Hi Everyone! I am sorry its been so long since the last update! I am in Saba right now. I got here last Thursday. I managed to squeak into the island before they shut down all the flights and ferries due to the tail end of the hurricane! I am pretty lucky! Once I got here I climbed Mount Scenery and then the next day I woke up totally sick! I was laid up the last 5 days! I am treating my self to this absolutely awesome place called El Momo. I took the room called "In the Sky". Its just [View Full Entry]

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Greetings from Bequia, This morning I ran barefoot in the packed sand and surf on Friendship beach. I paced the beach off and judging by my time its a half mile from end to end. So back and forth and back and forth a few times and I had in four miles. Then I just fall in the water to cool down. It doesn't get much better than this. Mid morning we get some much needed rain. Admiralty bay is glassy slick while the rain falls down. After about an hour, the rain has stopped but its still cloudy and breezy. [View Full Entry]

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I'll miss you sweet Bequia. Sweet, sweet Bequia, My Caribbean island home. I'll miss the blue of your seas, And the green of your hills, The white of the sails of your ships at anchor. The rainbow of colored houses that dot your land. And the red of your ever-present mimosa trees. I'll miss you sweet Bequia. Sweet, sweet Bequia, My Caribbean island home. I'll miss the sound of your waves Crashing onto Friendship beach, And their gentle lapping onto your bronze sands of Lower Bay. The winding motors of the "dollar buses" As they speed up and down your steep [View Full Entry]

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Mornin' mornin' Today begins my last three days in Bequia. I plan on spending them re-visiting some of my favorite spots and just sitting in the shade and soaking it all in. I started the morning with a 45 minute swim. I hope from my time that it was about a mile and a quarter. There are some kind of sea birds diving in the water just about 10 yards away. They are trying to catch some fish, but none of them comes up with the prize. Then after answering some emails and writing the blog I am off on another [View Full Entry]

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Greetings from Beautiful Bequia, I'm sorry I missed a day. I'll try to catch you up today. Saturday, Aug. 16: I'm having mixed emotions. I'm missing home, but am sad to think that may days here in paradise are numbered. I miss my family and friends and my "real" life back home, but as soon as I leave I know I'll be missing my Bequia home. This afternoon there was a wedding reception for a local couple at De Reef down at Low Bay. All the turistas cleared the beach in front of the restaurant and sat back and smiled at [View Full Entry]

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Hi Everyone, I was stuck here in St. Vincent. I went to the ferry terminal Monday morning and they canceled the trip to Union Island since the boat Captain was sick. Its so Caribbean...so yesterday I had to hang out for another day. Fortunately my bushman friend Nato found me on the beach and took me snorkeling to cheer me up. So now I am at the ferry terminal, I got here super early to make sure I had some options and now I am heading to Union Island! Hooray! I just have to wait around for 3 hours. Oh the [View Full Entry]

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Mornin' Mornin' That's a traditional Bequia greeting. The people here are so freindly. I've really enjoyed the hours I've spent just walking up and down the roads and smiling and waving to the islanders. You know some places in the world one might be alarmed if you were confronted by a young man carrying a machete. But here on Bequia its a common tool. Everywhere I walk I see the long blades use for everything from eating utensil to lawn mower. Just an opening thought to get your day started. Day 18....Today I walked up a road called Cinnamon Garden. I [View Full Entry]

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Greetings from Beautiful Bequia Today was pretty uneventful. Just another day in paradise. I don't know if I had mentioned it to everyone, but Tuesday evening I couldn't find my cell phone. The last time I remembered seeing it was at 4:00pm. Marcia had tried to call me Monday night, but couldn't get through and now she wouldn't be able to contact me Tuesday night so I was afraid she was going into panic mode. Wednesday morning I was scheduled to leave at 8:00am on the Mustique trip, but I had them hold the boat for me while I checked with [View Full Entry]

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Good morning from beautiful Bequia. I know what you are thinking "day 16"? Yes, that's right. I've been informed that I had two day 11's. So recounting makes this day 16. I have to admit the days are beginning to run together. Everyday in paradise makes it hard to find something new to report. Today I get to go back on the "Friendship Rose". This time to Mustique. Mustique is the home of the super rich and famous. People like Mick Jagger and Tommy Hilfiger have their vacation homes there. On board today are three other people from Sunday's sail. Before [View Full Entry]

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Monday afternoon I asked Allen, who is the villa rental boss and runs the Friendship Rose, if there was anything I could do to work my way toward passage to Mustique on their Wednesday day sail. Were there any decks to be scrubbed or hull that needed to be repainted or any maitanence for the ship that no-one else wanted to do? He thought for a minute and asked, "what can you do"? I told him I could do about anything if I set my mind to it and had a spot of training. He asked if I was a diver. [View Full Entry]

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