Blogs from Grenadines, Saint Vincent & Grenadines, Central America Caribbean - page 7

(h2) BEQUIA(/h2) This has been a really fun time here. We have enjoyed fairly calm seas, one night of wind, but otherwise still, lovely gentle breeze. Great barbeque on the beach, can we really drink that much rum? And then the jazz festival has been entertaining as well, it was great to sit on the beach listen and watch live music. So what have we been doing. Well firstly we walked to the other side of the island, about 3 miles to go to the turtle sanctuary. It was interesting but the owner was not too thrilled when Alan asked if you could eat them!! We were not really looking forward tot he long walk back, but there was an open taxi waiting for some americans so we asked if they could drop us off in ... read more

One of the many questions amongst sailors in the last couple of months was, “Where are you going to spend Christmas this year?” There are a couple of islands that are popular during the holiday season like Antigua, Bequia, and St. Lucia. These islands celebrate Christmas with real gusto! There are tons of Christmas lights and live music and parties filled with holiday cheer. But there was no question of where the Rum Runners wanted to spend Christmas- in Bequia of course! Bequia, Sweet Sweet Bequia. It is our favorite island in the Caribbean, the people are so friendly and the water is so beautiful, palm tree lined beaches with soft white sand, and a wonderful town to explore filled with boutiques and great restaurants. So we set sail for Bequia a couple of weeks ago ... read more

Mopion isn't even an island, more of a sandbar out in the middle of the Caribbean Sea. But it has a nice little beach, great snorkeling all around, and a tiki hut for some shade. So we definitely wanted to go there, at least for the day. In fact it is a day anchorage only, the holding is poor and there is no protection from the wind or waves. It really is attainable only in good weather, just a cool place for a quick stop while sailing between the islands in the Southern Grenadines. So we decided to head that way. The weather was glorious, sunny with light trade winds and no squalls- absolutely perfect! So we set sail for Mopion. We had to work our way between 2 sandbars to reach Mopion and then attempted ... read more

We decided to stop for the day at Palm Island on one of our trips between Union Island and the Tobago Cays. Unfortunately it is a very rolly anchorage, so we didn’t want to spend the night there and loose sleep. But we still wanted to visit this island, which the guide book describes as having one of the most beautiful beaches in the Windward Islands. In fact Doyle writes that it is, “The ultimate picture-perfect Grenadine Beach.” So of course we had to go! Palm Island is not a very big island (actually none of the islands in the Grenadines are very big, which is why we like it here so much). However it has a nice resort with a restaurant, bar, and boutique to visit. So after a short walk on the beach and ... read more

After a fun week in Grenada it was time to set sail for the Grenadines (which in my opinion is the loveliest place in the Caribbean- with gin colored waters, abundant sea life, and many small islands to explore). Our first stop was Union Island in the Southern Grenadines. For the last couple of weeks we have used Union Island as a home base. Not only because Clifton, the main town in Union Island, has a couple of grocery stores and many fruit and vegi markets for all the provisions, but also a couple of great bars and restaurants to visit as well as a protected anchorage to weather out the occasional squall. It is also has the dive center and internet access and a post office. What more does one need? After gallivanting around the ... read more