We are exploring Bequia today

Today we went on land and we took our classroom outside the boat. We considered to take a Car or a scooter, but for both you have to buy a driver license first to be able to drive and secondly is the island not that big, so we organized a taxi for transportation instead. We negotiated the price with the driver and then we hopped into the back of his vehicle and off we went. Our first destination was the old Hegg Turtle Sanctuary located in the rugged northeastern part of the island. The drive was beautiful and interesting and took us to a spot where a Bequian by the name of Orton G. Brother Kind has spend most of each day since august 1995 to look after the amazing and end

angered Hawksbill turtles. There we learned why the turtle are near extinction, what they do to protect them and a few other interesting things about the turtles and their habits and environment. Thereafter we went to the Firefly Plantation where we did a tour through their amazing orchard. We learned something about huge caterpillars that strip down the frangipani trees, and then we had a stroll through their orchard that included a vast variety of fruits. We were lucky enough to have a taste of fresh Coconuts from the tree, Mangoes, Guavas, Limes, we sucked on Sugar Cane and lots more. By the end of the tour our backpack was filled with limes, mangoes, fresh lemon grass, basil, fresh mint and thyme. What a wonderful experience and I bet it will be hard to find this taste again if we ever need to buy it in a normal supermarket again in Europe or even New Zealand. We also met a very nice family from Germany that lives in Puerto Rico. They boys were the same age and they zoomed around the orchard like there was no tomorrow. After that we went back to the boat and needed a rest, because we tried the Mohito in the restaurant with their fresh mint, but it made us a bit tipsy for the afternoon. Julia and Carlos went to play with their new friend Luana from the SV “Shaitan”…..just what we need a bit of rest! In the afternoon we joined Caroline and Urs from Switzerland for a sundowner on their boat SV “Petit Fleur”.