Canadian Yachting October 2023 - 12

We arrived first at the Whale Boner
Café (which was closed) but the owner
was there! She served us ice-cold
Hairoun beers and regaled us with several
memorable stories about Bequia and
the other islands including their history
of whaling.
Bequia has many shops where we
could top up our provisions, but this
area has so many great bars and restaurants
that you won't want to be cooking
onboard!
Last Bar Before The Jungle in Mayreau
Everything had been just about perfect
and our only complaint was that we
would have gladly stayed at almost all
the islands for our entire trip. St. Vincent
& the Grenadines is the kind of place
where you would love to be a castaway!
AMAZONA NEST AND THE RIVER
LOBSTERS
Our arrival at the Whale Boner Cafe moments before the owner spotted us and opened up for
a few minutes.
either a frosty beer or ginger ale from
Hairoun, the local brewery, Juliette began
serving our beach feast. Platters of BBQ
chicken, fried plantain, BBQ ribs, rice
with corn and plenty of hot sauce kept
everyone busy and satisfied. Afterward,
some of us wanted a walk and there was
a path to the top of the island. You need
good shoes to do it, but the reward is a
grand view of the Tobago Cay Marine
Park.
It was a great day and we closed it out
with a wee dram on the back deck, looking
forward to sailing to Mayreau the next
day.
THE JAUNT TO MAYREAU
It was just a 30-minute motor to
Mayreau from Tobago Cay and again
the bay was idyllic - white sand, swaying
palm trees and friendly Vincies. The
swimming was excellent and we enjoyed
a relaxing day in the sun and on the beach.
We had planned an extended visit to
" The Last bar Before the Jungle " but
luckily it was closed that day. In fact, it
was a holiday for most Vincies and a massive
power catamaran arrived with what
must have been 50 passengers heading for
a church service on the island.
Again, I could have spent a week
moored at Mayreau, but we wanted to
make it north to have a day at Bequia
before we headed home. That would be a
long sail, but the steady winds made the
journey easier.
BEQUIA WELCOMES VISITORS
We breezed into Admiralty Bay and
actually dropped the hook for the night.
The bay is shallow and very clear, again,
lovely for swimming and relaxing. But
we wanted to get ashore to explore the
shops and features of Bequia with its
colourful waterfront and great mix of
stores and restaurants.
12 CANADIAN YACHTING | OCTOBER 2023
As a very special final day treat, Phillip
Barnard scheduled an excursion to the
rain forest, about an hour drive north
of Barefoot Base. We needed fourwheel
drives to climb the mountain to
the Barnard's ancestoral home, fording
several rivers and almost loosing the road
driving through the forest. But the reward
was a unique and very special lunch
of breadfruit, plantains and all sorts of
other spices and ingredients all from the
property, including freshly caught " river
lobsters " - very big (and tasty) crayfish
that our hosts gathered with a small spear
gun!
Visit the Canadian Yachting website
" Galley Guys visit Amazona Nest in the
St. Vincent Rain Forest " bit.ly/44Asl4l
See their website at amazonasvg.com
LIFE ABOARD SONHOS
Our charter yacht, Sonhos really
deserves special mention because it's
virtually a sailing luxury condo with all
the trimmings. Read the separate sailing
review by Katherine Stone in this issue on
page 44.
We had a simply excellent Galley
Guy (and Gal) reunion and we would
love to plan a return to St. Vincent & the
Grenadines. We were living the dream!
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For more information visit: Barefoot Yacht
Charters barefootyachts.com
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