The Grenadines: Saltwhistle Bay

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After checking in to St. Vincent and the Grenadines sometime around mid September, we sailed around the North side of Mayreau and snapped a few photos of our friends Luis and Patty on the gorgeous Brett Ashley.

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We laid our eyes on the famous Saltwhistle Bay for the very first time. It’s reportedly one of the most beautiful beaches around and commonly photographed for magazines.

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Toward the back of the anchorage lay a narrow strip of beach separating us from the East side of the island. Palm trees and coconuts scattered the shoreline framing an incredible view against the turquoise waters.

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Gunner and Betsy sniffed out their new paradise and did a few patrols on deck.

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Luis and Patty were comfortably anchored before sunset when all of a sudden a charter boat full of French-speaking college aged guys decided they would anchor right in front of Brett Ashley. No care or concern was to be had by any of them and they let out a teeny bit of scope before their catamaran was practically on top of Brett Ashley. Eventually they pulled up and reset, but not much farther than they were to begin with. Craziness.

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We saw half a dozen spotted eagle rays circling our boat all evening long! They were very interested in our BBQ scraps.

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So far so good for our first experience in The Grenadines!

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Next up, The Tobago Cays!

We are currently back in the BVI with several friends enjoying the New Year. Leave us a comment, we’d love to hear from you!

12 comments

  1. Annie Simpson says:

    Jody,
    How did Betsy and Gunner do with the Salt Whistle Bay dogs? I was there in December and there were a ton of them living on/around the dinghy dock.

    • Hi Annie,
      We didn’t bring them to shore. St. Vincent and the Grenadines has very strict rules about bringing dogs into their country. They are fine if they stay on the boat but in order to take them to shore, a 6 month quarantine is required! Crazy, right? We didn’t want to risk it, though I doubt anyone enforces it.

  2. Patrick says:

    Awesome bit of info about the author, very funny.
    Happy New Year and hope your holidays were great.
    S, P, G, Sh, Sadie, & Isabelle

  3. Mark Roope says:

    All the photographs are amazing. I cannot believe you have only just found out about the French anchoring technique (or lack of it). They will anchor on top of you no matter where you are. Try here in the Med where you get several of them surrounding you.

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