Spring cleaning is a ritual in these parts, clearing space to make room for green. Tools are easiest to find near the equator, where they get a jump on these things.
Find me some ferns to whisk away winter gray…
some rainbow blooms to brighten any smudges…
and swaths of sea water for dousing doldrums.
Look sharp now. Spruced up and decluttered, you’re ready for all sorts of meditative practices.
Traveler alert: The Gros Islet Jump-Up in St. Lucia is held every Friday night year round. If it’s been awhile since you got down in the thick of it, the island of spectacular mango valleys and rainforest magic is also a very reliable source of spring cleaning know-how. All sorts of mental meanderings are possible. Rumour has it four Toronto students cleaned house by climbing to the top of the island’s iconic Piton peak. Steep and just this side of dangerous? Phooey. There’s one way to shake your booty-from the top of the mountain.
Did they shout IN YOUR FACE, WINTER WUSSES ? Only the tropical breeze knows the answer…
Best spot to bury dreary thoughts: in the basket on a wire heading down to a private table on the rocks. Let the waves crash. You’re just getting started.
(View from The Cliff at Cap Maison, home of the divine passionfruit mojito and other heady delights)
Best way to determine if all your winter pilates classes have paid off? Get this guy to judge.
(Limbo show/fire eating entertainers at The Windjammer Landing
Best reason to endure a long and bumpy road that gives new definition to hairpin turns, then a water taxi gliding past ginormous yachts that just might hide a Matt Damon or two? Dinner at the exotic Rainforest Hideway in Marigot Bay.
It helps to have the Most Interesting Man in the World on your next trip. That is, find your own. This one’s all mine.