Saturday, March 8, 2008

MORE ENTHUSIASTIC VISITORS TO ST. VINCENT



On March 4th, four Canadians who live in Calgary Alberta docked their 60 foot yacht at Cumberland Bay. The home port of the French build yacht is Vancouver, British Columbia (on Canada’s Pacific coast). Owners Don and Fiona Horton, who live in Calgary Alberta where the winter temperature routinely falls to the sub zero range have been cruising the Caribbean from January to May for the past seven years. On this occasion, two friends from Calgary were vacationing with them.

Only one of the travelers had been to St. Vincent and the Grenadines previously. Surprised that we had no docking facilities on our Windward coast, they sailed into Cumberland Bay where they lunched at Beni’s Bar. Over lunch, They shared with The Vincentian their enthusiasm for our island, its beauty and its friendly people.

After anchoring they went for a long walk stopping at a local school. The principal welcomed them into the school and introduced them to the students. These young Vincentians talked openly and asked, as well as answered many questions. They left with wonderful feelings and a photograph of themselves and the class to share with friends back in Canada and to remind them of fond memories in the years ahead. They also promised to send copies of the picture back to the students.

This is just one more example of how the citizens of St. Vincent and the Grenadines are giving great support to our Ministry of Tourism. No tourist wants to go where they feel unwanted or unsafe. In St. Vincent they feel both welcomed and very safe.

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