🇬🇧 Pirates on the island of Petit Tabac! You might remember it from the Pirates of the Carribean…How cool to have the place to ourselves today! 🇩🇪 Piraten auf der Insel Petit Tabac! Ihr erkennt sie vielleicht, hier wurde Piraten der Karibik gedreht.Wie cool, hier heute alleine gewesen zu sein!
🇬🇧 We had a wonderful BBQ on the beach at Salt Whistle Bay last night. After a few days of cloudy weather, we were blessed with a sunny day and a magnificent sunset. Aside from our buddy boats @whisperingwindswanderings and @sailing_jace, we were also joined by another Outremer, Mo’orea (which had come into the bay …
🇬🇧 What a way to spend the weekend… We love Salt Whistle Bay. We are practically alone in the bay! When we were here in January, this small bay was packed with a dozen boats at least.We are anchored so close to the beach that we can swim back and forth between boat and beach …
🇬🇧 Sometimes I wish I was a kid on this boat, having this adventure. Today was one of those days. Andrew and Brenda from @whisperingwindswanderings got their metal detector out for the kids and sent them off on a pirate treasure hunt on a beautiful beach. And aaaaaarh did the kids come back with lots …
🇬🇧 We spent three days in Mustique with our buddy boat @sailing_jace. This is an exclusive get-away for the rich and famous. We enjoyed the beach which we had to ourselves and snorkelling with lots of turtles. We went to a local cricket match and had lunch at a nice beach club. It felt like …
🇬🇧 Impressions of Bequia…On the penultimate picture you can see the Friendship Rose. This boat was launched in 1969 and the last boat to be built in Bequia using only hand tools. This 100-foot schooner brought the mail, provisions and passengers to Bequia from St. Vincent until the advent of the new motor ferries. This …
🇬🇧 Birthday celebrations on Wild Thing² yesterday. Jamie turned 8! Those who know him know that his greatest passion is ⚽️. Jamie loved his birthday present, a ‚tipp kick‘ table.In the afternoon, it was time for for a football match! Thanks to Lynne and Jeff from @sailing_jace and to Brenda and Andrew from @whisperingwindswanderings for …
🇬🇧 Yesterday we took the children on a school trip to the Bequia Heritage Museum. We walked up and down the steep hills for a good hour to the other side of the island in the scorching heat, greeting people as we walked past. As soon as we got to the museum, we were drawn …
🇬🇧 We got up early yesterday morning to sail 90 nms from St. Anne, Martinique to Bequia, Grenadines. We sailed in leeward of St. Lucia and St. Vincent. This enabled us to have both a relaxed breakfast and lunch.When we left the anchorage in St. Anne we were overtaken by a Moody 54 as we …
🇬🇧 Started the day with yoga on the beach, feeling very grateful indeed to be able to live this life. Later on we cleared out of Martinique and ran some last-minute errands. That’s when I spotted this traditional sailing boat. See how they have to empty water out of the boat incessantly? Crazy!!! In the …