Rodney Bay Marina, St Lucia

Rodney Bay Marina is soon to have some new development works carried out under the new ownership of Island Global Yachting. Rumours have it that the pontoons are going to be changed and extended significantly and that the entrance through the cut is going to be dredged further.

Speaking to Cuthbert Didier, the marina manager, there is currently no finalised plan for the buildings.

However things remain as normal within the marina itself. Scuttlebuts continues to offer decent food as does Bosun's Locker upstairs. Cafe Ole is still great for a nice sandwich, coffee or good croissant.

The chandlery, Island Global Yachting does an excellent job here and you will find one of the better stocked chandleries in the English speaking islands here.

Down on Beach Road, by Reduit beach, everything keeps going and a bear up at the St Lucia Yacht Club, now managed by Randy is still as enjoyable as ever. What a bay!

Apparently a new restaurante / deli is opening up on the strip. Its called Delirious and is being opened by Michele & Duncan Ince. When I return to the Caribbean in March, I'll report back on what its like!

Unfortunately, The Great House is now closed meaning St Lucia has lost one of its better restaurants. Shame.

Its all really changing here now what with developments like The Landings, the changes at the marina, the Raffles development. Some are saying that St Lucia is the new Barbados. Rodney Bay is clearly at the forefront of this change.

Some have eaten at The Edge during our last trip over Christmas and the reports are that the food here is as good as it ever was.

At Cas-en-Bas essentialy over to the east of the island from Rodney Bay, Discovery Resort have built a fabulous little bar, perfect for that romantic drink.