Concert

As many times before Polde and I went for an evening walk through Gros Islet last night. The town lays between the marina and the two resorts boarding with Pigeon Island. It has a beach with fine sand, where on weekends families bring their kids, their belongings and food to grill. A couple of years ago St. Lucia's government wanted to sell the beach, so that another resort would be build there, but town people protested and won. There are many skinny dogs laying or simply standing on the streets, waiting for the leftovers. There will be grilling going on soon in front of modest homes, chicken and fish with beans and rice. Mini bars are on every corner, but we never saw drunk people on the streets. Maybe we are there to early. The church, looking out of place standing tall among shacks, was lit up. Music attracted us and we came in to enjoy listening to the chorus of teenagers singing soul songs, accompanied by the guitarist, the saxophonist and the drummer. It was a moving experiance.