Our first adventure began with a ferry ride to Bequia Island. Though the island is only 9 miles from St. Vincent, the ferry ride was close to an hour and boy was it rough!!! We almost lost our cookies a few times. The upside of the nauseating ride was seeing flying fish soar across the waves in the ocean which was very cool.
We were picked up at the Port Elizabeth in Bequia by our kind host, Otmar Schaedle who owns and operates the Old Fort Estates, the only fully restored historic plantation house in St. Vincent and The Grenadines and dates back to when the first French settlers came to the Caribbean in the 18th century.
check out the view!
The Old Fort Estate
The morning of my birthday, we took a boat tour of the Tobago Cays. The name of the schooner was the Friendship Rose. We spent 3 hours traveling down through the Grenadine Island finally arriving in Tobago Cays around noon.
The Friendship Rose
Sailing
The crew hoisting the sails
Tobago Cays
Tobago Cays
After arriving in Tobago Cays, the crew took us snorkling in one of the coral reefs. The colors of the fish were amazing. We saw some "Dory" fish from the movie "Finding Nemo". There must have been 20-30 of them and they were quite large. I was also lucky enough to see a hawksbill turtle which totally made my day. The picture below is one I took at the Old Hegg Turtle sanctuary in Bequia, but it is the same species I saw swimming in the ocean. NOTE: If you ever go snorkling in the Caribbean, be sure to purchase an underwater camera! I didn't have one : (
Hawksbill Turtle - on the endangered species list
After the 3 hr trek back to Bequia, we went out for supper to celebrate. What an amazing experience and one we will never forget.
Enjoying a bite to eat after a day of sailing
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