Bequia and Mayreau--April 29-May 7

Arising early on the 27th, we slipped our mooring ball and headed to St. Vincent. I was a little anxious about St. Vincent as we’d heard some tales about it not being safe. As we bypassed a couple of anchorages with less than stellar reviews, we saw none of the activity of boat boys waiting three miles out for incoming boats. However, we sailed on until we spotted a beautiful cove where one catamaran was anchored. There was no town, just a long beach with beautiful palms lining it. After the noise of Soufirere, we thought it looked calmly inviting. And it was! Although the original catamaran had apparently just stopped for lunch, only two other boats came in for the night.
Next morning, on to Bequia--a favorite. It did not disappoint. We had been to Bequia on a chartering trip a few years ago and liked it then. There are nice restaurants, good shopping, a market with some pushy Rasta men, and most of all a great dinghy dock. Dinghy docks are of some consequence in that if they are difficult, we tend not to go into town much. If easy, we come and go often. The market turned out to be okay after all as the Rasta men, though pushy, abided by our wishes to look before we bought.
Some of our friends were there as well, and we had a dinner ashore one evening with some and invited some others to our boat for cocktails another evening. Most enjoyable.

From there we went to Canouan, another small island with little to offer.