Just returned from St Lucia - still my favourite holiday spot in the country. We spent 2 weeks in a tent in Sugarloaf camp - right at the mouth of the estuary. By the way, I think the people you see standing at the side of the eastuary in the distance are brave, what with all the crocodiles and hippos in the water.
The ablution blocks are a bit rustic to put it euphimistically, but the stand we had was gloriously private, large and hidden away in the foliage. I won't tell which number it is, as we aim to get it again next year, that is if we can't get a spot inside Cape Vidal camp or forest lodge.
The monkeys are an extreme nuisance - don't leave food in your tent. They will even tear open mosquito netting to get at the food.
Not so fortunate for the locals (but lucky for us) was that it only rained for 2 days out of the 2 weeks we camped there. St Lucia and surround have not had too much rain in the last year or so, and some locals were complaining a lot about this.
As this was my first mid-December foray to St Lucia, I was quite surprised by how hectic the mad season can get over there. Getting into the iSimangaliso (St Lucia) wetland park can turn into an inconvenience if one arrives at the wrong time.
As only 120 cars are allowed inside the park at any time, you have to sit and wait outside until someone decides to come out. So, if you have overslept a bit and only rock up between 7h00 and 13h00 in December, the queue will probably look like this.
