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Archive for February, 2008

Best Beaches

by @ Saturday, February 2nd, 2008. Filed under Beaches

The beaches of Bequia are white sand, some are secluded, and all are clean and uncrowded. The waters are perfect for swimming, snorkeling, sailing, diving, and other water sports.

Princess Margaret Beach is just down from Port Elizabeth on the leeward side of the island. This beach is a lovely ribbon of golden sand and [...]

Whaling

by @ Saturday, February 2nd, 2008. Filed under History

William Thomas Wallace Jr came from Scotland, and he introduced whaling to Bequia. Having worked on one of the New England whaling ships that came to the Caribbean chasing the humpback whale, Bill Wallace started his own shore whale fishery in the mid 1870s out of Friendship Bay. The Ollivierres from France followed suit [...]

Princess Margaret Right of Way Blocked?

by @ Saturday, February 2nd, 2008. Filed under About Bequia, Beaches

This is written in order to alert the General Public and in support of the ancient path
and Right Of Way leading from Port Elizabeth along the Plantation House Hotel across
Princess Point to Princess Margaret Beach and further across Retreat Point and to Lower
Bay.
This Right of Way is shown on survey maps as early as [...]

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Beq·uia n. Largest and first of the chain of Grenadines Islands, the name Bequia comes from the Carib word meaning "Island of the Clouds".

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"June Field of the UK's Guardian newspaper included Princess Margaret on Bequia in their list of the 10 best beaches in the world"
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