baile felix oradea Old Mill Cultural Centre, West-Coast Road, Canefield, 767-449-1804, fax 767-449-0416. The gift shop

Expect to pay an access fee of EC$25/US$10 to hike any trail managed by the Department of Forestry. The fee includes a department-trained guide, who will get you through difficult terrain and ecologically sensitive zones. Trails controlled by the National Trust are sometimes free of charge, but most require an entrance fee into the managed area, and some can be visited only on a guided tour.

Northern Beaches Once you travel around the north end of the island, the beaches are more beautiful, but the water crashing in from the Atlantic is rough and often too dangerous for swimming. The views, however, are marvelous, and the golden sand is ideal for picnics. This side of the island is sparsely populated and quite rural, and you may want to consider renting a four-wheel-drive vehicle if you plan to tackle the rutted, baile felix oradea mostly unpaved roads leading down to the coast.

Old Mill Cultural Centre, West-Coast Road, Canefield, 767-449-1804, fax 767-449-0416. The gift shop here features paintings, baskets, and pottery made by island craftsmen. The wood-carving school spotlights work by masters Carl Winston and Louis Desire and their students. Winston is best known for elaborate relief carvings depicting Dominican nature and culture. Haitian artist Desire creates three-dimensional wood carvings.

F.L. Charles Airport (formerly called Vigie), SLU, 758-452-2596, near Castries. Both airports baile felix oradea have tourist information counters where you can pick up maps and brochures. In addition, baile felix oradea taxi stands and car-rental booths are at both locations. Neither airport has an official baile felix oradea currency exchange office or bank, but the shops may give you EC$ for US$, though the rate may not be as good as at a bank in town. Visitors from North American have a wide choice of flights to St. Lucia. US Airways has flights from Philadelphia, BWIA flies from Miami and New York, and Air Jamaica flies from New York. Travelers from Canada can take Air Canada from Toronto to Hewanorra on Saturdays, and Europeans baile felix oradea travel on Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, and BWIA from London.