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Bequia

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After a night at Blue Lagoon we cleared in customs (140EC Dollar) at the airport and they also did the immigration procedure. The taxi ride was 30US-Dollar but he waited 45minutes at airport and 20 at the supermarket and it was for both ways. We arrived at 1300 in Admirality bay in Bequia and are next to the La Medianoche. the water is clear and warm, the beach evry near. What else can we ask for? More updates later, now i have to get some lunch :-) We have been swimming and also have been at the beach for a walk. The Vanora also arrived and we will have beef from the BBQ and Naan bread for dinner. There are around 100-200 boats here since this is THE new year party location here....

St Lucia to St Vincent

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To the left you see "Barbie", a cute motor yacht which also available for charter. If i am not wrong the price would be around 250.000 USD for a week but hey, you can bring a dozen of friends too! Then i liked the sunset today, it was very clear and the clouds were above the water level, so the sun was really an orange ball sinking into the water around 17.45. Yes, it is getting dark here fairly early. The approach to Blue Lagoon in St Vincent was around 19.30 so it was dark but the moon gave some light. In the bay 3 out of 4 buoys were unlit! So be prepared when sailing in the Caribbean. Also the entrance of the lagoon did not match with the elecronic chart but we all know that this might happen. A good old 12V beam search light helped us to find the entrance which is as shallow as 2m and then we reached deeper water and are now currently docked at the Sunsail dock. There is a lot of swell and the dock is squeeking and moving back and foreward and also up and down but it is