Hi  All,

Well................

We have just completed our second charter on our own and have had some very interesting guests with us.   Cruising around the Grenadines is simply fabulous.  We sail from Bequia on the Sunday morning and our first scene to enjoy are the ‘Moonholes’   This is a collection of houses made by the folks who live there and they are made out of only things they can pick up locally:   driftwood,  rocks, bits of tree etc.  The ‘Moonhole’ is actually a natural arch, inside which the first house was built and inhabited.   It is said that the house was considered untenable after an occupant in the upper bedroom woke up with a large rock in the bed alongside him.   That house now stands empty but is there for view.   

Next stop is the beautiful island of Mustique, where the guests take a tour of the island and we meet up with them at the famous ‘Basil’s Bar for sunset rum punches and music.   After that it is back onboard for a sumptuous dinner and a bit of partying.

The following morning sees us departing from Mustique and heading south to the Tobago Cays, where there is wonderful snorkelling to see the turtles and diving on the Horseshow Reef.   Just outside the reef is a tiny sand island called Petit Tabac,  better known as  'Johnny Depp Island'.  It was the island where Kiera Knightly burnt the rum in 'Pirates of the Caribbean.    A short sail from the Tobago Cays takes us in a westerly direction to Union Island for a 'Med Moor' on the dock for fresh water, supplies and a meal ashore with our guests.   Wednesday morning and we are off to Palm Island,  a private resort where we are allowed in.  We visit a French artist there who does wonderful underwater scenes in acrylics and oils.  Hi literally goes diving, sees something and then comes up and paints it.   We spend Wednesday night in Chatham Bay on the west side of Union Island and go diving in the morning, before heading up to Mayreau.    Thursday there, and up to Canouan for a stop and another dip, before returning up to Bequia and completing the loop.

This job is full on and the worst bit to start with was sore feet. We are getting a bit stronger and we are both losing some weight too.  We have just gone 1/3 share on a house right at the highest point of Bequia and are going to try it out during this next week off.

I am looking at either starting another page on this site or re-hosting the blog again, as this site is a bit limited on space for pics,  AND I know you love to see pics

more later............................