St Vincent and the Grenadines

We left Carriacou toward the end of October and due to insurance restrictions cannot go above 12 degrees 40 minutes latitude. So we hung around Union Island and Mayreau for a few days until November 1st. Then we set sail for Bequia which is one of our favorite stops.

We visited Liz at her home on Bequia and got caught up on things happening in her garden and with her trip back to the UK last year. It was a lovely day and great to catch up.

Sailing to Bequia

Also in the anchorage was Sinbad and Nervana64 so we had drinks with Morgan, Karmen and Randy/ We felt like a little exercise too so we had a couple of snorkel trip with Karmen and Randy showing us their favorite sites. First we went out to the Moon Hole where the houses are built into the rocks. You might remember we tried to walk to these last year. Well we got a good look at the buildings and a better look at the underwater world.

Karmen and Randy

You can still rent these

Houses built into the rocks

The Moon Hole

Juvenile Spotted Drum

A couple of Lobsters

Our second snorkel trip was to the Devils Table, a dive site on the north side of the harbor. We found some lovely fish and a great snorkel spot.

Coral Butterflyfish

Foureye Butterflyfish

Spotted Moray Eel

Smooth Trunkfish

Jewelfish

Also in the anchorage were Harm and Lizzie of Horta, our Dutch friends we see so much of in Carriacou. We took a trip to St Vincent on the ferry from Bequia for a day out. We got to see several of the local churches which are very nice and did a little shopping as well.

Riding the ferry over to St Vincent

A very distinctive church

Nice internal gardens

No traffic lights so they do it the manual way.

Liz and Lizzie

 This one window has quite a history. Apparently made for St Paul's Cathedral in England and Queen Victoria felt Angels do not wear red, so she donated it to St Vincent instead.

Window donated by Queen Vistoria

well it wasn't all play in Bequia, we had some time to get our varnish done on the toe rails.

Devin hard at work

We had a fabulous time in Bequia and really enjoyed meeting up with our friends. Now its time to head north to Martinique for a little restocking of the essential French foods and drinks.

Sailing past the Pitons in St Lucia

Our first stop was Le Marin for restocking at Leader Price and Carrefore.

The wonderful dock to Leader Price. So convenient.

They rebuilt it after the storms this year too

We then went out to St Anne to enjoy a few walks and hikes and to get back into noodling at sea for exercise.

Lovely views of the sea on the hikes

The hike to Caritan beach

The beach at St Anne

So sad to see boats lost.

Well it's early December and in a few days our good freinds from the UK, Bones and Anna on Emily Morgan cross with their guests on the ARC rally from the Canaries. So we are off to St Lucia and |Rodney bay to greet them.