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Published: February 3rd 2010
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Monday and Tuesday were spent on the boat at sea. Monday we took a group of 11 to Mustique. It was the perfect sized group for me to remember everyone's names and give them all some personal attention. Philip from Italy, Hal from New York, Dag, Ann, Harold, Frank, Elin, Kim, and Helen all from Denmark, and Mark and Penny for the UK.
It was a little bit rough sailing from Bequia to Mustique, but when we arrived it was a beautiful day. The seven Danes took a tour of the island, Philip and Hal took off walking to Macaroni Beach, and Mark and Penny started out on foot as well. I went to pay the Mustique Company for our permit to visit and caught up to Mark and Penny. They wanted to go to Macaroni Beach and I had never been there so we ventured out together.
It was a challenging 45 minute walk up the hill down the hill, up the bigger hill and down and up and down , then a left turn at the fork in the road. When we made it there, the Danes were just pulling in as part of their tour and
Philip and Hal had just so happen to catch a ride with the two guests that were joining us for the sail back to Bequia.
A young couple from the UK arrived in Bequia at 9:00 aboard the Sea Cloud after we had sailed. So they caught a quick 4 minute flight to Mustique flying right over us. So there we were all there together on Macaroni Beach. The week earlier Simon had seen Mick Jagger there on the beach, but no sign of any celebs this week. The Danes continued on their tour of the island so I figured I would head back to the village in case they needed anything when they arrived back there. With my quickest pace I was able to make the hike back in 30 minutes. Everyone was gathered at Basil's Bar, so I took some group pics for them and waited for the rest of our guests to arrive.
One of the ladies onboard wanted so fresh squeezed juice, so while in Mustique I bought some passion fruite and Almaida brewed it into a fantastic punch. I've never tasted anything so good on a hot day.
Each day when we
sail we throw out a line just in case any fish are biting and today was the first time we had caught anything while I was on board. A baracuda about 3 feet long. I'm sure it made someone a delicious dinner.
Tuesday we went back to the Cays with a group of 34. Twenty nine adults, three children, and two babies. The kids were all a part of a French Canadian family of 11 here on the island to shop for a large home and possibly a large plot of land to develop. There were a few americans and some Brits, and a young couple from Ireland. This day the fishing really kicked in with three more baracuda; a three footer and two 2-footers. I had one guy from the states named Bob, who must have drank 15 or 20 Hairouns (the local beer).
We got a couple of short showers on the way down, but when we reached the Cays the sun was shining high and hot. Seckie was there to help us transport guests to and from the reef/beach and everyone seemed to have a good time. The sail home was really very smooth and
the kids and moms took long naps. We quickly polished off the remainder of the passion fruite punch for Mustique and Bob was content as long as he had a cold one in hand.
When we got back home and took the guest ashore on the dingy, Colin was coming in to the dock pretty fast, so I tried to step on the dock and slow us down, but didn't make it. I saw I was not going to make the dock, so I tried to land in one of the inflatable dingies tied there. Well, I just bounced off the dingy like a tranpoline and right into the water. I jumped out and explained that was the way NOT to get off the dingy. All the guests applauded and I think it made for a memorable end of a fantastic day for them.
Tomorrow I get to rest up a bit, then its back to the Cays on Thursday.
Ya Mon, Bequia
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