Mayreau - Tobago Cays

The last two days were pretty busy as we left Hillsborough in Carriacou to clear out of Grenada and sailed up to Union Island to check into the Grenadines. The main port in Union Island is Clifton and it is a very busy anchorage with not a lot of room to anchor. It did take us a while to find a good anchoring spot. We arrived at lunchtime so had to pay customs extra fees as it was between 12 and 1pm!! Immigration was up at the airport (a 10 minute walk away) and a very kind lady looked at our passports and papers and no fees to pay here. It was about 2pm by the time we left Union island and made our way up to Mayreau which is part of the Tobago Cays and anchored in Saline Bay a lovely wide sweeping bay with a long sandy beach. Last night we were so tired we just ate dinner on the boat but tonight we are booked into Dennis's Hideaway for dinner ashore. We did venture around the corner this morning to Saltwhistle Bay but it was rolly and very crowded so we came back to Saline. Peter is in the dinghy now playing with his new toy - a hand held depth sounder so we know where it is safe to anchor and how close to the beach it is possible to be. Tomorrow we will sail up to Bequia ready to check out with customs on Monday morning before heading back up to St Lucia for the end of rally events.