Ana & Sam in St. Lucia: Archive

Sam in the 2011 Nelson Soapbox Derby

Not sure who had more fun — Sam or me! Posted via email from chrismcgrath.com | Comment »

Sep 28th

How to Spend a Day in St. Lucia

My family and I lived in Soufriere, St. Lucia for 4 months last year. A friend just emailed and said his parents are on a Caribbean cruise and will be stopping in St. Lucia for a day. What should they do? Here’s how I replied… St. Lucia is not Hawaii. It can be raw and gritty and pretty unforgiving. A couple of things to NOT do: Don’t go shopping — there’s no...

Mar 9th

Reuben & Kitty

3 kittens were born shortly before we arrived in St. Lucia. Reuben’s gotten used to them. More importantly, they’ve gotten used to Reuben. Posted via web from chrismcgrath.com | Comment »

Mar 18th

Ana & Sam Conquer Gros Piton, St. Lucia

Ana writes: We climbed Grows piton. There was a rock about 20 feet high. There is a old mango tree that is 300 years old. We had a guide her name was Suanne. You can see the hole island from the top. It takes 4 hours to go up and down. And I made it!! Sam writes: We hiked Gros Petone it is a mawtin we so a volcaroo wuts that roc floo throo the eur ene was is.S Posted via email from...

Mar 18th

Soufriere Primary School "Marathon"

Ana & Sam raced the annual Soufriere Infant School (K-2) “Marathon” on Friday. It’s a 3km foot race around town with most of the 300 students participating. Posted via email from chrismcgrath.com | Comment »

Feb 28th

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[Sam] [Journal] Snorkelling

We wet SNORCULIN! i HaD to Get iN to the water I JUPed 3 Fet iT WUS SCe Posted via email from chrismcgrath.com | Comment »

Jan 26th

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[Ana] Parts of a Catamaran

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Jan 26th

[Ana] [Journal] Pick up

We rode in the back of a pick up. We saw lots of stars. I squatted!! My Dad rode in the back of a pick up. He saw in Shuawzell a this is what he saw: ocean, the view, houses, sun and feilds. It was buityful!! And my mom and dad went out for a date. Posted via email from chrismcgrath.com | Comment »

Jan 25th

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[Ana] [Journal] New Jewrewslem

We went to New Jewrewslem. There are 3 pools. Ones Hot with 3 showers coming in to the pool. The second one is warm with 2 showers coming in to the pool. The third is cold with one shower coming in to the pool. The Hot is up High the warm is down low the cold is the lowest. Were you have to get to the pools is like the botanical gardens. Aha!! (its a jungle) my friends were suprised cause I...

Jan 25th

[Ana] [Creative Writing] Masschivyes Nancy

One day Nancy was geting ready for a party. She thot out loud I’ll steal my mom’s braslet and Ipod. So she did. Meanwhile her big sister was liesting as youshwell. Ok now she snuck out to the party and had a great time. But when she got home her sister was waiting for her and then marched her to the mom and the mom was mad. But Nancy felt bad gave the stuff back. so the Mom for gave...

Jan 15th

[Ana] Lots of stuff

We went to a beach cold Margotout. We went to that beach twice in a row. The first time we went for dinner and my mom wished she had brot her bathing suit. The seocond time we went my Dad did not come he had to work. My grandma and grampa liked going to the beach. We sow a cow running from a cowboy at the beach. Boy that was a site!! I went snorkeling!! It was fun. My mom spent pritty much the...

Jan 6th

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Reuben cleans the beach

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Dec 29th

[Ana] [Journal] Anse Chastanet

We went to Ance chastanet. We got there by boat! I went snorkeling. It was fun! I saw lots of fish I saw schools of minos and other schools of fish. It was all fun!! We had french fries it was $15 ec. We went to the beach with Chancy and Dario they are my friends. but they left now to there house in new Jersey. It’s sad. ok see you later guys. Posted via email from McGraths in St. Lucia...

