WORLD OF CHARTERING

beautiful little bay with some bar shacks. We wandered into one showing the final of the World Cup. The bar was filled with French, and I asked one guy wearing a hat with a salvage logo, "Hey, any luck salvaging anything?" He answered, "I am French." I wish I had a good comeback for that. I think the locals were all rooting for Argentina, and so was I. (And yes, Argentina won!)

We arranged for a taxi to go up the hill and visit Robert Righteous (Robert Righteous & De Youths Seafood

Restaurant & Bar). He was there and treated us to his secret "special" rum drink and some drumming in his new penthouse deck that he is building and constantly improving. It is always good to see this man.

We departed the next day for Bequia at 0645, and enjoyed our best sail of the trip. It was 20+ knots, so I doublereefed, and we settled in for a singletack, close-hauled, to Admiralty Bay. I love this place, and it was good to be back. Dede on Blessing came out and put us on a ball close to the Gingerbread Hotel, where we planned to stay for over a week. Chalkie was there at the Frangipani waiting to take the boat back, and we said goodbye over a rum punch.

Bequia offered up its usual fun. Hiking with the Bushman (Brent Gooding) up Ma Peggy; eating lobster salad at De Reef in Lower Bay; hanging at Princess Margaret's Beach, at Fay's; enjoying lobster pizza at Mac's. We love Bequia and will return.

— art hartinger