After our departure from St Lucia we had 12 days to reach Grenada before Fred needed to catch his return flight to the states. We chose to give St Vincent a pass and go straight to Bequia. Some cruisers still stop at St Vincent, and I hear it is supposed to be a nice island, but theft has become such a big problem there we chose to pass it by and not deal with the hassle. The options there are to always leave someone on your boat or hire someone to sit on your boat while you are ashore. The island doesn’t seem to be trying very hard to stop the crime, so we chose to not support them. I have talked to some cruisers who stopped there and didn’t experience any trouble at all.. you just never know.
We stopped at Bequia for a couple of days and then heard our first tropical cyclone warning of the season. A 60% chance for a formation over the next 48 hours. Depending on if a tropical storm / hurricane would form we may need to be ready to change our plans and run straight down to Grenada. As it turned out, the chances of formation decreased everyday until it just fizzled out and our plans were not hindered.
We continued to buzz through the islands: Canouan, Mayreau, Tobago Cays, Union Island, Carriacou and then to Grenada. We spent long enough on each island to sample the town, food and see what was beneath the water. Mostly it was a very enjoyable trip and a great time hanging out with Fred, who was not only great to hang out with but was excellent at cleaning the galley! We ended the trip with Fred in Mt Harman Bay, which was to be our home for the next four months.
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