We have cleared into St Vincent and The Grenadines and plan to enjoy this beautiful island paradise for a couple of weeks! We anchored in Clifton Harbour at Union Island and went ashore to buy bread and fresh fruits and vegetables. Union Island is very quiet right now, there are not alot of charter boats here yet so many stores and hotels are still closed. The season gets underway around November 1, give or take a few days! All of the cruisers who spent the "windy season" in Trinidad and Grenada will slowly begin moving north again. The Hurriccane season is "officially" over and we can now sail north "out of the box" and not worry too much about those named storms! We always have an eye or two on the weather though!

We are presently anchored in one of our favourite places, The Tobago Cays. The Cays are a group of small deserted islands protected from the sea by Horseshoe Reef. The water here is so beautiful and clear and the few islands have white sandy beaches for us to play on. It really is a bit of paradise! It has been very windy since we arrived- a tropical wave is blowing over us and we have had 3 days of constant wind blowing steady at 20 knots and higher. Not to worry though, the kids have explored the islands and gone swimming and Menno, Mark and Steve are trying to master the art of windsurfing after a 20+ year gap! I must say they have all done great and what a super place to windsurf with the steady winds behind the reef! La Galliopote and Carapan are here as well so we have been having loads of fun with everyone!