British Tourists Lament State Of Guyabois Road

Some British tourists in Saint Lucia for a nine-night vacation have joined residents complaining about the deplorable state of the Guyabois Road in Saltibus. The visitors said the situation put a damper on their stay. Matt Hammond, his wife, their two children, his sister-in-law, and her partner booked into Pineapple Cottage Airbnb on the Guyabois Road. The group spokesman said it was his second vacation in Saint Lucia. He recalled that the group hired a vehicle from a car rental company that was aware of the state of the Guyabois Road. “In the past, when we have rented from them, they have always given us a four-wheel drive vehicle,” Hammond told St. Lucia Times. He disclosed that this time around, the company provided a Toyota Noah 4WD to accommodate everyone. “Last year it was bad. We could maneuver with several bumps. But this time, it’s like off-road driving. We had to change the vehicle because it lacked power to get down the road,” Hammond recalled. However, he said the new vehicle, a Toyota Voxy, got stuck due to the state of the road. “We were stuck for about two to three hours trying to maneuver the vehicle because it bottomed...