Our Embarrassment of Mangos

While on our second island tour we asked to go to the Vigie Peninsula which is next to the airport in Castries. It is interesting in that the airport has isolated it from the busyness of Castries. So there is an aura of peace and tranquility about it. Some of that may be the fact that you drive by the beach front cemetery with its raised white washed crypts which are sandwiched between the airport and the public beach. The area was once a location for some significant military structures but most of the ruins have been assimilated into present day establishments. Their previous use is obvious by the architecture but now are either apartments or businesses. There are some ruins that the trees are trying reclaim, you can see they still have potential with a fabulous view of Castries harbour. Getting to the mangos....the area is so quiet and full of high-end homes there is very little traffic so we passed an area where the gutters were literally full of mangos fallen from one huge tree. Since we were stopped at the end of the road anyway we went back and picked up about 20 pounds of them. (See the picture) They taste wonderful. We have managed to give most of them away but are saving enough to make some chutney. While we were there we also visited the Vigie Lighthouse, enjoyed the views and spoke with the attendant who controls the traffic into Castries harbour. All-in-all a worthwhile inclusion to our island tour.