Southern Grenadines

We stayed at Canouan 3 days as the large tropical depression slowly moved from Barbados to Bonaire, with Canouan in between.  From Canouan it was a lazy downwind sail with the jib only to Mayreau with the sun finally out. Mayreau  is a beautiful island of 250 inhabitants with long white beaches, and large coral reefs on the windward side.  We anchored in Saline Bay and enjoyed a few games of Rummikub. The beached seemed to have way too many bar shacks for the few boats in the bay, and weren’t even open.

The next day it became obvious what happens as the cruise ship Club Med 2 anchored offshore. As Kim and I rowed to shore to hike up to an old Catholic French Church (good to get exercise), boys on the beach began spreading out beach chairs.  The first boat off the cruise ship contained the steel drums for the band which played all afternoon. 

To bad it was overcast in the morning - quite a sight anyway

Back to the hike, the town which has no name is charming and the church is perched on the top of the island with a great view of Tobago Cays. Kim befriended a little 3 year old whose mother was happy that she was entertained while she set up her little gift shop.  On our way back to the beach, we bought some provisions and Kim browsed some of the gift stands.

Macee was quite the gal - a real talker 

Mayreau Catholic Church 

conch shell sacristy light

So an afternoon, listening to the steel band and rocking to the beat and to the rocking from the shuttles off the cruise ship.  A few gin and tonics and swimming

off the back of the boat. What a perfect day!

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