Which way is home again?

Stop taking my picture, I’m trying to figure out which way is home.

Teresa got us back to the Pitons where Giles and Lisa will leave us for warm sunny England.

The Jalouise Plantation resort at he base of the Pitons.  Giles & Lisa treated Teresa and me to a farewell dinner here.

Giles & Lisa’s last sunset in the Caribbean.

The sun has set on this trip and now it’s time to return home to reality.

After leaving Union Island we had a short sail to Petit St Vincent.  It’s a private island resort, but they allow visitors to walk the beach or use the beach restaurant & bar.

Giles & Lisa decided to stay on board while Teresa & I went ashore for lunch.

Great spot for lunch.

The restaurant had the best menu and food we have seen in the entire trip.

A sand island we passed leaving Petit St Vincent.  People used it for day visits.

Giles and Lisa homesick for Cirencester, England.

Palm Island was another private resort island.  Great beaches and beach bar.

We lost the use of our water on Sea Rose, so we came into Union Island looking for a technician.  Fortunately, our boat boy knew the right guy and it was a simple repair.

While we were here we decided to walk around town.

Giles, Teresa & Lisa having bacon sandwiches for breakfast.

We are ready to depart now, after the repair and some breakfast.

First Mate Memorial Shrine.  We departed Canouan  for Tobago Cays without Sea Rose’s First Mate who’s was down and out in her cabin after a night of champagne drinking.  The empty visor, the empty sun glasses, the empty gloves and the very empty bottle.  Lucky for Teresa it was a gentle sail to Tobago Cays.  She did eventually surface later that evening.

The anchorage in Tobago Cays.  We saw lots of turtles around here.

A rare sighting of Teresa in the water with Bob.

Lisa & Bob over seeing our lobster lunch on the beach.

Giles displaying our cooked lobster lunch on the beach.  Yummy!

Lisa thoroughly enjoying her lobster with a beer.

This was the setting for our beach lunch.

Teresa feeding animals where ever she goes.  These birds were quite bold.

Teresa even shared her salad with the iguanas.

What Teresa didn’t share the bold birds took off the table.  Giles went for another beer and lost his potato in the process.

After lunch with our cook Carlos.

There were two rays swimming around at our feet.

Sunset in Tobago Cays.

We had a good anchorage just off the beach at the Tamarind Beach Hotel.

Going ashore to check out the facilities and sneak the internet password.

Sea Rose at anchor just off Tamarind Beach.  The eleventh largest private yacht is anchored off in the distance.

The 458 ft Rising Sun with 82 rooms owned by David Geffen.

Lisa earning her keep by scrubbing the bottom of the boat clean.  This will guarantee her a return invite. No slackers allowed.

Mission accomplished.  For the cost of one beer, actually two because I had one, Giles was able to obtain the internet password at the Pirates Cove.  Well done mate!

Found Ezra’s great local beach bar and stopped for a few.  Ezra himself was kind enough to pose for photograph with us.

Promoting Ezra’s “one love” motto.

Canouan didn’t have too much to offer at this time, but there is massive infrastructure construction going on right now.  They have the longest runway in the Granadines, so they can accept the private jets.  There is a new large marina currently under construction, a new Raffles Hotel, etc.  Give Canouan 5-7 years and it will be quite a destination.

Half of this mountain by the new airport has already torn down.

Britannia Bay in Mustique.

Is that a spaceship anchored over there?

A very interesting trimaran was anchored in Mustique.

A dingy trip back from town.

Teresa & Lisa at Basil’s Bar for lunch.

Of course, lobster salad for lunch!

Spot the odd one out?

Sea Rose at anchorage in Britannia Bay

Beach front in Britannia Bay looking at Basil’s Bar in the background.

More of the same great views.  We love Mustique.

Lisa & Teresa shopping.

Giles rented a golf cart to take us on a tour of the island.

Love at the beach in Mustique.

The island was full of tortoises.

I think I’ll take this one home for a pet.

Mustique Fruit & Vegtable  Market

Mustique Fish Market

Teresa & Lisa waiting for the taxi to take us up the hill to Firefly for lunch

The taxi arrived…all aboard.

The Firefly.  Fantastic seven room boutique hotel, restaurant & bar.

The bar lounge at the Firefly.

A first…Lion fish & Chips. It didn’t sound very nice, but I have to admit Lion Fish is very nice tasting.

First port of call in St Vincent was Chateaubelair to clear customs.  Mt. Soufriere (3,976 ft) and an active volcano (in the background), was constantly covered in clouds.

Standing in the Customs office looking out at Sea Rose at anchor.  Not a very busy place.

Lisa was left at the dock guarding the dingy while I took care of the Customs paperwork..

With daylight dwindling, we decided to anchor for the night in Buccament Bay.  Nice quiet little place free of the harassing ‘boat boys’.  The boat boys mean well, but when they pull up side along you with their noisy boat motors and won’t take “no” for an answer, it kills the serenity.

Arriving in Port Elizabeth, Bequia.

Sea Rose’s Safety Commissioner (Giles) diving on the mooring ball with his P.A. Lisa.

Why are you up there?  Don’t you know I have been looking for you?

Teresa, Lisa & Giles on the dingy dock at Whaleboners with Sea Rose in the background.

Dr Teresa Doolittle scratching Charlie, the parrot’s head.

Admiralty Bay

Mr & Mrs Sea Rose overlooking Admiralty Bay

This was an interesting boardwalk around the Admiralty Bay

The boardwalk continues onto Princess Margaret beach

Lisa & Bob on our way to lunch.

The view of Princess Margaret beach.

Lisa was curious what the local fishermen were catching.

The view from our lunch table.

Fish & chips for lunch!  It was awesome.

Giles hailing a dingy ride after spending the afternoon in the pub watching Liverpool v. Man City.

The sun setting on Admiralty Bay.  We are off to Mustique tomorrow.