New Haddon Hotel Kingstown

Bequai to St Vincent (the main Grenadine island) was via the regular ferry service – through very rough waters – 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.

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 ...

... Bay in the lee of Basil's. The black sky above loomed ominously - but not for long, as the sky was darkening at a rapid rate to ebony. What followed has given me confidence and strength. Thorpe Park, Disney, Universal Studios - eat your hearts out. We survived 45 white knuckle minutes with Zoot. For most of those minutes our bums were not in contact with the "seat", whereas out hands were clinging on to various obscure bits of the boat for dear ...

... Terrific sport, and unlike real tennis you don't need whites and trainers to play!
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 ...

... as a ******* country enters the modern world walking backwards. How can a country be so lame and inefficient and incompetent that they can't even keep a 40km. stretch of road- one of the country's only two overland links to the outside world mind you- open and navigable? I could take one of the small boats that shuttle locals back and forth illegally, but there's no guarantee I could get stamped into Guyana. The nice ladies at the Guyanese ...

... smarkiai - kaip mazi lektuveliai...Kai jau persirenginejome masinoje takeliu praejo tris vietines zmogystos su mecetemis rankose ir kuprinemis ant peciu. tai marichuanos augintojai. Butu nesmagu man juos vienam sutikti... 8. Nuveze mane i visai nebloga viesbuti prie juros. Panasu, kad ten gyvenau vienas  nes per vakariene nieko nebuvo. Kojos atrodo apgailetinai. Rankos kiek geriau. 9. Isvada: lipdamas i St Lucia kalna vis galvojau, kad lenkiu galva pries tuos ...

... has to be one of the prettiest anchorages we've found yet. Unfortunately, everyone else thinks so, too. We have to be on anchor watch to make sure that no one anchors too close. We walked up and over the hill on a nicely paved road to the Catholic church at the top of the hill. What a view! A magazine article stated that Mayreau now has 7 cars. It was a delight to be able to walk without fear of bodily harm. We were cleared by one truck in Bequia by a mere six inches ...

... suites, but the five simple guest rooms on the second floor of the main house are a steal (www.frangipanibequia.com, 784-458-3255). The peach-color colonial house with pastel blue accents, huge verandas on three sides, and a palm-studded lawn of a former Caribbean plantation is now under Italian management as the Plantation House Hotel. The hotel sprawls along the oceanside Belmont Walkway and is lined with ...

... it didn't reappear for 5 days, I should have flown home then. Whilst in Trinidad my bank card stopped working, which left me in St. Vincent with no money, no accomodation, and no food- I don't even have body fat to live off. It got to the stage of choosing which fingers and toes had proven the least useful in my lifetime, and what type of sauce to marinate them in. I finally decided upon both index fingers and my left middle toe, in a Jerk Chicken mix. But thankfully ...

... I would collapsed into a jibbering heap. Kim went on a guided tour with Dianne, and saw..... Bryan Adams (great, told her I once met Timmy Mallet and Russ Abbott- she, not knowing who they were assumed they were Hollywood A-listers and was duly impressed) Though a week before we arrived Jay-Z and Beyonce were there, along with Denzel Washington, Keanu Reeves and Keanu Reeves' boyfriend.. Like I said odd place! Because its out of bounds to the general public, you'll ...

Since I arrived at the hotel mid afternoon, I decided to venture our on a walking tour of the city and explore. As I headed out I noticed that the crowds were building on the streets. People were setting up stands to sell odds and ends, mostly odds. Others were setting up grills to cook food and sell to the crowd. As I walked along I noticed something I hadn't before. I was the only non-native looking person on the entire island! Blonde hair, non-suntanned ...