St Vincent and the Grenadines

Anchor’s up…… 

After more than 2 months in Martinique, we finally moved on. We had a great Christmas and New Year with our Danish friends in the French Island but it was  time to go. Our friends stayed behind because of someone visiting them from Denmark but they’ll catch up later. 

On the eve of our departure, we went and anchored further away from other boats. Because we were leaving at 3:00 am, we find it less stressful to have no one around when we hoist up the sail and lift the anchor in the dark. We’re really not fond of night sailing but leaving at this time, we don’t have to wait too long before the sun rises.

We arrived in St Vincent 14 hours later. 

We had thought to stay on the main island for a few days but after one night decided to push on to the Grenadines. The anchorage was full of  charter boats with music blaring and the disco lights flashing until the wee hours of the morning. How rude!

We arrived at the island of Bequia where we had originally thought to be for Christmas. Beautiful….we stayed  2 weeks, doing a lot of hiking, snorkeling and swimming. Nice to discover a new country, new island, new people.

One of the things that we absolutely love about Bequia is all the dinghy docks around the town. No hassle, they are available to everyone and easy to climb on too.

In many of the islands it’s a struggle to get up on the dinghy dock either because they’re very high and/or you have no perch or handle to grasp. Once in a while you end up rolling on to the dock. Not very graceful or dignified. God forbid this is the day you decide  to wear a dress ( me not Mike 😂 )…hope the underwear has no holes 😳 

We’ve moved further south….had to leave the island of Mayreau earlier than planned. The swells were unbelievable. The boat rocked non stop. Sleep was nearly impossible and this was forecasted for at least another week or so. Always you look for protection from winds, depending on the direction and the swells.

So another sleepless night. The winds in this new anchorage are unbelievable. They are  coming off the surrounding mountains and hitting the boat with full intensity. It’s relentless. We were up most of the night to make sure the boat didn’t drag. In the early hours, one of our snubber lines broke off the chain by the force of the wind pushing our boat back. Luckily we had decided to put a 2nd one on as backup yesterday.

It makes it hard to leave the boat unattended when it blows like this but groceries are a priority with the weekend coming and most shops will be closed. 

Stay tuned ….

Cheers 

Mike and Pierrette



Rugged Martinique 


Grassland of Martinique 


Beautiful Martinique 



 The cuties 


Heading to St Vincent and the Grenadines  (SVG)


Very step hills of Bequia, SVG


Ah great margaritas 


View from one of our walks - Bequia


Bequia


Saved him from being run over by a car


View of our anchorage in Bequia


First anchorage in SVG


Laundry, water and fuel service right at your doorstep 


Lovely view 


Such a fluffy little guy


Local delivery 


Fast runner

View from our swelly anchorage in Saline Bay Mayreau Island 


Great beach 


View of our windy anchorage, Chatham Bay, Union Island 


 




Comments

  1. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2023 at 9:19 AM

    Wow great pictures especially the one with the margueritas 😁, keep us posted, as always love to read you. take care, be safe, love you both, 🥰🥂

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  2. MarieJanuary 20, 2023 at 2:04 PM

    Beautiful scenery looks amazing even if the sea is choppy sometimes. Take care look forward to more pics as you continue your amazing journey.

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  3. MarieJanuary 22, 2023 at 5:42 AM

    Belles photos ,vous êtes aux endroits que nous avons préféré. J’ai hâte de voir les photos des Grenadines la plongée en apnée est de toute beauté . Bonne continuité et bonne année 🥳

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