BEQUIA
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Bequia is just seven square miles but is the largest and
most northerly of the St. Vincent Grenadines, a chain
of islands that trails south from the main island of St. Vincent like the
tail of a kite. Bequia, Mustique, 
Canouan,
Mayreau, Union Island and Petit St. Vincent are
all, along
with a score of
smaller islets, part of the country of St.
Vincent & the Grenadines which is independent,
but still
part of the British Commonwealth.
Bequia's most notable feature is the large and
inviting harbour
of Admiralty Bay which, since the seventeeth
century, attract-
ed the navies of several European powers, and
more recently
has exerted its charms on yachts and trading
ships from around
the world. Gingerbread Hotel is located on the
southeast shore
of the harbour on what is known as the Belmont
Walkway.
To purchase a book with photographs and much useful
and interesting
information, Bequia Sweet, Sweet by Pat Mitchell,
published Macmillan
Caribbean, U.K., send your request via email:
ginger@caribsurf.com
For additional information on Bequia check
www.bequiasweet.com
Bequia's climate is close to ideal. Too far south
to suffer the onslaught of major hurricanes, cooled by the tradewinds for
most of the year, with temperatures ranging from 25 to 33 degrees celsius
(70 to 90 degrees fahrenheit), there is little difference in climate over
the year. Very little rain falls from January through April. Being
a sea-oriented community cool, casual clothes are the norm.
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