Holiday Bequia 2016 Edition
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Arts & Crafts<br />
<strong>Bequia</strong> has always been rightly famous for<br />
its boatbuilding (both large and very small)<br />
but the island is today also rich in many<br />
other creative skills. Small stalls scattered<br />
along the waterfront in the harbour offer an<br />
amazing variety of local talent from paintings,<br />
needlecraft, crochet, macramé, carvings, black<br />
coral jewellery, papier-mâché and scrimshaw, to<br />
culinary items – homemade preserves, sweets<br />
and cakes. Throughout the island there are<br />
studios and galleries to visit and artists to meet.<br />
(Some studios can be visited by appointment<br />
only, so check with BTA office for details).<br />
Other Points of Interest<br />
For something completely different, and fascinating<br />
for all the family, take the time to visit<br />
The Old Hegg Turtle Sanctuary (www. turtles.<br />
bequia.net) located in the rugged, northeastern<br />
part of the island, and reached by continuing<br />
on the road north to Park Bay. The drive is<br />
scenic and will take you past Industry Bay and<br />
over the hillside into Park Bay where <strong>Bequia</strong>n<br />
Orton G. ‘Brother’ King has spent most of each<br />
day since August 1995 tending his beloved<br />
and endangered Hawksbill turtles. A retired<br />
professional skin-diving fisherman, Brother King<br />
is a committed, informed and very entertaining<br />
individual. His greatest pleasure is to give<br />
you a fully guided tour and explain his mission<br />
to others. Responsible for having increased<br />
the seriously dwindling turtle population in<br />
<strong>Bequia</strong>, his project is purely a selfless, dedicated<br />
passion and with no financial reward. You will<br />
be made to feel a very welcome visitor to<br />
this worthy and educational sanctuary. There<br />
is an entry fee of EC$10 or US$5 which goes<br />
towards the upkeep and running costs of the<br />
sanctuary. Any donations over and above this<br />
amount are welcomed. Imagine the amount<br />
of fish required to feed 200 hungry growing<br />
turtles!<br />
<strong>Bequia</strong> has a long history as a whaling nation<br />
and the Whaling Museum in La Pompe is<br />
worth a visit.<br />
The extraordinary, privately-owned complex<br />
of stone dwellings known as Moonhole is<br />
located on the western tip of the island. Built<br />
in the 1950s by American Tom Johnston, the<br />
complex is an internationally famous architectural<br />
landmark. The Moonhole rock arch and<br />
compound are not open to the public and<br />
may only be viewed from the sea. Please reduce<br />
speed and do not anchor off Moonhole<br />
to avoid damaging the fragile marine environment.<br />
Best Beaches<br />
<strong>Bequia</strong> is blessed by an encirclement of<br />
glorious stretches of sandy beaches, some<br />
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