Windward sailing: Bequia
Admiralty Bay and Port Elizabeth, Bequia.
Admiralty Bay is huge so our arrival after dark was not too much of a problem. We anchored at the back of the pack, and moved to a better, more protected spot the next day. Port Elizabeth, at the head of the bay, is Bequia’s only town and stretches around the shoreline. It is just what you imagine all Caribbean island towns are like.
There is a lovely walkway that weaves along the beach, in places out over the water, linking restaurants, hotels and bars. The two beaches, Princess Margaret Beach and Lower Bay, were gorgeous, with lovely sand and the best snorkeling point between them.
Lower Bay, Bequia
Of course we had to climb to the highest point on the island….. it is what we do. In this case it is named Mount Peggy, and the views over the island were spectacular.
Panorama over Bequia from the summit of Mt Peggy.
Clambering down the other side we planned on having a well deserved lunch at a beach bar. However we arrived at a very upmarket resort and the price tag of over $30 for a hamburger sent us scurrying back to Port Elizabeth by taxi and a more modest lunch with a delicious cocktail as a treat.
Snorkeling off the west end of Princess Margaret Beach was the best we have seen in the Caribbean; octopus, sea eel, lots of lobster and many other fish. It was a very healthy reef.
Octopus trying to blend in.
Floating leaves.
A final sunset and it was time to move on. We were off to get cheese in the French Islands!
