Covid-19 Getaway

December 29th- January 3rd- Serrana Villa

Day 1: Dec. 29th

Arriver, went to the grocery Store for food, drinks and snacks. Decided to go to Pier 28 (local restaurant) for drinks. They have good fries and excellent jerk wings, we also grabbed their spicy wings too, but preferred the jerk, hands down.

Pier-28 – 8/10 – jerk wings – yummy

Day 2:Dec. 30th ‘’2020 almost over’’

Started the morning going to ATM Machine in town then to Zakas for a local cup of coffee $8ec. They grow and grind their own coffee, very good.

Wanted to visit the beach, was told only options because of Covid was Hummingbird and Magretoute beach. We chose magretoute, it was decent not great. Beach chairs and umbrellas $10isd each plus food. Spent 4 hours there. Bill $56USD plus tip.

For dinner we visited Orlando’s restaurant In town for his tatsing menu. Authentic Caribbean Cuisine was amazing. Orlando is a genuine poison who provides excellent service.

Orlando (whatsapp) +1 758 784 6211

Instagram: @Orlandos.stl

Day 3: Dec. 31st 2020 (last day of 2020 😊)

Covid restrictions at Better beaches ☹ Being told the better beached were not an option for us :Sugar Beach and Anse Chastanet. We decided to leave Soufriere for the day to visit Rodney Bay in the north. We thought since it is New Years Eve there would be  more to do.

Trip to Rodney Bay takes 1 hour 30 minutes with no traffic. Costs $70usd or $190ecd

Rodney Bay : Found out about Kendele (taxi) from the host. Kendele has a nice car. There is a duty free liquor store at the mall across from KFC near Dominos pizza. The owner/ Manger is a jerk but the liquor is 50% cheaper than the wine store across the street.

For dinner we booked a restaurant at Big Chef Steak House in Rodney Bay near shopping mall. Restaurant was very nice. Recommend reservations. Steaks service was excellent. Wine list is lacking for having such fine cuts of meat.

Kendele (Rodney Bay Taxi) - +1 758 584 8744- 10/10

Duty free liquor store prices 10/10- service 1/10

Big Chef Steak House – 9/10- need better wines to accompany steaks

END OF 2020

Day 4: January 1st 2021

Rodney Bay St. Lucia 

Decided to go to Reduit Beach while in Rodney Bay. Nice beach, chairs and umbrellas only $10ec each. Must bring towels!! Restaurants near by, not a plush beach, very chill and relaxing. Waves kinda aggressive. And another option is Pigeon Island Beach , stopped by there also, very nice, more restaurant options.

My friends suggested Dukes place in Rodney Bay for local fish and lobster. Only open on Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 10:30pm because of Covid.

That night we stayed near a local pizzeria. SO we decided to stop by the Italian restaurant. The owner is amazing, very knowledgeable and he had many recommendations, many places to go and things to do.

Rodney Bay recommendations

KeeBEees Restaurant – 9/10

Reduit Beach- 8.5/10

Dukes Place- 9/10 

Key Largo’s Italian – 9.5/10

We were also recommended to try the Naked fisherman (Cap Maison) @thenakedfishermanstlucia
Live Music and band also DJ.

Day 5: January 2nd 2021

Rodney Bay to Soufriere.

While in Soufriere we met another couple, so we decided to split a fishing carter. We asked our driver Kendele to bring us back to Soufriere. Kendele charged US$70.00 plus tip. We stopped on our way down at the look out point and sites. Trip took 2 hours because of the 3-4 stops which was totally worth it.

Rented a fishing charter  from David & Marcus. Unfortunately we do not have more details as the other couple booked while at the docks in Soufriere. We did see Mystic Man Boat. 

IG- @mystic_man_tours

Confirmed with my wife, David works for Mystic Man tours so you can reach out to him there.

The fishing is Amazing! David knows exactly what to do to help you and catch fish. We caught 2 barracudas  1 3lbs and the other 40 lbs, we caught the fish within the first hour. So we went further offshore where they caught a bisser fish ei. blue malin.

The fishing hour is great! Because you are able to see the shoreline, beaches and Pitons from the boat. So peaceful and beautiful. While my friend and I fish, our wives drank rum and beer and enjoyed the views. Sometimes for everyone.

The fish was take to stonefield hotelwhere our friends were staying and their chef agreed to clean and prepare them. We had dinner at Mango Tree. They didn’t charge for the fish so we paid for drinks and sides total bill $100ec.

Kendele’s taxi ride  from Rodney bay to Soufriere- 10/10

Fishing Charter coast if St. Lucia -100/10

Once in a lifetime

Day 6: Sunday Jan. 3rd 20201 – Last Day at Serrana Villa 

So we have another week in St. Lucia mot likely we will stop writing in Serrana Guest book and Write in Sargas Guest book. You noticed that we have not gone to Sulphur springs, botanical gardens, waterfalls, hotel chocolat (dinner) or many other activities in the area. Today we plan to relax, maybe fly the drone and prepare to change villas

We sincerely hope our notes help you. So far we have loved our visit. Thank you Janus, Ramiah, Jordan and the countless drivers that have taken us around. Enjoy your trip and relax, the people of St. Lucia are so amazing. Definitely planning to return to St. Lucia in the future.

Thank you for reading!!
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Peace, love and Happiness in 2021
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