Bequia - Windswept

Well we are getting plenty of power out of the wind generator. For the past day and a half winds have steadily been up over 20 knots in the harbor. At least Admiralty Bay is well-protected so the anchorage itself isn't rolly. Just windy. Very, very, windy. In fact last night Kevin and I were sitting outside when the wind started to howl and within ten minutes we saw all these red and green navigation lights on in the bay -- the lights of boats who had dragged in the gusts and were now motoring around looking for another place to anchor in the dark. Our anchor is holding well so far and we've been lucky that none of the boats in front of us have dragged either (knock wood).

On Saturday afternoon, we walked across to the windward side of the island with Mike and Kylie from "Meggie". We met up with some friends of theirs, Alan and Liz, who have just bought property here near Industry Bay. Their property was amazing; it was on a hill overlooking beach/reef views, no other houses (or land) in front of them to spoil the view -- and for a second Kevin's eyes lit up when he saw a "For Sale" sign on a neighboring parcel. But we found out the price and it sounds too rich for our blood. Anyway, the nearby beach was lovely and there was a great beach bar with nice lounge chairs where we all sat and basked in the late afternoon sun.

On Monday Kevin and I headed ashore for a leisurely lunch at the Gingerbread restaurant. I say "leisurely" because it always takes a while to get your order there, but who can complain when you are sitting on a terrace enjoying the breeze and views of the bay? Anyway it was fortunate that we spent such a long time at the restaurant because just before we got the bill, another group sat down at the table next to us. Kevin whispered, "Hey, look over to your right..." You may remember back on Mustique that we never did run into Mick Jagger or any other celebrities. Well, our luck had turned because seated not ten feet from us was Donald Sutherland, actor and father of Jack Bauer (er, I mean Kiefer Sutherland). His white mane of hair and piercing eyes were unmistakable but his trademark voice confirmed that it was really him and not just a doppelganger. He must have a house here on the island because Kevin overheard him ask his guests if there was "anything else on the island" they wanted to see while they were here. We looked around for Kiefer but after checking Yahoo News we realized he was stuck in California (having just been released from 48 days in jail).