Caribbean Photo of the Week: Morning in St Hilaire Point, Bequia

By: - April 27th, 2014

The latest Caribbean Photo of the Week comes from Caribbean Journal reader Jacques Thevenot, who sent in this snapshot from St Hilaire Point in Bequia, St Vincent and the Grenadines. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, and it could be the next Caribbean Photo of the Week!

— CJ

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