Bequia … Beyond Beautiful!

This is exactly what Dale and I had imagined all of the Caribbean to look like…

turquoise, sky blue, cobalt blue, pale green …. crystal clear warm water …

it is awesome, incredible … beyond beautiful!!

Bequia took our breath away – an 8 nautical mile sail from St. Vincent’s –

waves choppy and winds about 17 kts.  – about a 1.5 hour sail –

Once we could see the shore – a breathtaking view of the lush “mountains” – covered with immense growth of rain forest – blow holes and crashing water against the cliffs and the whitest of sand beaches… this will be a memory for us forever.

Sailing into Admiralty Bay – we were about 1 of 75ish boats anchored…. the little town of Port Elizabeth perched right on the edge of the beach…

I think I will use the photos to tell about our stay here… then you will get the idea…… much easier this way!!

Admiralty Bay – safe, secure and quiet ….

Princess Margaret’s Beach – unbelievable the sand as soft as velvet – walk for a good mile or so..

Speaking of walking- all along the boardwalk – plumeria trees in full bloom - I gather some everyday for our table… a fragrant treat for me!

The sunsets have been especially perfect – actually we can’t see the sun set but get to experience the sky as it changes color… pretty darn amazing…..

Today was one of those days …. especially great – Dale and I went out on a “date” 

Renting a little yellow two-seater scooter we headed off…. (I can remember when we went on Dale’s 750 Honda in 1979… oh what a difference!)

Em .... no worries ... I hung on tight!! ANd boy could that scooter take the curves!

Driving the island – a total of 7 square miles – was a hoot – up and down the three main roads …

we saw everything on the road. …from glistening beaches, thru the rain forest … keeping watch for goats, cows, and giant iguanas!

Purposefully driving over to the Hawksbill Turtle Sanctuary …. Mr. King – in his retirement knew that the Hawksbill turtles have a possibility of going extinct –  poaching and netting – he, in 1997 started gathering their eggs and taking care of them till they are 5 years old – releasing them back to the beach where they came from – they now have a real chance to “make it” … apparently only one in 3000 eggs make it to be five years old in the wild…. I know hard to believe – but at this point Mr. King and his assistants have released 881 back into their marine habitat…. for this scientist and his wife, we were impressed…

Driving for a couple of hours. .. and lunchtime approaching .. the decision for beach front dining was made…. Mango’s was the place for us….

 As you can see – the beach is only a stone’s throw away….

Dale has had a craving for “Conch” since we had it in Antigua – not until today did we find any…. and oh what a treat… “Conch Creole”  … for Dale to get excited …

It was entertaining for me to see him enjoy and eat his conch … he thinks this might rank up there with one of his top three meals off the boat….Captain Dale belongs to the clean plate club!!

We don’t have a photo of this…. but Mango’s (in my humble opinion has one of the best rum punches I have ever had in any of the Caribbean Islands…. yummy!)

After a lovely 3.5 hours of touring this little gem of an island… parked the scooter safely back on the beach… we dinghyed back to Companion… for a quick dip, washed the hulls down, and will take a nap…. but first I wanted to share our day….

 we will return in two weeks time…. 

Danylle, you were so right... Bequia is special... thanks for sharing your memories with us!!  Just an FYI - the "Swing Bar" is no longer here ... but we have found new places to go.....