Jane Yorke is a lover of exotic islands and world travel. She frequents the caribbean islands and reports on her unique findings.
ok so it's one of the best kept secrets of the caribbean and its this months featured island...
Port Elizabeth Bequia in 2005
Photo by Joyce Hill who gives permission to use it
Bequia ( pronounced beck-way ) is the largest island in the Grenadines. It is part of the nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and is approximately 15 km from the nation's capital, Kingstown.
The island's capital is Port Elizabeth . Other villages on the island are Paget Farm, Lower Bay, La Pompe, Hamilton and Derrick.
The total population is about 5,000, the native population being primarily a mixture of people of African and Scottish decent. The island is very small, measuring some 7 square miles. The main population areas are Port Elizabeth and Friendship Bay which host the Ferry Terminal and Airport respectively.
Other prominent areas of Bequia include Spring, site of a former coconut plantation and home to agricultural animals, Industry Bay and Lower Bay.
Princess Margaret visited Bequia and had a beach named in her honour. Princess Margaret Beach is next to Port Elizabeth.
Bequia means "island of clouds" in Arawak.
The island's hills are much lower than the peaks of St. Vincent, 10 miles to the north, so they do not receive as many rainshowers.
The main port Admiralty Bay, a large natural harbour, and the "town" Port Elizabeth are situated on the west coast.
article/information provided courtesy of Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bequia