St. Lucia - The Pitons

We motorsailed a few miles south to Soufriere (I know, I know, ALL the islands have at least one town called Soufriere. When naming things, the French weren't very imaginative. There are tons of "soufrieres" meaning "sulfur" and even more "basse-terres" meaning "low ground".) Soufriere is one of St. Lucia's marine management areas where they are trying to protect and conserve the natural resources. We picked up a park mooring (no anchoring allowed, but the mooring was screwed into the bottom - yay!) and were able to find some fabulous snorkeling right off the boat -- a huge variety of coral and all kinds of fish activity. We actually saw a couple of eels slithering around foraging for food instead of hiding in their holes. All of this within the shadow of St. Lucia's most well-known landmark, the Pitons. These are twin 2500 foot peaks that rise up out of the water like pillars; very tall, very steep. As we were approaching by sea, we had a magnificent view of the mountains in all their glory. Not sure the photos do it justice though.

Where we are:
Location=Soufriere, St. Lucia
Lat=13 51.385
Lon=61 04.063