Bequia with Friends
| Category | Type | Name/Description | Notes | Cost | Origin | Destination | Kms | To Date | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-07: Planning Notes | |||||||||
| Tip | Accommodation Resource | Accommodation Estimate Accommodation on St. Vincent and on Bequia is quite affordable. Plan on $100/night as a general budget and we'll do more specific research a little later. That estimate should be high, but plan for it just in case. | 0 | ||||||
| Tip | General Info | Possible Activities | - Hike Vermont park on St. Vincent - Hike La Soufriere (volcano) on St. Vincent - Explore Kingstown (the largest town on St. Vincent) - Take a driving tour of the Mesopotamia Valley on St. Vincent - Ride the crazy dollar vans (what passes for public transportation in much of the third world) - Take a sailing and snorkeling trip on the Friendship Rose - Snorkel from the beach on Bequia - Scuba dive from Bequia - Hike Mt. Peggy on Bequia - Explore Port Elizabeth (the largest town on Bequia) - Walk \"De Road\" to the north end of Bequia - Walk \"De Road\" to the south end of Bequia - Drink beers at any one of a million little cantinas on Bequia | 0 | |||||
| Tip | General Info | Hike La Soufriere | 85 | ||||||
| Tip | General Info | Friendship Rose - Sail and Snorkel Tobago Cays | 230 | ||||||
| Tip | General Info | Owia Salt Pond Tour This is a new one on me, but it sounds interesting so I'm tossing it onto the list. | 110 | ||||||
| Tip | General Info | Approx Cost - email Mar 19 2017 | I just got a question about budget for the Bequia trip. Unless things change dramatically between now and next February, your basic costs should be: - Approx $1300 for flights - Approx $100/night for accommodation (I think we can do better, but I'm estimating high to be on the safe side) Most of the activities I've chosen would be cheap or free, except for two: - Hike La Soufriere (volcano) - about $85/ea - Friendship Rose sail and snorkel to Tobago Cays - about $230/ea Meals, taxis and local transit are, generally speaking, very affordable. Just to be on the safe side, I'd plan another $100/day for \"mad money\". So, foregoing the \"expensive\" activities, and assuming a 10-day trip, you should plan for a $3300 trip. I'm pretty sure you'd come home with money left over, but I don't want to under-estimate. We can choose our exact dates and start booking flights and accommodations later this year. I just wanted to get this information out there to help you with saving and planning. | 0 | |||||
| Tip | Travel Resource | Flight Barbados to Bequia | Cost APPROXIMATE based on flying in April 2017. | 300 | |||||
| Tip | Travel Resource | Flights Between Calgary and Barbados | Costs APPROXIMATE based on flying in April 2017. | 800 | |||||
| Tip | Travel Resource | Flight St. Vincent to Barbados | Cost is APPROXIMATE, flying in April 2017. Updated pricing when we know our travel dates. | 200 | |||||
| Tip | Travel Resource | Ferry Bequia to St. Vincent | 20 | ||||||
| 2018-02-10: Travel Day - Primary | |||||||||
| Accommodation | Pension | Bella Vista | Cost is for five people, four nights | 1164.2 | |||||
| Travel | Flight | 1 RBK WestJet to Toronto | Rhonda, Brent, Keith: WS 426 12:05AM to YYZ, arr 5:44AM *Note: Cost is for Rhonda & Brent only, and is return | 2204.5 | Edmonton (YEG) | Toronto (YYZ) | |||
| Travel | Flight | 3 RBKA Liat to St. Vincent | Rhonda, Brent, Keith, Ann LIAT 737 6:10PM, arr SVD 6:50PM *Note: Cost is for Rhonda & Brent only, and is return | 514 | Barbados (BGI) | St. Vincent (SVD) | |||
| Travel | Flight | 1 A Westjet to Toronto | Ann: WS652 | 0 | Calgary (YYC) | Toronto (YYZ) | |||
| Travel | Flight | 2 RBKA Westjet to Barbados | Rhonda, Brent, Keith, Ann: WS 2512 8:30AM to BGI, arr 2:48PM | 0 | Toronto (YYZ) | Barbados (BGI) | |||
| 2018-02-11: Dollar Van/St. Vincent Orientation Travel Day - Joanne | |||||||||
| Accommodation | Pension | Bella Vista again | |||||||
| Tip | To Do | Find Corea's Find the Corea's office in Kingstown - need to pay them tomorrow for La Soufriere | 0 | ||||||
| Travel | Flight | 1. J Air Canada to Barbados | Joanne: - AC178 YEG -> YYZ 00:20-05:59 - AC1714 YYZ -> BGI 9:10-15:20 | 0 | Edmonton (YEG) | Barbados (BGI) | |||
| Travel | Flight | 2 J Liat to St. Vincent | Joanne: Liat 737 BGI-SVD 6:10PM-6:50PM | 0 | Barbados (BGI) | St. Vincent (SVD) | |||
| 2018-02-12: Kingstown - Pay Corea for La Soufriere | |||||||||
| Accommodation | Pension | Bella Vista again | |||||||
