Page 14 - Bravo Zulu - 2017 2nd QT F-17 Newsletter

Sailing through the Grenadines: After leaving St Lucia we sailed right past St. Vincent (due to
high crime reports) and landed in Bequia for a week. We had lots of dolphins riding our bow
waves along the journey which always makes it fun. There’s really only one Bay to anchor in on
this small island but it’s quite nice. It has beautiful beaches, good snorkeling spots and a main
street lined with shops and restaurants. What else do you need on a Caribbean island?
We hit it off with an American couple we met at Jack’s Restaurant who had rented a house for a

week. So we shared vacation experiences. We took them out sailing one day and caught a nice
Mahi-Mahi which we had for lunch with lobster salad and a nice bottle of champagne. The next
day Ken & Jodi had us up to their place for a jerk chicken BBQ and a dip in the infinity pool. It
was awesome!

The place they stayed at was http://www.tropicalhideawaybequia.com and has five units for
accommodations if anyone is looking for a fabulous place to stay on the island. We all went
snorkeling together and had lunch at different restaurants. It was a fun week.
Next stop was Canouan which was pretty tame. Only 4-5 boats were anchored at the main bay in
front of the Tamarind Hotel which was dead. But we managed to find the Coconut Beach Bar

which was lively with the locals after work and on the weekends. We made a short hop to
Mayreau which had a lovely little stretch of beach with bars/restaurants. But the boat boys were
pretty aggressive and buzzed around like little mosquitoes. You don’t mind one coming by to see
if they can sell you something. But it gets tiring when you have to say no to 8 of them.

Today we are at The Tobago Cays which are a small group of uninhabited islands which are
protected by a horseshoe reef. So the water is calm and the snorkeling is great. We saw 6-8 sea
turtles and a couple of stingrays in our short snorkel. The natural beauty here is striking. We
came across a few tortoises and iguanas hiking on one of the little islands and Glenn hand fed a
small black bird that landed on our boat. Our next stop will be Union Island which is the last one
in the Grenadines. Bravo Zulu!