Another new decade and Kris and I have tried to start it out right with a sailing vacation to the Caribbean. We took off on January 15th and Embarked out of St. Vincent. The beaches, the snorkeling, and best of all, the weather, was beautiful and amazing. We just want to share some of the high lights of our trip with our friends and family. Perhaps maybe we can convince you to come with us in July when we head south again!!
Our first stop was the island of Mustique which is has homes of the rich and famous and a very pricey resort. That being the case, very few people are on the island at any given time, and we enjoyed the luxury of having beautiful macaroni beach all to ourselves. Of course, we didn't have to pay out the nose for it either since we just dropped anchor here for the day. :)
MACARONI BEACH: RELAXIN' AND BODY SURFING
While on Mustique we also stopped to eat at the world famous BASIL"S BEACH BAR
The Tabago Cays was our next anchorage. We spent a couple of days in this marine park. The water was beautiful and clear, the snorkeling was amazing. We saw turtles, eel, sharks, squid, and all kinds of fish including a unique "flying Grundin" It sits on the bottom and will fan our if you get too close. Really neat. Here are some highlight picks. We absolutely loved it here!
Also part of the Cays is the famous "Jack Sparrow Island" This is where Jack Sparrow was marooned in Pirates of the Caribbean. It was a long dingy ride to get there, but pretty cool.
We Sailed down to Union Island to Refuel and Anchor for the night. There are lots of little Islands around Union that we spent the day exploring. Petit St Vincent is another ritzy island that would cost you an arm and a leg to stay on, but we once again enjoyed it's spoils without the cost. We dropped anchor and headed into enjoy excellent abandoned beaches and a delicious fruit smoothie. Annette and I also got spoiled enough to buy some cute sun dresses at the boutique here. ;)
Another fun island we explored was the Mopion Sand Bank. The smallest registered Island! It is only like 50 yards across, and there is a nice thatch umbrella for you to sit under. What a funny little spot in the world!
Our last stop was in Bequia. This is also a small Island, but also inhabited. We walked the streets of the haber town looking at what they had to sell to the tourists and enjoyed the great snorkeling and pretty beach. We had to share the beach here since it is a more populated island. By sharing I mean a couple of other groups....
Beautiful and relaxing. What more do you need in a vacation?
3 comments:
Love all the pictures! Glad you had fun and made it back to the cold :) Someday...someday we will join you!
That water is absolutely beautiful! Looks like you had a great time.
Wow...is all I can say. I thought those kinds of vacations were only for the rich and famous. I looks like you guys have lots of fun traveling around the world, I'm glad you are able have such great adventures. Have to say, I'm a little jealous.
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