Blogs from Saint Vincent & Grenadines, Central America Caribbean - page 10

Our next stop was an anchorage in between Petite Saint Vincent and Petite Martinique, two islands that are only a half mile apart. What's really unique about this anchorage is that you are between two countries, literally in international waters. For Petite Saint Vincent is part of the Grenadines and Petite Martinique is part of Grenada. How these two neighboring islands were divided into two separate countries is a mystery to us. But the good news is that we can visit both without the hassle of checking in and out of customs and immigration of each country. Which was great news because we had a fabulous time visiting both PM and PSV. Our first day there we decided to visit Petite Martinique, so took our dinghy over and explored town. What we really like about Petite ... read more

The trade winds calmed down significantly, giving us a glorious week to explore the Southern Grenadines. Our first stop was a secluded anchorage behind Mayreau Garden, on the Windwardside of Mayreau. We worked our way between the island and the reef until we found a perfect spot- right near the beach. It was beautiful and serene. But most importantly we had the anchorage all to ourselves, not another boat in sight. It was so nice to get away from all the crowds, all the charter boats, and all the boat boys. We haven’t had an anchorage to ourselves since we were in Turks and Caicos over 9 months ago- holy cow! The Caribbean is very crowded. So it was nice to just get away. We spent the day reading books, fishing off the boat, snorkeling the ... read more

As we had promised, we returned to the Tobago Cays. We had stopped here for a few days on our way to Trinidad last cruising season and fell in love with the place. We intended to spend lots of time there, so we provisioned the boat with fresh bread, fruits, and vegis from Union Island and set sail. Luckily the Tobago Cays aren’t far away, in fact it only took us 18 minutes to get there and have the anchor down. We quickly jumped into the crystal clear turquoise water and swam with all the turtles and rays there. What a magical place! We stayed in the Tobago Cays for a couple of weeks, making a few runs back to Union for provisions once in a while. We anchored in the protected waters behind Horseshoe Reef ... read more

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. Alethea and Kim (from the villa/ship office) are heading out to lunch and invite me to come along. They take me to a back street hole-in-the wall diner visited only by the locals. There I ... read more

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 walkabout. Today its back down to Spring Bay and beyond. This time I continue through the rock quarry where the road is little more than a path. I'm guessing no one lives up here because ... read more