Holiday Bequia 2016 Edition
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Shopping<br />
<strong>Bequia</strong>’s primary shopping area is in and around the island’s capital, Port Elizabeth, where<br />
flowers bloom in planters and roadside gardens and small brightly painted stores abound along<br />
the waterfront. This delightful heart of the island offers every facility with a simple, intimate charm<br />
and traditional hospitality for which <strong>Bequia</strong> is famous.<br />
Just about everything in Port Elizabeth<br />
is located on its one central, shoreside,<br />
main street reaching the fishing village of<br />
Hamilton in the north, and, just on from<br />
the town’s centre, along the Belmont<br />
Walkway which borders the south shore of<br />
Admiralty Bay.<br />
Shops, boutiques, a pharmacy, grocery<br />
stores, covered markets selling fresh fruit,<br />
vegetables and freshly caught fish, souvenir<br />
stalls, restaurants, cafés and bars, banks,<br />
the Post Office, Customs and Immigration,<br />
the Police Station (off Back Street) and<br />
the BTA office – are all within easy walking<br />
distance.<br />
Just off the Main Ferry Dock are our<br />
public washrooms and showers.<br />
One of the images we all have in mind<br />
when traveling to the Caribbean is relaxing<br />
on the beach with the elusive book we<br />
have been meaning to get to. <strong>Bequia</strong>’s<br />
bookshop will not only open your eyes to<br />
the Caribbean authors but it also carries<br />
the latest best sellers. Besides a good<br />
selection of paperback and hardcover<br />
books, it stocks postcards, courtesy flags,<br />
nautical charts, <strong>Bequia</strong> Ordnance Survey<br />
maps and art work. A cool place to browse<br />
and find that special something. Just off of<br />
Front Street is the charming Sweety Bird,<br />
which offers fresh, local juices and simple<br />
lunches.<br />
During your leisurely walk along Belmont<br />
Parkway – a delightful, partly shaded<br />
water’s edge path which winds alongside<br />
the bay, linking shops, restaurants, hotels<br />
and bars. Just past the the Frangipani<br />
you will find you will discover a number of<br />
stores carrying a full range of beach and<br />
swim gear, hammocks, traditional island<br />
maps, delightful informal clothing including<br />
top quality t-shirts, caps and sandals,<br />
sundresses great gifts and souvenirs,<br />
postcards and art work.<br />
Just a few steps further you will discover<br />
Vintages is a new wine shop in the<br />
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