Rock Shic: St Lucia

St Lucia

03/21/2017

#802 A Rainforest Spa High in Sugar Mountain, St. Lucia

Feeling like a light hike post treatments? Why yes please! #sugarloaf #viceroy #spalife #luxe

Post spa and feeling rejuvenated! #SpaPower #SugarBeach

Good morning! This mamma actually crashed last night whilst feeding my munchkin #2, and then woke up SUPER DUPER early on her own (I won’t tell you just how early to spare you the shock). These days, once my little one settles in he can pretty much sleep through the night, which is nice – I’ll tell you more about that another time. In fact, more often than not I’m the one who needs to get HIM up as he’s truly NOT a morning person.

What can I say… the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

Though between my quick jaunt to NYC last week, and my upcoming trip to Arizona, I’ll likely be getting up quite early myself, so this new routine is good for me!

Speaking of routine… given everything that’s been going on I figured it was high time to get some SPA TIME on the docket! I can’t tell you the last time I’ve gotten a proper massage (maybe pre-natal at the Great Jones Spa down in Noho?). So, in honor of our upcoming SPA ESCAPADE in Arizona, I’ll be sharing some photos from one of my favorite spa that I visited during our family trip to St. Lucia.

Nestled right in between the famed pitons on Sugarloaf, this is the spot for you! You’ve seen my earlier review about the Viceroy hotel on Sugar Beach, but never about the spa itself (which truly deserves its own review!). Apart from the deeply relaxing treatment I had (and believe me mamma needed some chill time during that particular period of high-power stress… why is May NEVER relaxing??), the experience itself was bar none. I never thought that I would feel like a little woodland nymph prancing in the forest, from one tree house to another, but there I was! The whole thing somehow made me feel like I was on the set of FernGully – in the most positive way I might add.

Apart from the mood setting, which was fabulous, you also get to enjoy some adult-only time (key when traveling with little people!) where you can just sit back and recline in the waiting room that literally feel like a floating lounge in and amongst the wilderness… so cool! Oh, and dare I say that the private pool time at the very end was amazing as well. I suppose if you want to get revved up after treatment, you can always go for a light hike around those tree bridges. Once you get up high you can get another glimpse of the magnificent Pitons, which you never get tired of admiring.

This is luxury pampering and relaxation at its best in a paradise location, so the only thing I can say is – you must GO! In the meantime… I hope you enjoy these shots mamma took in her then trance-like state of ecstasy.

Posted on 03/21/2017 at 03:44 AM in Spa, St Lucia, Viceroy | Permalink | Comments (0)

03/14/2017

#800 Brunching with my Baby in St. Lucia – Ladera Resort

Well hello hello! I blink and nearly a week has gone by… the weekend has come and gone, we’ve had some possible false alarms with Munchkin #2 (he hasn’t been feeding well so we’ve been really wracking our brains on what to do, but thankfully it seems like things are on the mend!!).

Then again, I suppose this is what life is like as parents – always questioning yourself and overthinking everything. Or, perhaps, as a friend pointed out, it’s because we’re inherently New Yorkers so we just naturally like to over-complicate things?

In any case, I’m slowly coming out of my funk now, and again playing catch up (I tell ya, I’m still waiting for that magical “day” or perhaps even “week” when everything is aligned and thereby work exactly as it should but I doubt that’s ever going to happen!!).

I did mention, during one of my previous posts this month, that March is ALL about organization -- which means sorting through my old memory archives, in preparation for a new iPhone (haha, I know – it sounds so silly, but as a blogger, writer, photographer, I rely so heavily on my phone it's ridiculous… and when my phone is askew, well… it can really turn my life topsy turvey).

These photos were taken during our family vacay in St. Lucia (almost two years ago now!!). I look back at them quite fondly, and a part of it makes me just a tad sad, knowing that we were able to shower our Nuke Baby with so much love and care… we truly rolled out the red carpet for him in all facets!

