We are having a bit of an extended stay in Bequia a small island just south of St Vincent. The wind has got up to 20-30kts and whilst we could sail we don’t need to rush so we thought we could enjoy the island.  We have got quite cozy on our marina berth adding the anchor line to the mooring lines to stop the surging back and forwards.  We are the only boat on the dock and at night we have our own security guard.  We have been chatting to Marty, an American who has just bought this marina and is turning slowly it into a boatyard. 

Yesterday we trekked across to Princess Margaret beach which is a wide expanse of pale sand sloping into  a wonderful turquoise sea.  Not a bad place to be stormbound. 

Last night the restaurant next to the marina turned out to be the hot spot to go to . We had a delicious meal of Conch Ting which had an amazing write up on the menu …apparently a proven Aphrodisiac!!! …then the band started and the place turned into a dance floor with the tunes blasting away. 

We went over the other side of the island and looking at the size of the waves it confirmed we had made the right decision to stay in harbour and they were big waves crashing in over the reef. Time for another rum punch.