
Merry Christmas from Bequia in the Grenadines 🎄 We decided to spend Christmas in Bequia (pronounced Bekway), which is just south of St Vincent and north of Mustique. End to end, Bequia is about 5 miles long and only 1/2 mile wide, with about 5000 inhabitants. Bequia has a beautiful anchorage called Admiralty Bay. After an eventful 10 days of prepping the boat and sailing northbound, we were happy to land in Bequia for some down time, and peace and quiet. Or so we thought .... The people of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) celebrate Nine Mornings, a festival associated with the Christmas season. Nine Mornings before Christmas, the islanders wake at 3 in the morning and partake in various activities many of which include musical concerts and dancing. Celebrations continue for several hours and then they head to work and during this time, it is perfectly acceptable to be quite late for your morning shift. On our first night in th...