• St Lucian cuisine: National specialties: • Red snapper.
• Kingfish.
• Lambi (conch).
• Callalou soup. • Souse (pickled meat or seafood).
National drinks: • Sea-moss drink.
• Vincentian beer and rum, a major ingredient in punch and cocktails.
• A wide variety of local exotic fruit juices.
• Shopping:Designs on sea-island cottons can be bought and made up into clothes within a few days at a number of shops. Handicrafts and all varieties of straw-made items, grass rugs and other souvenirs can be bought at a number of workshops and gift shops.
Shopping hours
Mon-Fri 0800-1200 and 1300-1600, Sat 0800-1200.
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• Currency: East Caribbean $ but US$ are widely accepted
• Places to Visit: Kingstown, Botanical Gardens, Fort Charlotte, Tinity Falls
St Vincent Itinerary
Arrive Kingstown
08:00 EDT
Depart Kingstown
18:00 EDT
Geographical Alignment: 13°10′N 61°14′W
Time Band: 4 hours behind UK GMT (EDT - 1) and
5 hours behind UK BST (British Summer Time) (EDT)
St Vincent does not alter its clocks for daylight saving as it is so close to the equator
Saint Vincent island is 18 miles long and 11 miles wide and is located 100 miles west of Barbados. It is dominated by the 4,048-foot-high, active volcano, called La Soufriere, which erupted violently in 1812 and 1902. The most recent eruption was on "Black Friday" [which was also the Christian 'Good Friday' for that year], April 13, 1979.
Saint Vincent is the cultural hub of the islands, where most of the population live. Kingstown, along its southwestern shore, is the country's capital, a bubbly cultural affair marked by a decidedly relaxing West Indies atmosphere. The island affords a number of great hikes, most notable of which is the journey up the La Soufriére volcano, a tall active volcano as majestic as it is volatile.
Grenada
