Sunday, March 22, 2009

Bequia continued


This is another great shot of the small laundry/ice boat coming around!



We are anchored in Admiralty Bay, in the capital of Port Elizabeth. Can anyone spot Delphinus? Paul and Joyce on the Lady H are in front of us.


(scroll down for where we are)




Yesterday we checked in, took a taxi to the turtle sanctuary (well worth seeing, very sad how the reefs are dying and the turtles are being wiped out). It is run by one man, no aid at all from the government, the only support he gets is from the tourists and visitors - he needs publicity and funding to support his turtles.

http://turtles.bequia.net/




Then we went to the old Fort which has been restored into a magnificent villa and spent a few hours talking with the owner, Otmar (most charming) and loving the views. What a fantastic setting.

http://www.grenadines.net/bequia/oldfort.html



Today we went snorkeling in the Moonhole area - houses carved out of stone, kind of eerie in my opinion, couldn't imagine who would want to live there.


Tomorrow we are leaving for Mayreau - apparently from here on, the water is just incredible - best water in the Caribbean (including the Tobago Cays). I don't think we'll have internet access for a week or so, not until we get to Union.