Blogs from Saint Vincent & Grenadines, Central America Caribbean - page 9

On april 4 we have a great snorkel in Dragon Bay then headed to Gouyave Bay with Shauna at the helm. Went to the street party where there were many street vendors selling a variety of fish and other traditional meals, The family from the other boat joined us and jesse and chris 12 yrs) got along great. 9:30 the next morning we headed out thru some squalls to sandy island off Carriacou our top speed was 9.9 knots, the average 7.8. At 10:30 Harald spotted whales. He wanted to call out" Killer Whales" but thought it impossible for them to be in the Caribbean Sea. But there were in fact 4-6 orcas!! Got a couple of great shots. They came within 10 feet of the boat. Truely an amazing site here in the caribbean. It ... read more

So we decided to head back down south so that we could meet up with the Picton Castle, a tall ship that Alex, Ed and Scott have all sailed on at some point in the past. As it turns out we arrived a little early, as the PC didn’t arrive for a following 9 days, but it was nice to be back in Bequia again. As we’d spent two weeks here already, we mainly used our time for relaxing, enjoying the nightlife and making some new friends. I got to see the steel drum players at one of the waterfront bars again which I particularly enjoyed as I didn’t get to see them properly the last time we were here. We unfortunately had to say our goodbyes to Scott and Shannon here, which was one of ... read more

Bequia to Carricou More diving, a beach barbecue, swimming. Bequia was as ever great fun. Then on to Carricou. Carricou is an island about 30 miles north of Grenada, we visited there two years ago, it was very tranquil and sweet. Nothing much seems to happen there. It is a very green lush little place, with little volcanic peaks, a small capital town of Hillsborough, and some very photogenic houses. We had a great sail down there, the wind on the beam, perfect sailing. We anchored in Tyrell bay, a big wide anchorage, safe and clean, fringed by mangrove swamps. As we anchored the man on the next boat said’ Hello Eleanor’ It was peter and veronica’s friend, they had told them we were coming! We went round for a drink that evening, Michael and ... read more

(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