When we pulled into Clifton Harbor from the Tobago Cays we had to round the reef off Union Island and at the end of it was Happy Island. This is…
Palm Island is a small island one mile from Union Island and within its 135 acres it has five beaches. You can only get here by boat and you are…
The only bad part about the town of Clifton on Union Island is the harbor is either too shallow or too deep to anchor. It sits behind a reef that…
Yesterday I told you all about the Tobago Cays and how they are protected by the World’s End Reef. I also told you that you can go between the reef…
The Tobago Cays are the crown jewel of the Grenadines and in my opinion the entire Caribbean. My description of the Grenadines is that they are a tiny Virgin Islands….
Petit Bateau Cay is in the Tobago Cays and on this little locals put together some amazing beach BBQs for charter and cruising boats. They have even built a community…
I make a big deal that Salt Whistle Resort on Mayeau is open, because we thought it was shuttered years ago. Our cruising guide said Salt Whistle Resort on the…
Last week I told you how Canouan was a nice island, but not really our favorite place. Well, we left there and sailed five miles to Mayreau and found paradise….
Today the blogs are moving from Canouan to Mayreau in the Grenadines and today’s photo of the day seems as close to perfection in the islands as I have found in…
After a pretty walk up the hill Shane and I reached a point of no entry to pursue our visit to the fort clearly marked on our map….well, we could…
Today’s ‘photo of the day” is the perfect way to end our time on Canouan in the Grenadines…..especially after Steveand I were attacked just minutes before. Come back tomorrow and…
Canouan is a lovely island, but it was not my favorite in the Grenadines, because almost half the island is off limits. The island is shaped like a fish hook…
Today’s photo of the day is a great sunset we watched from a resturant called Mac’s on the Belmont Walkway in the middle of Bequia in the Grenadines. We loved…
I know I have been writing a lot of blogs about Bequia in The Grenadines, but we had so much fun on this island and there are so many adventures…
Well I have good news for you. The Old Fort on Bequia has been turned into a fantastic little resort. I will write all about it in two days and…
The locals are one of the few groups exempt from the world-wide ban on whale hunting. They are allowed to take up to four whales a year, but there are…
I saw this wind indicator at the Old Fort on Bequia, which I will tell you all about on Sunday. I just loved how it had a a ship on…
On Sunday I wrote about our time at the Old Hegg Turtle Sanctuary on Bequia. Well as we were walking back to town (about two miles) we came across the…
The pseudosphinx tetrio is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. Its common names include tetrio sphinx, giant gray sphinx, frangipani hornworm, and plumeria caterpillar. In the island of…
The thing my friend Steve wanted to do on Bequia, an island in The Grenadines, was to visit the Old Hegg Turtle Sanctuary and this was TOTALLY fine with me….
This guy let me get really close and take today’s photo of the day. He is a resident at the Old Hegg Tutle Sanctuary on Beguia in the Grenadines. On…
Port Elizabeth on Bequia is a lovely little town, but mostly because of how laid back and simple it is. To me it is the quintessential Caribbean village. The locals…
I have been dreaming of sailing The Grenadines for several years now. So, with the boat anchored in Admiralty Bay (there is plenty of spots to anchor in 10-15 feet,…
We spent several days on Bequia and I am going to start writing about this amazing island tomorrow, but when I saw this puppy chewing on a coconut I knew…
Last week I wrote how we checked out of St Lucia at Vieux Fort instead of Soufriere and all the hassle that caused. Well, since we did not raise anchor…
Remember last year how Melek and I did a six-week cruise through the Leeward Islands? Well this year I will be cruising the Windward Islands partly on my own and…
This is a question you will ask a lot in the eight countries that use the East Caribbean dollar (EC$). All eight of these countries are former British territories, except…