Tropic Breeze Hotel St. Vincent

... lunch, siesta, down to collect groceries off the ferry - into Basil's for a Sunset or 5, then, avoiding tortoises crossing the road, weave your way home in your mule/golf buggy - the means of transport on the island - which just leaves enough time (after packing away your goods) to eat supper, go to a cocktail party and partake of a night cap. <br>I would write more but life's so busy.....maybe I'll find time later.

... terminal that looked to have been built by the Swiss Family Robinson. Two small vans waited for us outside of customs. <br><br>Another Perfect DayThe vans zipped through the local village in the blink of an eye, passing small homes, a business or two, and the goats and chickens that roamed the lawns. Climbing a hill we came to a security ...

... sometimes. Even in large Muslim populations we're all people of the Book, remember, and even with Hindus and Buddhists we're all people of religion, even the so-called 'atheists' among us. Like a vaccination spreading in the surrounding population whether you actually got the jab, we're all Christians whether baptized or not. If Jerry Garcia said nothing else prophetic (he didn't write the lyrics remember), at least he said that. Still the market ...

... seemed to be a bit unruly for service animals. I innocently asked one girl what service her dog was training for. She coyly smiled and told me that he was her pet and that the Grenada government had an embargo on bringing dogs into the country. Putting on the service jacket allowed these kids to bring their pets with them. With all the wild "island dogs" running around, it was no surprise to us that Grenada has this embargo. Since each island ...

... finding their MASSIVE weed crops on such a small island. After that, Jimmy and I went to a local pub/nightclub, where he enlightened me in the finer points of trying to pick up Vincy girls. He made it look ridiculously easy, as he was using me as bait to get them in, and chatting them up while I staved them off (they were, in my humble opinion, quite rough). The next morning I took the 10 minute flight down to Union Island, where I took ...

We were there right after the hurricane season. Plane prices were right and we got low rate on the car. Since we had a nice time share at the Oyster bay we did not spent too much money. I can say It was a low cost vacation. Please enjoy the movie if you can see, and don't forget to clik on the add right after the short movie.

Sorry for no entry last night. We discovered that a day at sea with two toddlers is tiring, for us and for them. We're just about to head off to a new beach to tire out the kids - more later! We had toyed with the idea of doing two days at sea, and after our experience on Thursday, we'll be happy with one. If many of the repeat customers are parents with toddlers (as the new owners of the Frienship Rose told us), we would like to meet ...

Windy. Partly cloudy. Lazy morning. Snorkeling over reef. Late morning departure. Good progress to Cannouan but winds not favorable for trip to Bequia. Anchor in Charleston Bay. Dinghy ashore. Walk on long beach. Saw cow in schoolyard. Rain ...

Clear. Steady winds. Sat on stern drinking morning coffee. Huge white monster appeared on horizon. Assumed it must be sailing past but could not understand why it wasn't aimed down the channel. Certainly could not understand why it was aimed straight at us -- and still creating wake. Hoped it would alter course. Hoped it would anchor. Switched on VHF to see if we were being hailed. Ah, relief. Anchor oozed out of ship. Ate breakfast and watched as crew prepared the shore for guests ...

... terribly amusing. About four other boats in anchorage. Went ashore in dinghy. Beach set up for large parties: many deck chairs, all stacked, large buffet table, stone gazebo, restrooms, bar, cooking facility. Speculated that it must be for a cruise ship. Paul, Sue and I walked up hill to village. Spectacular view of anchorage. Lovely sunset.