Island Hopping

History of St. Lucia Known as the Helen of the West, this 238.23 sq mi picturesque destination is our second feature. St. Lucia was first settled by Arawak Indians around 200 A.D., though by 800 their culture had been superseded by that of the Caribs. These early Amerindian cultures called the island "Iouanalao" and "Hewanorra," meaning "Island of the Iguanas." There was no European presence established on the island until its settlement in the 1550s by the notorious buccaneer Francois le Clerc, a.k.a. Jambe de Bois, or Wooden Leg. Peg-Leg le Clerc set up a fine little base on Pigeon Island, from whence he issued forth to prey upon unwitting and treasure-laden Spanish galleons. Around 1600, the Dutch arrived, establishing a fortified base at Vieux Fort. The first attempt at colonization occurred just a few years later, in 1605. An unfortunate party of English colonists, headed to Guyana on the good ship Olive Branch, landed on St. Lucia after hav

Located in the Atlantic Ocean, this 166 square mile gem of white sand beaches and crystal-clear waters is our first feature. Known as ‘the land of the flying fish’, Barbados, originally named ‘Los Barbados’, meaning ‘the bearded ones’ derived its name from the Bearded Fig Trees once found in abundance on the island. Historically, Barbados was an English/British colony dating back from when the first permanent settlers arrived in 1627.Bussa's Rebellion which occurred in 1816 was the largest slave revolt in Barbadian history and was also the first of three large-scale slave rebellions in the British West Indies. Gaining independence on November 30th, 1966, this island boasts of many attractions. Attractions that range from a visit to an underground cave, to a splash into its clear sea waters, to inland safaris as you explore the island's terrains, to aerial treks across huge gullies of lush vegetation, to surfing the waves in the Soup Bowl down in Bathsheba, to spending your