money and the time (it takes all day). My favorite excursion was the 4 hour horseback ride on the beach, however, the title of this excursion is a bit misleading. You are not on a horse for four hours, probalby about an hour total. You ride along a road and through a little wooded area to the beach. Once at the beach you dismount, enjoy a "barbecue" and a walk (on your own feet) along the beach. They have about 4 larger horses that you can ride out into the water. Mike and I both were confident enough riders that we took the horses out into the water on our own multiple times.