Bequia, Grenadines/St Vincent Travel Blogs

Tobago Trinidad The Grenadines
Oct 17, 2006 (3 photos)

... was back on the sailing and we travelled up to the next island Bequia. spending a few days here exploring the island, goats, beaches and bars. Next stop is the beautiful St. Vincent and then to St. Lucia to watch some football. Big Love Cooper Out

Day Three
Jan 5, 2006 (7 photos)

A day of organizing. John tried his hand at driving, blowing Matty's wipers-instead-of-turn-signal record off the map. We're all booked for a sailing trip to the Tobago keys tomorrow on the "Friendship Rose". Nancy and John will be heavily ...

Party at the End of the World
Jan 1, 2007 (25 photos)

... carry fertilizer between the islands, before becoming the Grenadines official mail boat and later serving as the ferry between Bequia and St. Vincent.  Today its sole responsibility is to usher tourist to and from Bequia and such magical islands as ...

Lunch with the Locals
Jan 14, 2004

Roti and beer at a local watering hole, then an afternoon at a beautiful deserted beach.

Ice Cream!
Jan 7, 2006 (5 photos)

... before they closed. One of the owners and artists, Maggie Mitchell gave us the tour. Her and her husband spend the winters in Bequia running the studio, and return home to Colchester for the summer. The studio is in the restored ruins of the old Spring ...

Day Two
Jan 4, 2006 (22 photos)

... head to Friendship bay and the warmer waters. We walked through Paula & John's first honeymoon spot (the now defunct Bequia Beach Club), which has seen better days. Afternoon finished with beverages by the beach. Kiddies feigned being tired at dinner ...

End of Day One
Jan 3, 2006 (1 photos)

Whew - end of day one! The kids are having a blast and are enjoying each others company. Matty and John ventured into Port Elizabeth while the kids slept to pick up provisions and their local drivers' licenses. We were unsuccessful in getting ...

Of Man and Turtles
Dec 29, 2006 (5 photos)

... light of the moon.  For More Information:   Oldhegg Turtle Sanctuary:  784-458-3245  Oldhegg@vincysurf.com   Bequia Sweet: www.bequiasweet.com   Bequia Toursim: www.bequiatourism.com Read more at Klenske, Ink.

The Dorthy Effect
Dec 29, 2006 (17 photos)

... in gooey syrup, fresh coffee and a divine slice of mango while seated next to the former Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.  Clearly, I am in an entirely different world.  After settling the bill I head to the solitude of the ...

Tuesday
Jan 10, 2006

Morning started with a glorious sunrise display - John managed a couple of snaps with one hand, while tending to Zoya with the other. John & Zoya arrived to a quiet main villa. Nancy emerged half way through Zoya's breakfast to fill us in on the rough ...

Saturday
Jan 8, 2006 (17 photos)

... fish and discarding the unwanted bits into the sea - our cue to move on down the beach a bit. John returned to the Bequia Beach Club during nap time to take some "after" photos of the honeymoon spot. Good candidate shots for a photo essay, title of ...

A Traveler's Guide to Bequia
Dec 28, 2006 (15 photos)

... you fly, sail or swim, in order to meet the real Caribbean face to face one must get themselves to Bequia, the crown jewel of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.      History   The island, only nine miles south of St. Vincent ( ...

"Musterious Mustique"
Jan 25, 2006 (13 photos)

We arrived beautiful Mustique after a couple of hours of smooth sailing! No offerings to King Neptune today :-) We even raced another yacht, creating our own little exciting regatta there for a while. The other boat was faster and bigger than our boat ( ...

Kerst op Bequia!
Jan 27, 2008

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Bequia was awesome
Jul 2, 2008

We had a great time on Bequia. It was a long trip over and back however, it was well worth it. We started our adventure out on June 17th in Minneapolis at 3:30 in the morning!! After 3 flights and a very adventurous boat ride later we arrived at Sugarapple ...

Keep Movin It --- Bequia Mon
Jun 25, 2008

... and me and cassie are off to Europe! We got in last night at about 12:30 and now we are leaving here at 8 am. Bequia was the most amazing experience I have had! The people down there were extremely friendly and would not stop dancing. We walked away with ...

Another paradise island
Jul 22, 2009 (3 photos)

... the other....imagine the pendulum on a grandfather clock - quadruple its movement and then invert it - that's how lovely the ride from Bequia to St. Vincent was.  But we did it, and neither of us seasick - not that we didn't feel like it - just couldn ...

Paradise- finally
Nov 10, 2009 (3 photos)

... us at the ferry dock and we are finally on our way to Bequia.  It was an easy 1 hour ferry ride from St Vincent to Bequia.  There was no shortage of cabs when we disembarked.  Tha cabs are all pick up trucks with covered beds and padded ...

Day 5 - Mayreau to Bequia
Mar 11, 2005 (2 photos)

... progress by constantly switching from 45 degrees left of center to 45 degrees right.) In the end, the mixed crew worked effectively under adversity during the six hours it took to sail to Bequia, and we all learned a lot and had fun with the experience.

Bequia
Apr 3, 2003

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4 DAYS!!!! Yea!!! I can't wait!!!
Jun 13, 2008 (1 photos)

So so excited!!! 

Day 6 - Bequia to St. Vincent
Mar 12, 2005 (2 photos)

... you could really feel the speed as the boat heeled dramatically from side to side and sliced easily through the waves. St. Vincent's Grenadine islands had offered secluded beaches and good snorkeling, but the real draw of the Grenadine islands was the ...

Accompaning Mum on a Business Trip: Bequia Trip
Nov 27, 2002

A little spin-off from the St Vincent trip, took a 1 [2?] hour ferry down to Bequia. This island is TINY.

Arriving ...
Apr 1, 2007 (60 photos)

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See World circumnavigation (#3)
Mar 20, 2008

See World circumnavigation (#3)

Bequia
Apr 26, 2006

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