Marnie Wigle & David Molesworth Visit for a week in February

Poor David












Wedding cake cathedral in Kingstown




















Pirate's Cove on the movie set



















An Antherium in Montreal gardens















Another bloomin' flower



















Marnie & David at The old Fort on Bequia















Wild life




















David patting his ass at The Old Fort, Bequia















Dinner with Dr. Vivian Childs














Original aqueduct at Orange Hill Estates

David at the Pirates of the Caribbean set

Crescent Bay Beach-Bequia

David admiring flowers at Montreal Gardens

We had a wonderful visit from Marnie and David who travelled together for a week long visit. Among many other things, we visited the island of Bequia, the fabulous Montreal gardens, meeting owner Timothy Vaughan, the Pirates of the Caribbean set and The Royal Botanical Gardens.

MORE ENTHUSIASTIC VISITORS TO ST. VINCENT

On March 4th, four Canadians who live in Calgary Alberta docked their 60 foot yacht at Cumberland Bay. The home port of the French build yacht is Vancouver, British Columbia (on Canada’s Pacific coast). Owners Don and Fiona Horton, who live in Calgary Alberta where the winter temperature routinely falls to the sub zero range have been cruising the Caribbean from January to May for the past seven years.

VISIT FROM SON MIKE AND ARLENE

We had the pleasure in February of having our son Michael and his special woman Arlene visit with us for a toooo short week. A few pictures herewith:

Mike standing in old tree on trail to Soufriere
Volcano




















Mike & Arlene with Dr. Vivian Child, National
Treasure of SVG.



















Four of us at he Old Fort on Bequia




















Mike and Sheila at The Old Fort
















Reflections of a Caribbean Beach













Falls of Baeline on Leeward side
We had to jump off the boat and swim
to shore, then climb over a rock fall
for access to the falls.





















Bequia Ferry backing into a berth
narrower than the ferry.















Mike and Arlene on the Ferry

















Mike breaking the law: NB the sign

March 4, 2008 A visit to the Leeward Side of St. Vincent

60 foot French boat owned by Calgarians Don
& Fiona Horton






Fun loving Calgarians also docked at Beni's Bar




















Ben at DarkView Falls




Sheila at Darkview Falls




















Beni's Bar at Cumberland Bay. Great Rum Punch and excellent food; especially the fish soup















So you expected The Ritz maybe?

























View from a roadside bar where we stopped for a beer

Wooden pipeline laid by Scottish engineers in 19th century. Delivers water to the island.












Detailed view of pipeline












Sheila nervously crossing bamboo swing bridge to darkView Falls







The northern side of Leeward St. Vincent is rugged and beautiful. It is where the movie Pirates of the Caribbean was filmed. Its roads leave a lot to be desired, but are far better than a few years ago. It has a casino of sorts and a multi-million dollar resort project under construction.

Driving by all the construction/development activity, we visited an area north of where the filming was done, known as Cumberland Bay and beyond to an area called DarkView Falls. The following pictures are snapshots of the indescribeable beauty assulting the eyes at every turn.