Life is not as pleasant on the hard as in the water…as summer begins, the temperature have climbed as well as the humidity and the inside thermometer has been showing 30C + since we hauled the boat out. But something made our stay there so special:
Thanks to Tony, the yard manager at Ottley Hall, we have been getting an insider look at StVincent as well as at the Vincis themselves. Tony is very proud and committed to make the island a good place to live for everyone, tourists included. After his long work days, he took us along to Kingstown (Veejays is THE meeting place) to have a drink (and rotis) with some of his friends and on another occasion, he traveled with us around St Vincent and brought us to a real gem of a place (restaurant and bar).”Dos Rios” was built by his owner, Goderich, with native wood in the area where he has always lived and between two rivers…Daphne may be the name of this area close to Kingstown. We had (several) very good rum punches (passion fruit, lemon, and rum) and very tasty burgers with fries for very little money. The ambiance was tropical, with frogs and crickets trying
to compete with Bob
Thanks to Tony, the yard manager at Ottley Hall, we have been getting an insider look at StVincent as well as at the Vincis themselves. Tony is very proud and committed to make the island a good place to live for everyone, tourists included. After his long work days, he took us along to Kingstown (Veejays is THE meeting place) to have a drink (and rotis) with some of his friends and on another occasion, he traveled with us around St Vincent and brought us to a real gem of a place (restaurant and bar).”Dos Rios” was built by his owner, Goderich, with native wood in the area where he has always lived and between two rivers…Daphne may be the name of this area close to Kingstown. We had (several) very good rum punches (passion fruit, lemon, and rum) and very tasty burgers with fries for very little money. The ambiance was tropical, with frogs and crickets trying
to compete with Bob Marley’s music. Yes, Marley is still going very strong in the island and as Goderich was explaining to us, probably because of the values (e.g. self-respect, solidarity, pride) that Marley sang about. Tony then brought us to his house where he lives with his mother, to have us taste breadfruit that she had prepared that day. Wow, here we are, at 9h30pm, coming to a woman who is so warm and kind and embraces us as if we were her children….Breadfruit, fried mahi-mahi and fried mahi-mahi roes were absolutely delicious! 
We are truly thankful to Tony for these side trips as they made our week at Ottley Hall a real discovery…it’s so sad, however, that StVincent is having difficulty attracting cruisers due to safety reason. All the people we met during our stay at Ottley Hall were friendly and generous and this is also true for the population of Kingstown. Hopefully, things will change because St Vincent is a real gem.
We are truly thankful to Tony for these side trips as they made our week at Ottley Hall a real discovery…it’s so sad, however, that StVincent is having difficulty attracting cruisers due to safety reason. All the people we met during our stay at Ottley Hall were friendly and generous and this is also true for the population of Kingstown. Hopefully, things will change because St Vincent is a real gem.
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