Posted By: Lorie Roe
Lighthouses in Antigua, St. Lucia, & Barbados - 03/19/07 03:48 PM
John and I were on a Southern Caribbean cruise the end of February and first week of March. We started in San Juan. I have posted several pictures of El Morro in San Juan so I'll skip that lighthouse and move on to the next stops.
These pictures are of the St. John's lighthouse in Antigua. We walked to it from where the ship docked. It is not in very good condition. It is located behind a gas station so it's hard to get very good pictures.
Our next stop was Castries, St. Lucia. We asked a taxi driver to take us to the Vigie Light. He said we were the first people that had ever asked to be taken to the lighthouse. We stopped there for pictures and then went to Marigot Bay where they filmed "Pirates of the Caribbean".
These 2 pictures were taken as we we leaving St. Lucia.
Our last stop was in Barbados. Once again we asked a taxi driver if he could take us to the Hilton Hotel on Carlisle Bay. The Needhams Point lighthouse is on the grounds of the hotel. The tower is painted to match the color scheme of the hotel. This lighthouse is worth seeing just to go to the beach around the hotel. The sand is pink.
After enjoying a few hours on the beach, we grabbed another taxi and had him take us to South Point lighthouse near Christchurch. This lighthouse is in an industrial area. Another one that's not too easy to get a pretty picture.
These pictures are of the St. John's lighthouse in Antigua. We walked to it from where the ship docked. It is not in very good condition. It is located behind a gas station so it's hard to get very good pictures.
Our next stop was Castries, St. Lucia. We asked a taxi driver to take us to the Vigie Light. He said we were the first people that had ever asked to be taken to the lighthouse. We stopped there for pictures and then went to Marigot Bay where they filmed "Pirates of the Caribbean".
These 2 pictures were taken as we we leaving St. Lucia.
Our last stop was in Barbados. Once again we asked a taxi driver if he could take us to the Hilton Hotel on Carlisle Bay. The Needhams Point lighthouse is on the grounds of the hotel. The tower is painted to match the color scheme of the hotel. This lighthouse is worth seeing just to go to the beach around the hotel. The sand is pink.
After enjoying a few hours on the beach, we grabbed another taxi and had him take us to South Point lighthouse near Christchurch. This lighthouse is in an industrial area. Another one that's not too easy to get a pretty picture.