| Tip | To Do | Pay Coreas for La Soufriere Pay Corea's for La Soufriere. $55/USD/ea. | Corea's is on Bay Street in Kingstown, in between Higgenson and Melville (behind the downtown bus terminal). Look for ACE Hardware. Opposite ACE, upstairs. Stone building. Corea's \"head office\". | 0 | |||||
| Tip | To Do | Dry run up to Georgetown Brent and Rhonda should practice taking a van up to Georgetown and look for the meeting place for La Soufriere | 0 | ||||||
| 2018-02-13: La Soufriere (D4) | |||||||||
| Accommodation | Pension | Bella Vista again | |||||||
| Activity | Hike | La Soufriere Hike La Soufriere from the Windward side.\n Meet our guide in Georgetown at 8:30AM - take a dollar van up there. Meet at the Square by the Anglican Church.\n Guide will have some water and arrange lunch at a restaurant | Cost is $55/USD/ea. Rhonda to pay for all. | 280 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
| Activity | Hike | La Soufriere - Biner Card | *Cost is for five people, plus taxi to and from the trailhead, plus bus back to house. | 490 | 12 | 12 | 28 | ||
| 2018-02-14: To Bequia, Bequia Orientation | |||||||||
| Accommodation | Pension | St. James Lower | Cost is for five people, six nights | 1800 | |||||
| Activity | Hike | Belmont Walkway | 0 | 2 | 14 | 28 | |||
| Tip | Reminder | Ferry to Bequia Take the 10:30AM ferry - accom will arrange for taxi to meet us, and house staff to meet us. | 0 | ||||||
| 2018-02-15: Bequia Beach Day | |||||||||
| Accommodation | Pension | St. James Lower again | |||||||
| 2018-02-16: Hamilton Fort, Dive and Moonhole | |||||||||
| Accommodation | Pension | St. James Lower again | |||||||
| Activity | Hike | Hamilton Fort | 0 | 3 | 17 | 28 | |||
| 2018-02-17: Walk to Park and Back | |||||||||
| Accommodation | Pension | St. James Lower again | |||||||
| Activity | Hike | North end of De Road | 0 | 8 | 25 | 28 | |||
| 2018-02-18: Bus to Padget Farm - Walk Back | |||||||||
| Accommodation | Pension | St. James Lower again | |||||||
| 2018-02-19: \"Do Your Own Thing\" Day on Bequia | |||||||||
| Accommodation | Pension | St. James Lower again | |||||||
| Activity | Other | Snorkel and Visit with Gabi Snorkeling, beer and nibbles at Gabi's in Lower Bay.\n2PM meet in Lower Bay at south end of beach. | 0 | 0 | 25 | 28 | |||
| 2018-02-20: Return to Saint Vincent | |||||||||
| Accommodation | Pension | Bella Vista | Cost is for five people, three nights | 859.29 | |||||
| Tip | General Info | Contacts Misc Info | Taxi - St. Vincent - Elvis Doyle * Can make it up hill to Bella Vista * $500EC for La Soufriere, drop off on Windward, pick up on Leeward 784-529-3900 784-491-7095 Guide - Elroy Browne 784-492-2191 Guide (safe option for hiking past farmers): Lenox the Lion (from Bequia beach). 784-529-0735 Taxi - Bequia - Ramzey 784-532-6468 St. James Apartments - Bequia Manager - Veda - 1-784-532-0617 Owner - Jacquie Hutchins - 011-44-790-999-2992 - jhutchins2511@aol.com La Soufriere - Note to Future Self Phone guide, Elroy Browne directly to arrange his service. He lives at/near Georgetown. Phone taxi, Elvis, directly for drop-off and pick-up. | 0 | |||||
| 2018-02-21: Owia Salt Pond | |||||||||
| Accommodation | Pension | Bella Vista again | |||||||
| 2018-02-22: Vermont Nature Trail | |||||||||
| Accommodation | Pension | Bella Vista again | |||||||
| Activity | Hike | Vermont Nature Trail | 0 | 3 | 28 | 28 | |||
| 2018-02-23: Travel Day - Primary | |||||||||
| Travel | Flight | 3 RBK WestJet to Edmonton | Rhonda, Brent, Keith WS 445 10:15PM to YEG, arr 12:32AM | 0 | Toronto (YYZ) | Edmonton (YEG) | |||
| Travel | Flight | 1 RBKA Liat to Barbados | Rhonda, Brent, Keith, Ann LIAT 371 11:30AM, arr BGI 12:15PM | 0 | St. Vincent (SVD) | Barbados (BGI) | |||
| Travel | Flight | 2 RBKA Westjet to Toronto | Rhonda, Brent, Keith, Ann WS 2513 3:59PM to YYZ, arr 9:00PM | 0 | Barbados (BGI) | Toronto (YYZ) | |||
| Travel | Flight | 3 A Westjet to Calgary | Ann: WS 675 to Calgary | 0 | Toronto (YYZ) | Calgary (YYC) | |||
| Travel | Flight | 1 J Liat to Barbados | Joanne: Liat 726 SVD-BGI 4:10PM-4:55PM | 0 | St. Vincent (SVD) | Barbados (BGI) | |||
| 2018-02-25: Travel Day - Joanne | |||||||||
| Travel | Flight | 1. J Air Canada to Montreal | Joanne: AC975 BGI-YUL 15:05-19:45 | 0 | Barbados (BGI) | Montreal (YUL) | |||
| 2018-02-26: Travel Day - Joanne | |||||||||
| Travel | Flight | 1. J Air Canada to Edmonton | Joanne: YUL-YEG 18:55-21:36 | 0 | Montreal (YUL) | Edmonton (YEG) | |||