The Grenadines

Below repeated from blog Feb 23, 2011 - Captain Ted Charles passed away last week at age 84.

I always wanted to sail in the Grenadines so one winter I flew down to Grenada (the small island that we invaded in 1983) to join a schooner for a week's sail south to north from Grenada to St. Vincent passing thru some lovely unspoiled islands such as Carriacou, Petit St. Vincent and Bequia. These are not tourist stops. One evening we dropped anchor off Carriacou and since there was no nightlife ashore we settled down to count the stars. Soon we heard music coming out of the darkness. As it grew louder we could see a small rowboat with four native boys and one scratchy guitar and they were singing the chorus of HEY JUDE over and over as they came alongside. Our captain - Ted Charles -  had been in show business and knew a potential floor show when he saw one. So we hoisted this "scratchy band" on board and they performed for us on the fantail after which we passed the hat around. Each time I hear that Beatles song I am transported back to another era. If and when serendipity comes your way I hope you will embrace it as we did.
tjs
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