St Lucia Parliament

We hadn't planned a lot for today. Most of the shore excursions visited similar places than we visited yesterday and we didn't really fancy any of them. So we had breakfast on the balcony and watched the news, before deciding just to walk out into Castries to stretch our legs.

We stopped by the St Lucia Parliament to see if we could visit and were greeted by the Parliamentary Clerk, Ezma, who not only offered to show us the chamber, but invited the Speaker to meet us too! So armed with the knowledge of these two, we visited the single chamber (but a bicameral Parliament - they share the chamber) and learnt so much! The Speaker was actually an international overseer at the 2024 election and at Westminster Abbey for the 2022 jubilee celebrations. A superb visit!

We wandered back to the ship for lunch, stopping for a drink in the port to grab some WiFi which was more trouble than it was worth. Also, I've woken up with a small cold which is very frustrating.Läs mer