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| Typical Mustique villas |
Michael Jagger...........known later as Mick.......was in Mustique yesterday (as were we). The island has only 90 houses on it (of which 45 can be rented) and less than 25 "hotel" rooms. Mustique has a distinctly un-Caribbean feel- as all the locals have been removed. The Mustique Company actually owns the island, and it is completely dedicated to tourism; extremely high-end tourism. It is a beautiful and extremely quiet island. The only Caribbean folks who stay on the island live in this lodging that looks creepily like slave quarters. Hedge fund guys, their girlfriends, and washed-up rockers bask in the sun, sequestered from regular tourist folk on "those other islands".
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Beachfront in Mustique
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We dinghied into Basil's Bar for sundowners and chatted up our server. "So, any celebrities here ?" He told us that Mick Jagger, Bryan Adams, and Shania Twain were currently on Mustique. Because we had heard a rumor to this effect two years ago when visiting the island, we egged him on. "So, we heard Mick Jagger doesn't leave tips". To that, he enthusiastically agreed.........."Guy's really cheap. Next time he opens his wallet, moths will fly out."
Anyway, Mustique is quite expensive for cruisers. It costs $75 for a mooring ball (which you are compelled to use, as anchoring is not permitted). After a sleepless night due to the rolly anchorage, we decided to leave. Because the harbormaster left work early (after we got in), and wasn't awake at 6:00 AM when my frugal wife decided to leave, we ended up staying there for free............oops. Stiffed the Mustique Company.......just like Mick.
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| The Mustique turtles are everywhere |
