Blogs from Saint Vincent & Grenadines, Central America Caribbean - page 4

Today was an adventure. My friends here wanted me to gather some survey information for them, so I was on the 8:30 ferry to St Vincent. Its about a nine mile crossing (1 hour), so once I reach St Vincent the next job is figuring out where they keep the land records. I head down Front St toward the police station for a start. One of the many "aggressive" taxi drivers stops me to talk. I ask him where the land records might be kept and..(once I convince him that I don't mind walking and won't be needed his services)...he gives me perfect directions. After a few hits and misses, I find the right building and office. Mrs Williams-a mid twenties professional finally understands what it is I'm trying to locate and tells me to come ... read more

Sorry about that friends, I thought I had saved the most recent additions, but I guess not. So now I have to go back and upload the photos again. ....as I was saying....The climbs are exhausting, but the views are worth it. I feel another long nights sleep coming on after dinner. Ya Mon, Bequia, David... read more

Greetings from Bequia, I was dead tired last night, so I hit the sack at 9:00 and didn't get up til 7:00am. I started the day off with a 1 mile swim. Then it was on the boat to get fuel and water. I had shown Alan my list of things that I noticed the boat needed to make it better. And just as I thought, he said "that looks great--make it so". So it looks like I have created some work for myself. After noon I set out on a serious walk about. Alan had three For Sale signs he wanted placed on properties around the island. One was at a new area under development called Friendship Hieghts- and rightly named. It was a seriously steep climb to the top. Some sections were so steep ... read more

Well, we didnt't get to refuel the boat this morning. Something about the refueling ship not being there. We'll try again tomorrow. I tidied up the boat a little and tried to replace a broken hinge on the storage room door, but the hinge was the wrong size and the screw heads kept twisting off-that's how hard the wood is) Sarah gave me my only job of any consequence this afternoon. I repainted a wooden window that had to be replaced at the harbour shop. Trying to use a roller right out of the bucket meant a good deal of paint on me as well as the window covering. Alan wants me to go to St Vincent on Monday to the government offices and try to round up some land descriptions for some properties here on ... read more

Mornin' Mornin' to all my Bequia bubbies. I will be picking up my blog next week as I head back to Bequia for another three weeks. I hope you all will follow me again this year on my Caribbean adventures. Ya Mon, David... read more

Nous sommes le 29 octobre. Toujours en préparation du départ, nous avons passé trois jours à la marina de Clarkes Court Bay pour faire l’entretien du dessalinisateur. Ça tombait bien puisqu’il y avait des vents de plus de 20n et j’en ai profité pour terminer le pare-soleil avant. Il reste l’antenne VHF. JP en a conclu que l’on doit changer le câble entre la radio et l’antenne pour un plus gros. Pour ce faire, JP doit remonter au mât et nous décidons donc d’explorer une dernière baie plus à l’Est : Calivigny Harbor. Pour y aller, la mer est légèrement agitée et les vagues cassent sur les récifs, ce qui permet de les voir!! Une phrase du guide Doyle nous reste en mémoire : « il vaut mieux côtoyer les démons que l’on voit plutôt que ... read more