Carriacou has been described in the books as the island with over a hundred rum shops and only one gasoline station

We dinghied to shore, walked a few minutes and took the $3.50 EC bus which actually cost us each $4EC because it was Sunday, into the town of Hillsborough. EC is double that of the Canadian dollar, so $4EC is equal to $2 CDN or $AUD

Wandering around town, was nice, we found all the café’s and bars we were looking for, however only one was open. And when I say one, I mean one café,… and that’s all. Not a store, shop, tienda, nothing. Empty. Town was as quiet as a convent on a party night. Although, we did find a shop place that we thought one of our friends, Wayne, would appreciate.

We did manage to convince one of the shop keepers to sell us a beer so we could use his very strong Wi-Fi signal however. Lucky for Darren as it was Valentines day and he was able to take me out for a romantic stroll on the beach and a beer, at least. ☺
Actually we had two beers as we had a lot of “internetting” to do.

The ride into town we realized was a good deal, as when we finally found the same bus driver to take us back to Tyrell Bay from Hillsborough, he ended up charging us $20 EC for the three of us. After all it WAS Sunday, and it WAS his naptime.
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Apparently Valentines Day is a big thing in Carriacou, as the music from the two beach bars in Tyrell Bay played Caribbean music until the wee hours of the morning.

It was a nice stop, as the island is full of lovely anchorages, pleasant hiking, yacht haul out facilities, several yacht services, dive shops and apparently entertaining bars restaurants and cafes. We will have to check those out on our next visit.

Oh, did I mention the electrical wiring in Carriacou? Most excellent, and demonstrated by the image below.

Next stop, Union Island and the Tobago Cays.