Ronnie in St. Vincent
Ronnie went to St. Vincent with our parents when he was about eight.
The photo above is probably related to the 100+ mile trip that Herbert made with Jacques Baldini from Barbados to St. Vincent on Herbert’s 27 foot sailboat Aurora. That trip will be covered later under Herbert’s memorial. Marjorie and Ronnie went by plane!
Another photo was taken on the same day, so I stuck it here. I cannot place the exact location below, but I guess it could be Belleville, St. Michael, Barbados.
In St. Vincent, our parents lived in “Tally Ho”, Villa.
Herbert once planted 600 pineapple plants on a neighbouring house lot. The volcanic soil produced the sweetest pineapples we had ever tasted.
This appears to be a costume party near Tally Ho, but I cannot identify anyone.
Our family were close to their good friends Phyllis and Ken Punnett. Phyllis and Ken lived in a beautiful home. They were very kind and hospitable.
Later Herbert built a house near the town of Calliaqua. Below Ronnie enjoys the view from his front yard.
My parents lived many years here.
Both homes were a short walk from the beach, and we could row or swim to Young Island. We enjoyed fishing and boating.
Herbert redesigned and rebuilt the “Cecily M.”, a thirty eight foot gaff rigged sloop. We loved to sail down the Grenadines!
All was not good for Ronnie. Because he was not perceived as a local he was attacked every day at school. He was fortunate that he grew early and was bigger than his assailants. He could successfully defend himself, but Marjorie had to do a lot of mending and laundry.