Dec 23rd

[Ana] [Creative Writing] "Falling"

Once there was a girl. Her name was Beth. She climed everything! One day she was climing the refrigearater. Up…. up…. down…. She fell and hit her but and her parents said no no no!! So she went to her dresser and went up…. up…. down…. and hit her back and her perents said no no no!! Next she went out side and hitched some rope to the tree and went up up up up to...

Dec 22nd

[Ana] Creative Writing Assignment

Once upon a time there was a saalere. He was from Italy and he was going to Hawaii. His name is Bob. Bob stated to Hawaii. It took him 30 days and 30 night’s just to get to Spain. He stoped every night. Finally he got to the West Indes. Then he got in a tarble storm and his boat sunk unforchenly it was $100. Bob got saved be a old door and floated with his GPS to St. Lucia the people treated...

Dec 21st

[Ana] animals on the rode

There are animals on the rode and I’ll list them down: kittens, Chicks, Roosters, Chickens, dogs, goats and cows. bye!! miss you. Posted via email from McGraths in St. Lucia | Comment »

Dec 18th

Sam's Geography Class: Make a map of St. Lucia

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Dec 18th

Reuben makes a blog entry

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Dec 18th

[Sam] Diamond waterfalls

we wet to dimid fols! it wus big it wus ubut 3 storys hi! dimind fols is a wodr fol! a store is 10 fet! 10 fet is big! supr big! ther wus a tip uv roc the roc wus cold irn it wus cul but big ther wus jrusulim fols but we dit go to it so we god to dimid fols dimid fols is in the ptancle gordin the ptanacl gordin is big Posted via email from McGraths in St. Lucia | Comment »

Dec 16th

[Sam] The barbecue

we god to a brbcyu we plad los uv gams it wus lots uv fun Posted via email from McGraths in St. Lucia | Comment »

Dec 15th

Hi everybody

Hows things? yesterday I went to Gemmie’s and Victoria’s to play. It was fun. Today I am going to a BBQ it will be fun. Ana

Dec 14th

[Sam] Learning to dribble

I lrd haw to jribl! last nit! i ran with the ball! i ran as fast as i coud! Posted via email from McGraths in St. Lucia | Comment »

Dec 14th

[Sam] Giant snails

we so a jigatic snal! it wus the sis uv a hocy puc! at frst i thot it wus a shul! it wus amasin Posted via email from McGraths in St. Lucia | Comment »

Dec 12th

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Dec 11th

Sam on the volcano

WE SO A VOLCANO THE WODR WUZ 100 DGRYZ HOT a GUy FUL iNTU The WoDR He Had TO GO TO The HOSPDL fOR 6 MUS The WOdR GOed UP tO HiZ WAST Nao He is a FishRmen in soufriere

Dec 11th

Sam on feeding cats

We Fed CATS. IT wus LoSUV FUN. One CAT GOT LOST loSt. I SGeRD the CAT in the RIGHT DiRCKion!

Dec 11th

[Sam] The man who fell into a volcano

We so a volcano the wodr wuz 100 degryz hot a guy ful intu the wodr he had to go to the hospdl for 6 mus the wodr goed up to hiz wast nao he is a fishrmen in soufriere Posted via email from Chris McGrath et al | Comment »

Dec 11th

Dec 10th

Ana on hair

people here ware there hair up.They ware there hair in allasticks.Ok thats it for now.

Dec 10th

Ana to her class

Dear Class, Hows School? The first day in st lusia which was Sunday I lost my 5th tooth All the sewer is on the side of the rode which is disgausting. Hows the weither? Hot raely hot. People here wake up at 5am (with the sun). I know you cannot beleve it. Hows weither in Nelson? I met two girls and one is 9 and one is 6. I realy am having fun here.People here are black.There are no bears or...

Dec 10th

Sam on coconut water

we wocht a guy cut a cocunut he made cocunut watr he helpt us. he jropt it cract wow

Dec 9th

Sam on the party

when we came to st,lucia we had a b ig pordy i luvd it.

Dec 8th