As you can imagine, fishing is an integral part of life of these Caribbean islands. We often see two boats in the water, with a net between them, as they fish. Snorkelers will jump in the water and act as fish spotters for the next positioning.
We walked from Saline Bay to Salt Whistle Bay on Mayreau. Salt Whistle Bay is a favorite anchorage of many cruisers. It is beautiful, but on the smaller side.
Admiralty Bay on Bequia has a floating bar. Some friends invited us to join them for drinks this evening.
Steve and I really enjoyed the time we spent on the sleepy island of Mayreau. With only 250 inhabitants, it is easy to relax.
We anchored in Saline Bay, which has calm waters and a beautiful beach. The town itself sits on top of a steep hill and enjoys views of its own bays as well as other islands. Everyone we met made us feel welcome.
On one of our last nights in Carriacou (owned by Grenada) I snapped this picture from our boat , which is anchored in Tyrrell Bay. This is a multi-faceted bay where private yachts anchor as well as tug boats. The bay is protected with land on three sides and many fish swim beneath the water’s surface. We have stayed in this bay on several different occasions because it is a relatively calm anchorage that is convenient to local stores.
On our walk earlier today, we spotted a rastafarian restaurant called Righteous & de Youths. Righteous Bob happened to be sitting near the door and greeted us. He told us about his rooftop seating area where we could sip a cocktail and watch the sun set. This establishment had been written up in our guide book and, since Bob was so personable, we decided to give it a try. When we arrived, Righteous Bob again greeted us and asked his 6-year old grandson, Mario, to show us the way up. A group of four French sailors were up there and we joined them. About five minutes later, Bob made his way to the rooftop and started playing the bongos and singing. He asked me to try to play with him. After a minute, he decided that I wasn’t the best accompanist so he asked Steve to give it a try. Five or ten minutes later Steve was replaced by Mario. We had a really enjoyable time talking with Bob, meeting several members of his family, and learning about a bit of the culture on Mayreau.
At Union Island’s Clifton Bay anchorage we took our dingy into the dingy dock. In order to tie it up, we had to go under the walkway amd push the dingys around until we fit. It is the most crowded dingy dock that we have seen yet. This dingy dock is very convenient to town and where we had to go to clear customs.
The flipper stockings are hung by the dingy with care.
