Position 012:42.437N  061:19.645W

Since last blogging we completed our afternoon’s diving in Bequia with Dive Bequia, a company owned by an English couple. Our instructor Nick was South African and had been there for four months having crewed a 46’catamaran up from Cape Town. His girlfriend who also did the dive was Australian and the couple we shared the trip with were German! We were led through the first part of the Padi diving course – all a lot more formal than the rather ‘relaxed’ first dive we had experienced in Martinique! The dive itself took place on Devils Table – the fish and coral were spectacular but the visibility was not as good as we had experienced off Martinique as there was a strong current off the point which kicked up quite a lot of sand. We would definitely like to do more.

Our slot was booked for one o’clock so we had missed lunch and were starving by the time we finished. A quick trip to the Gingerbread café next door was required….gorgeous banana and carrot cakes and pots of tea – very civilised! In the evening we had booked dinner at a place called Sam’s which was recommended in our guide book. Booking had been a good call as it was packed – the food was very simple but excellent. The captain had a fish pizza which he declared to be the best ever!

Ula is currently moored up in Charlestown Bay on the island of Canouan, having arrived yesterday lunchtime from Bequia. The sail down was good in an east north easterly force 4-5. We had one reef in the main and speeds of between 6.5-7.5 knots. Mooring in the bay was interesting as the wind whistles off the surrounding hills and there was a large swell. We were going to anchor but eventually decided to pick up a mooring buoy off the Tamarind Bay Beach Hotel (50EC$ per night from a local guy, Marcus) and put out a stern anchor to stop the rolling. Our trip ashore was aborted due to the heavy swells hitting the dinghy dock and we had to admire the amazing beach views from Ula instead.(the rum punch tasted just as good!)

This morning we have made it ashore as the swells have died down. The beach here is beautiful – like a picture postcard. The island is small and the North has been developed in to a large gated resort managed by Raffles. As a result of this new money coming in the Southern (local) end appears to be being improved. There is also a Moorings yacht charter base here in the harbour. There is not a lot to do here other than ‘chill’ which is the plan for the rest of the day. We hope to move on to Mayreau and the Tobago Cays tomorrow.

Love to everyone at home xx

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