Stephen James
Beginnende strandganger
Het bereiken van dit prachtige strand is een fluitje van een cent als je je weg maakt door Ti Kaye Resort. Een kleine $ 10 / persoon poorttoeslag, die kan worden gebruikt als kredieten in het restaurant, zal je toegang geven om je voertuig rechtstreeks aan de kust te parkeren. Het eten en de dranken die hier worden geserveerd, zijn van uitstekende kwaliteit en de snorkelmogelijkheden zijn gewoon adembenemend. Voor de ultieme snorkelervaring, ga naar de noordkant van het strand. Dit strand is een verborgen juweel, afgelegen en rustig, waardoor je kunt genieten van de sereniteit van de plaats, met nauwelijks andere bezoekers in de buurt.
A lovely beach with amazing snorkeling opportunities, lots of coral and fish!
However - this beach is let down by the aggressive kayak salespeople who simply do not leave you alone. As I walked on to the beach they immediately began calling me over, and I politely declined. Some men then approached me on the beach offering to take me snorkeling, I again declined despite their persistence. Then, as I entered the water, a man on a kayak blocked my way, first asking me lots of questions about my visit to St Lucia, then he started the aggressive sales tactics, telling me I needed a guide to snorkel, trying to tell me that I wasn't capable of seeing everything myself. I tried to access the water but he kept his kayak positioned in front of me. His sales tactics became more and more forceful despite my numerous objections. Thankfully, a tourist boat came in and he was distracted by the other visitors so I got to snorkel in peace eventually. I'm all for supporting local businesses, however, this guy and his 'colleagues' need to take no for an answer and let people enjoy the beach. It was especially worrying that he kept asking me how I got to the beach and when I said that I drove he seemed very interested in the fact that I'd came by car. I'd hidden my keys under a rock on the beach and Thankfully parked my car in the hotel private parking lot ($10 for parking) so it was safe.
I wouldn't mind at all if he tried his sales then went away when I said no, but the aggressive sales tactics made me very uncomfortable.
5 stars for the beach 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
0 stars for the kayak salespeople