Aug 27, 2011

Port Elizabeth is the main town on the Grenadine Island of Bequia (pronounced Beck Way) and is easily reached from Kingstown on St. Vincent by ferry, so making a daytrip is fairly straightforward.   Port Elizabeth is located in Admiralty Bay, a beautiful location that is truly popular with yachters and sun-worshippers. The main attractions are the beaches,

Aug 20, 2011

Hikers will need strong walking shoes and perhaps a walking stick on the loose gravel and rock below the crater’s edge.   I drank four litres of water on the hike; conditions in the forest are hot and humid and will drain strength quickly if  lost liquids aren’t replenished.   Expect the whole hike to take 4 – 5 hours depending on

Aug 16, 2011

The trailhead for the hike up the volcano of La Soufriere is around 1.5 hours from Kingstown, the capital of St Vincent. Visitors have to take a guided tour to the crater rim, especially since the inundation of April 10th – 11th, 2011, which washed away cars, houses, and trees brought down by last year’s hurricane. The trail wends through rainforest

Jul 9, 2011

It’s 34 degrees Centigrade and the ferry to Bequia is bobbing in the harbour swell by the quay at Kingstown. I’d arrived at 10:15 expecting the ferry to leave right on time at 10:30. At 10:40 passengers are still arriving on board herding their acquaintances towards the few spare places still available for seating. All of a sudden the van furthest

Jul 5, 2011

Kingstown is the capital of the small Caribbean nation of St Vincent and the Grenadines. It’s quite a shabby place that appears run down. However, visitors can catch the ferry from here to Bequia (pronounced Beckway), Mayroun, and Union Island, some of the Grenadine Islands. There are some ATMs on Grenville Street and Halifax Street, although I had time

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