St Lucia - Around the resort (Sandals Grande)

We spent the 2nd to the last week of April in St. Lucia at the Sandals Grande Resort. The following couple of posts are from the trip. It was a very relaxing stay as well as a great photography experience. The resort and sunsets were amazing, with the weather absolutely perfect for the whole stay.

The focal point of the resort is the Sandals Tower, which has a swim up bar along the base.

The resort hosts a large number of weddings and honeymoons. One of the extras they offer is a sunset dinner on the beach. Each night, up and down the beach, the staff would setup these tables, chairs, and place settings. At the head of each table were two tiki torches that were decorated by fresh flowers from the resort.

The main lobby of the resort.

Another extra offered were seaside cabanas which featured a bed to lay on.

The main restaurant was located just to one side of the main pool, with included a view of the beach and Rodney Bay as well.

St Lucia - Outside of the resort

We took two trips off the resort on two different days. The first trip was to the local Pigeon Island National Park, which could be seen from the resort, and the other was the Simon Says speedboat tour down the southern coast of the island.

The first few shots below are from the speedboat tour, which included a stop at a somewhat less populated beach, as well as a stop at the Grand Tetons.

The following shots below are from the Pigeon Island National Park, which was located just down the road from the Sandals Grande.

Pigeon Island is comprised of two mountains, the smaller southern peak is shown below. This housed an observation fort that had been used in colonial days and as recently as WWII.

The three photos directly below are the view from the resort.

The remaining shots below are from the observation point. You can see this point in the photo above, it is located on the left side of the peak, just before the walkway heads on a diagonal to the top right.

A series of closer and closer photos of the Sandals Grande resort that we stayed in.

St Lucia - Sunset & Night

The following shots were taken on our recent trip to St Lucia. The sunsets and overall atmosphere was amazing for this week in paradise.

The shot below was taken on an almost full moon night, it really helped to illuminate the beach.

Town of Rodney Bay, St Lucia.

The moon setting over the ocean early one morning.

Sandals Grande Tower - This subject was the focal point of the resort. The tower is located at the base of the main pool, and features a swim up bar along the entire edge of the tower. With the pool undisturbed at night, it made for some great reflection shots, such as the one below.

One of the most colorful sunsets during our stay.