St Vincent - April 2006

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Sailing to St Vincent in the Grenadines we encountered a pod of pilot whales which swam to the boat and stayed around for 10 minutes or so. Wonderful. We also saw a humpback whale and calf, plus the dolphins who swam over to swim at the nose of the boat. They certainly add variety to a 12 hr sail.

We anchored for a few days in the bay where the film ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ was shot in Willilabou Bay. (On my must do list). They have made the set into a tourist attraction.

The customs building was in part of the set. After watching the film and then being the set, you can see how much editing had to go on to give the illusion that it was old. I stood waiting for Captain Jack Sparrow to come swinging down from somewhere and asking for a beer??

We ordered veges from a local boat boy who rowed out to us, found out what we wanted, rowed back, picked the produce, then brought it back out to us. You couldn’t get fresher than that!! They have these really small pineapples which are lovely. It was here we met fellow cruses Roger and his partner Lucyna on a yacht Dreamcatcher of Jersey. They have been cruising the Caribbean for 6-7 seasons.

The temperatures and humidity are gradually increasing, but the evenings and nights are still fairly pleasant.