April 17, 2025

ST. VINCENT and the GRENADINES - BEQUIA ISLAND

One of our fellow residents, has been living here off and on, and said spend one of the best things to do here is go over to the beach on BEQUIA ISLAND. So at breakfast I convince Scott we should take the Ferry over. We got off our ship at 10:28 and boogied through the crowded terminal to make the last morning Ferry at 10:30 AM! Gotta Love Island time!  Turns out 5 others from our SHIP, did the same thing. When we landed in BEQUIA,  45 minutes later, I had us organized that we all wanted to spend about an hour touring the island and then spend the balance of the day on a beach, until we took the 4:30 pm return ferry. A bunch of tour operators approached us as we exited the terminal, and I quickly negotiated a great rate for 7 of us to do a scenic overlook tour, for about two hours. We got to see the island from many vantage points. The driver entertained us with stories of Murder & Suspicion on the Island. We spent the afternoon on Princess Margaret Beach, lounging, swimming and relaxing in the sunshine.

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