We are heading North now and our first stop was at Union Island in Clifton Harbor. We had to stop here to clear “into” St. Vincent and the Grenadines again. As Capt. John went to customs Jonathon and I stopped at the bakery for some homemade bread and then the produce stands for some fresh tomatoes and peppers. We also stopped at The Gourmet store which specializes in international foods and bought some great cheese and Nutella. The harbor was very rolly and uncomfortable so we moved on around the corner to Chatham Bay. Here we enjoyed more turtle watching and a meal of BBQ chicken and spareribs with “ALL THE FIXINS”…yummy! We also noticed a beautiful ship named Talitha anchored right outside the bay. She is the ship with smoke stacks and built in 1927. I wish I could have a tour of the interior.
Yesterday we left Chatham and headed North with a North wind “on the nose”…a rough ride for sure. We headed to Mayreau but the swells made it so uncomfortable on anchor that we moved to Tobago Cays. In between the white squalls the weather settled down enough for us to snorkel .Today we got up and since the sun was out we headed straight to Horseshoe Reef for some awesome snorkeling. I saw several sting rays swimming at the bottom in the sand (be careful what you step on 
). Jonathon scared a school of Blue Tangs my direction and I watched a feeding frenzie of Parrotfish on the reef. Jonathon and I swam back to the boat via the Turtle enclosure and I swam with many turtles…what a thrill. This place is Heaven Sent! In Picture #1, notice the sailboat coming through the cut…it isn’t easy getting here through all the reefs.
Once back aboard we were approached by the Park Rangers who collect $10 EC per person aboard per day. What a job! And you are barraged by “the boat boys” selling everything from T-shirts to lobsters to banana bread.
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