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Kingstown really did wake up Monday morning. There were plenty of stalls set up on the main roads and the market was in full swing. We started our long walk after breakfast and checked out the bustle of the town before going uphill to the oldest botanical garden in the Western Hemisphere, at least according to my guidebook. We were the only people there and after declining a guided tour, we walked uphill through the gardens. We did expect it to be a bit more lush, but it was rather sparse, with only a couple old trees remaining. The highlight was seeing the endangered and also endemic St Vincent parrot. They had a bunch here in cages and the kids were entertained for a while. It is a beautiful bird indeed and would mimic the kids screams, which was a lot of fun for them. We then walked back for lunch at a nearby restaurant. After nap it was time to pack up our stuff and walk to the ferry terminal. We arrived quite early so we got to check out the little facility and also watch other boats come in. Our ride over to one of the Grenadine islands only took half an hour since we opted for the fast ferry. We arrived in the late afternoon on beautiful Bequia. Our plantation style hotel was only a fifteen minute walk away and we were greeted by a stiff rum punch and fruit juice for the kids. The place is pretty empty so we relaxed in one of the many chill areas until dinner. The restaurant, while slow made some great stone oven pizza and the sunset views were hard to beat. Let’s see how the rest of the area is over the next few days!
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