July 14, 2009
By: WorldBeach
Category: Best Beach Vacation, Honeymoon Vacation
St. Lucia Located in the eastern Caribbean Sea, the 27-mile-long, 14-mile-wide tropical paradise of St. Lucia is one of the Windward Islands and its picturesque pink-sand beaches, turquoise waters and jutting mountains have made it hugely popular as a honeymoon spot. But not only newlyweds can appreciate the island’s natural beauty; bachelors can also enjoy all that St. Lucia has to offer. With a volcano to explore, rum distilleries to drink dry and waves to water-ski, it isn’t all about candlelit dinners
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July 08, 2009
By: WorldBeach
Category: Best Beach Vacation
Pink Sands Beach located on Harbour Island in the Bahamas, just 50 miles east of Nassau. So close to mainland USA that to miss this beauty would be unforgivable. So, we didn’t. And others make it a point to visit this wonder of nature as well. Harbour Island is a tiny speck, only and so narrow, you can easily see the other “coast”. Whoever first set foot here 3 1/2 miles long truly found paradise. It has one of the oldest Bahamian communities. Know the pictures of pastel colored houses? They’re here! From the 1800′s right on the shoreline, what a memory.
If you’re here for the beaches, make sure you take in the culture. Walking is best, followed by a nice ride on a golf cart. We were thinking that stocks in the local golf cart mechanic might be a winner. A real treat and “winner” as well is the food here. Don’t let “conch” scare you. Yes, it’s related to the snail, but tastes totally different.
The beach is pink because of the red coral in the area. Mixed with the white sand it appears pink. What was striking to us is the contrast with the deep blue sky and the green vegetation. Opportunities for pictures abound. Best times are early morning before you get too many harsh shadows messing up your shot, and late in the afternoon. Don’t worry about not having enough light. The sun is almost always shining here. Rain showers occur mid afternoon. The shore slopes slowly and the sandy bottom goes for quite a ways out. Some coral remnants and rocks are clustered about, but no need for shoes. Try walking as far as you can on the beach. If you’re not thinking of going in the water, take a set of good walkie-talkies from home and keep in touch as you both explore this side of the island.
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