Of course, we still love and adore our Rockshic Baby #1 to pieces, but our time and resources are now divided among the two boys instead of one, which in itself is a life changing prospect (I’ll get to that some other time!).

That said, brunch at the eco-chic Ladera Resort in St. Lucia (at their restaurant called Dasheene) was simply magnificent!!! Truly everything I thought it would be (and made renting a car on the tropical island worth the extra bucks). The resort itself was a small drive from our hotel (we stayed at nearby Viceroy Hotel on Sugarbeach), and the views of the Piton Mountain were positively stunning (really, with a view like that, who cares about the food?).

I loved, btw, that each table had its own little squirt gun to scare away the birds, truly a nice! touch! The menu is all about sustainable cooking using locally sourced ingredients, but it’s the yam basket, roast conch, and coconut rum spices that really got me!!! As far as scenic family dining goes, this one takes the cake.

All the more reason to go back to St. Lucia I say! Once we sort out our routine now that we’re traveling as a tribe of four. We’ve already made it to Tribeca and then sunny Southwest Florida… now just need to aim for the Caribbean!

Related:

Family Boat Ride in St. Lucia

Our Getaway to St. Lucia -- at the Viceroy Sugar Beach

Posted on 03/14/2017 at 11:24 PM in St Lucia | Permalink | Comments (0)

07/03/2015

#681 A Family Boat Ride in St. Lucia

Happy Friday!

Today rings extra special, as both hubby and I got an extra day off from work (unexpectedly I might add) to spend with our Nuke baby as a family. Lately, these moments have been so rare that when it does happen, I almost don’t know what to do with myself!

I’ve also come to realize that, sometimes, it’s just as important to sit back and do absolutely nothing at all, apart from savoring the moment as it is. In fact, I’m writing as we speak – with my little man sleeping in his room, and my big guy sleeping in our bedroom next door. The apartment is peaceful, and I am able to relax and reflect.

Really, I couldn’t ask for anything more!!

As I went back into my archives, I dug these photos, which were taken on the day of my birthday this year – when we’d taken a boat ride in St. Lucia (see here for my full toast on our stay at the Viceroy Sugar Beach).

Our little sunset aquatic excursion, not to mention the entire trip to St. Lucia , was nothing short of sheer magic for us as a family – and our baby son absolutely loved it! He was such a happy, active little boy, bouncing up and down, pointing at the ocean, and even (gasp!) pole dancing inside the boat for all to see. We had an absolute blast… pity he won’t be able to remember this later, though that’s what photographs are for, isn’t it!

Posted on 07/03/2015 at 01:38 PM in St Lucia | Permalink | Comments (0)

05/27/2015

#672 Family getaway in St. Lucia

Views from our villa balcony at the Viceroy Sugar Beach

Well hello there Internet!! It has been more than a week since my last post about the upcoming preschool panel I'll be hosting on June 10th, and this mamma's been all over the grid lately. We spent the bulk of last week blissfully tucked away at the beautiful Viceroy hotel in St. Lucia, our villa overlooking the magestic pitons. Despite the arduous journey (four and a half hours becomes a bit tedious at hour three, though munchkin did sleep both ways and we tried to come as battle prepped as possible, more on this later), we seriously thought that we made it to nirvana when we arrived at our villa (Villa #503). We were upgraded to the Grand Luxury suite, which includes our own plunge pool (with amazing views), plus a separate living room (very key, since that's where the little man slept at night). For four days straight we frolicked in the pool, explored the rainforest spa, played with sand on the glorious Sugar Beach, went on a family sunset cruise on the ocean, and even explored the nearby live volcano, followed by a (light) mud bath on-site. It was extremely cool!

Below are some photos from our trip, all taken at the Viceroy hotel. Our butler and staff really went above and beyond to make every moment of our trip extra special. I'll be sure to add more features of our family adventures soon.... But in the meantime, you can check out my Instagram feeds for some additional captures of our first ever Caribbean holiday as a family of three! Oh, and feel free to follow me on a live tour of our villa both below and on Rockshic Style YouTube!