It’s time for more Hurricane Season Exploration in the south end of the Eastern Caribbean! But this go round, as we focus our time in the Grenadines, we really want to deeply explore each island we visit.

Up first? A thorough exploration of Bequia!

We have been here a few times already – always just scratching the surface. A hike here. A meal or drinks there. But not this time. This time we want to dig in deep.

We start with morning walks – always going a different direction. Through the town today, over the hill and to the right tomorrow. Left the next day…

On one such walk, we spotted a sign for the Bequia Heritage Museum – and, well, we took it as a sign.

The museum is open on M W F from 10am to 1pm. Considering we didn’t even know the museum was a thing, our 10am arrival on a Friday was fairly serendipitous.

The entry is 25ec/$10us – and well worth it. Our tour guide was riveting – and clearly loves the people of this island and their culture.

I was hooked as soon as I saw all of the pottery shards of the various Amerindians. But I knew Mark was patiently waiting for Whaling to be introduced – in order to learn more about the wooden boat building that runs deep in Bequia’s history. If you’re ever on this island, make the effort to visit.

This week we explored in the opposite direction – with a visit to the Firefly Estate for a tour of the grounds.

We arrived WAY too early for our 11am tour. (Tours are 15ec and at 11am and 2pm) The walk from the town dock was much shorter and easier than anticipated. So we lounged with our new friends from sv Current Address, and got to know each other while we waited.

In no time, Ezra came along to give us our tour. He showed us the large variety of trees and plants on site – and gave us all a taste of the fruits that were in season.

Man. To be able to live somewhere like this – and just walk out and pick my fruit right from the tree? Heaven. (I didn’t notice an avocado tree – I’d have to add that to the mix…)

I could’ve eaten a whole handful of the damsels. Mark, not so much. I’d love to make a jam or something with them. They are really tart.

After our tour, we returned to the restaurant for a delicious lunch. There was a storm this weekend with crazy high winds (50+ knots) and power lines and limbs were down all over the island. We didn’t realize the restaurant was having problems when we arrived, but they still managed to create a delicious lunch. There was a large selection and everyone tried something different. All four of us enjoyed our meals and drinks – and we won’t hesitate to go back again for another meal.

We will continue our walks to explore the rest of the island – but for now our focus is moving to canvas work for the boat. The canvas shops have been closed for summer vacation (both Emancipation Day and the Carriacou Regatta were this past weekend) Our goal for this week is to get some quotes on dinghy chaps and some rain covers/walls/enclosures for the cockpit. The dinghy needs protection from the sun and we both would love to be able to lounge in our cockpit when it’s raining.

Stay tuned: I’m sure I will have more fun adventures to share before we hop to the next island south!

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