At Anchor

At Anchor

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Well here we sit in Bequia, That's in the Grenadines about 8 miles from St.Vincent. Bequia is one of our favorite islands, we stop by here every time we come this way. This is the only island left that can kill whales. Bequia for a couple hundred years made there living whaling and they are allowed to get 4 a year. It was only 2 a year but they have to use whale boats with oars and hand harpoons. No modern equipment, really give the whales the advantage. In 2002 when Karen & I were here they got a big humpback and we went to a few BBQs on the beach. Whale meat is good blubber sucks.
Some of the photos here are of the harbor and then you have the snack bar with fresh chickens. If you can see the little guy clearly enough you can see hes got a chainsaw in his hand.










The couple here is in the Devils Table and from NY. We spent happy hour with them and really enjoyed there company.
Karen cooling down at the back of the boat, It's just something we do.
Below is some folks we met at the Whaleboner Bar, they are from Dallas Tx and we enjoyed them yesterday.












This is a photo of the bar with me next to the stools, the top of the stools are Vertebrae from a 69 ft Humpback. The archway we are standing under are the jaw bones out of the same whale. It's the largest whale ever taken on the island.
Today we are leaving here and going to Grenada so it will be a few more days before I post again.I hope to be in Trinidad by the 15th of this month but who knows.
See y'all down the road.
Mike & Karen





















1 comment:

  1. Looks like ya'll are short handed. I'll just have to get down that way and HELP out. HaHa Looks like fun was had by all. Water looks warm, and beer looks cold. Ya'll are in hawg heaven. Keep blogging,have fun and be careful. Going back to Rio Thursday :( Scott

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