St. Lucia is a tiny little Commonwealth country in the Caribbean, west of Barbados. It's a fairly poor country. Compared to other places I've been in this part of the world, I'd place it below Panama but above Nicaragua. They were also hit by a hurricane this October that did a lot of damage to the island's infrastructure.
Stepping off the plane on the island you're hit with this wave of heat and humidity. It instantly took me back to my time in Central America. Time to get used to feeling slightly sticky all the time! It's great though, the heat and humidity create this really lush jungle landscape.
After going through the fairly simple customs procedures I stepped outside and grabbed a cab to take me to my apartment on in Rodney Bay, on the north tip of the island. Due to the infrastructure damage, we had to take the longer route up the east side of the island. The east side is also the less developed side, so you really can see a lot of the natural beauty of St. Lucia.
After getting to my apartment I went down to the beach a hundred meters away and found a little beach front "restaurant". It seems like pretty much anyone with a shack and a burner can set up a restaurant here, so these tiny little operations are EVERYWHERE. You'll never go hungry in St. Lucia, that's for sure.
Now I'm getting settled in and getting ready for my first day on the project tomorrow!
