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The tiny island of Bequia has a unique, magical charm
which is hard to
find anywhere else in the Caribbean. With fewer than six thousand inhabitants,
it feels like home from the moment you arrive; friendliness is the watchword,
and the pace is relaxed and easy-going.
Don't be surprised if you are greeted
with a warm hello as you walk along the street - a centuries-old dependence
on inter-island shipping and trading has meant that Bequians have been
eagerly welcoming visitors to their shores for generations.
The island's enduring seafaring heritage
is one of its most striking features.
Virtually every Bequia family has some connection to the sea either past
or present, and today's fishermen, sailors and boat-builders are quietly
proud to share their marine traditions with newcomers to the island.
Bequia
fulfils many dreams of the perfect small Caribbean island: beautiful sandy
beaches where more than ten people may constitute a crowd, lush green
hillsides, attractive little villages, intimate, well run hotels and guest
houses, hardly any traffic, places to get together and places in which
to find that perfect solitude. Variety and choice on so small an island
may come as a surprise - but there are both wherever you look.
Choose
a holiday of total beach relaxation or exhilarating sailing and diving
in some of the most beautiful waters in the world. Get to know the island
on foot, or hire a car and discover so much more than just the golden
beaches; take day or overnight trips to neighbouring isles or simply fill
up another perfect day doing what is increasingly necessary to unwind
- nothing!
Your choice of holiday home could be a luxury hilltop villa, air-conditioned
self-catering apartment or first class small hotel, a friendly beachfront
guesthouse or a privately chartered yacht swaying quietly at anchor off
a deserted beach.
A choice of
nightlife too awaits you - gourmet international cuisine, or delicious
local cooking; elegant cocktails or sundowners in a local bar; a lively
jump up to steel band music or a wonderfully romantic candlelit dinner
far away from it all.
And then of
course there are the warm tropical nights, with an orchestra of singing
cicadas and gently murmuring surf, and the brilliance of the star-studded
sky which tells you, if you didn't already know, that this is where you
have always wanted to be.
From http://www.bequiatourism.com/island.htm
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