Mayreau

We anchored in Saline Bay.  Mareau is really well worth exploring by foot. I found this cute little Catholic church, and ended up attending following Sunday morning mass with our new friend Wendy from s/v Felina -- out of sheer curiosity.  People welcomed us with open arms. The music and songs were great.  It was well worth it.

The Tobago Cays are in the background

A nice walk from Saline Bay to Salt Whistle Bay (on pix).

A chacun...

...son cata (to each his own cat)

[click on photos to enlarge].

Petite Martinique

We filled up on fresh water, had dinner at the Palm Beach Restaurant, and used their mooring ball for the night. Great food, and the boys had the company of Jahim.

The boys and their aunt. 

Jahim and the boys making rainbow loom bracelets - a worldwide phenomenon!

Lunch at Mopion: the Smallest Island in the World

We stopped at Mopion for lunch.  Mopion is the smallest island in the world with a structure on it - as you can see below...

From the local fishermen,

we bought a red snapper

grilled it..

and voilà.

Kehan getting ready to snorkel all the way to Mopion

 

Togago Cays... 2 magical days and nights.

We left Union island a bit late since we had outboard issues (, for the 3rd time), and called upon a mechanic to try to fix them. [It is still not completely fixed by the way.  Life on a boat...]

The Tobago Cays are a national park consisting of a group of small deserted islands with a reef protecting them on the windward side. There is a turtle-watching area around the island of Baradel.  The water colors are so amazing, you can't stop clicking your camera to try to capture the hues of blue, brown, turquoise, green... so here it is... lots lots of photos....

Getting ready to anchor - we are mesmerized by the turquoise colors.

dropping the anchor with the electric windlass

checking on the bridle

Buying fresh bread and croissants... so convenient.

 

Exploring Baradel

Snorkeling with the turtles...

 

Kite Surfing on Union Island

Getting all geared up for the afternoon kite surfing lesson.

The instructor, Butter, showing the kids how to inflate the front of the kite.

Butter demonstrating how one uses the bar to pull the lines  - Union Island in the background

Observing the kids' practice session in the lagoon:

Sipping "rum&coca-cola" as the song goes...

Union Island

Clifton Harbor is not an easy anchorage: tight, strong current & wind

As usual we check the anchor by snorkeling over it or dinghying

Off we go provisioning and doing laundry