Mariners Hotel St. Vincent

... enough room for two cars, several switch back curves, and either a sheer drop off the cliff's edge or deep storm ditches on either side of the road. Zero room for error. The curves are so bad that cars have to beep before each curve so on coming cars will know they have company. <br><br>Our walk through town was pleasant. We followed our noses (literally) to a restaurant called Brooke's Hideaway. What a gem. Brooke was there to greet ...

Bequai to St Vincent (the main Grenadine island) was via the regular ferry service &#8211; through very rough waters &#8211; every muscle was tensed to hang on and keep the status quo! Charlie met us on arrival and we went to the hotel (Beachcomber) to meet up with Jo, and Ben and Clair. <br><br>We were taken in a minibus along the coast and up into the interior for the volcano trek. No checks had been made as to our fitness/ability etc. and the climb was ...

... Terrific sport, and unlike real tennis you don't need whites and trainers to play!<br>The island itself is incredibly beautiful and natural. Only three miles long by one and a half wide, it is a story of 2 coasts. The Atlantic east coast is a series of bays and coves - so beautiful - pounded by waves, but with the amazing turquoise water that you see in photographs. The western side of the island is sheltered ...

... you no service charge when you use those of others, even when they're halfway around the world. Yes! You heard it here first. Don't abuse it. Actually if you have a multiple-entry Brazilian visa and don't mind some travel uncertainties, you can now loop through the Guyanas overland without backtracking (too bad you don't get five-year Brazil visas- like Suriname- along with your 'reciprocity charge'). For now there's a bridge from northeast Brazil ...

... Islands. Union is picture postcard pretty, but chock-a-block filled with boats. We had planned to do some book swapping and grocery shopping there, but got the willies with so many boats, so we just took off with our sights set on the tiny island of Mayreau. A mere two hours had us anchored safely in Saline Bay, with its gorgeous white sand beach. Still a favorite place to chill, Mayreau hasn't changed a bit. We hiked on the one road over ...

... late so that we could go back to the boat for me to change into dry. Thank goodness I didn't soak the shortbread. Anyway, later I asked circumnavigator-John what area he liked most from his travels and he said probably St. Lucia. Lucky for us, now we don't have to sail the whole world to find the best place! The boat boys here are a step up from Dominica's. These guys have engines on their boats. One fellow named Marle wanted to sell us some hats and bowls woven from ...

... life. Along the way, be sure to poke your head into one of the handful of churches along the road. Often times all you have to do to find them is listen for the energetic and beautiful gospel signing radiating from their walls. The main draw of Port Elizabeth is its boutique craft, clothing, art and grocery shops. For a selection of colorful local crafts and clothing, start at Local Color. Located on the Belmont ...

June 13, 2006 Where has the time gone???? Have you heard of the Tobago Cays in the Grenadines? It is one of the most fantastic snorkeling areas in the Caribbean. And guess what? We are in the nearest protected anchorage (Saltwhistle Bay, Mayreau), it is raining cats and dogs and blowing steady 25. This is the first rainy 24 hours we have had in months! The anchorage has been live entertainment. There are three Lagoon 570 skippered charter boats from Switch.fr, a couple of other ...

The sailing over to Union didn't take long, just an hour or so. Union island is a bit different from the other islands we had visited that far. It seemed more authentic with even less visitors (a few yachties of course) and it seemed poorer than St. Lucia and Bequia. (I'm not even including Mustique in this comparison of course...) In the harbour we amused ourselves with looking at incoming and ...

... subsided after a couple of years... She wasn't impressed, still got the part though! Ha ha! Well you lovely lot, I best sign off here now, this is getting a bit long winded. Sorry I haven't been in contact more, but with the laptops gone I can't spend time composing emails on the boat, and if I wore boxing gloves, I wouldn't type any slower. I don't even have the time or money to write persoanlised messages on the bottom here. The best I can do is tell you that you ...