St Vincent and the Grenadines is a string of stunning cays and a larger rainforested island set in the south-eastern Caribbean. Access is not simple (mainly via Barbados or other Windward Islands) but once you are there, it has excellent sailing and the inter-island travel, mainly by ferry, is easy and fun. Lively islanders, English-speaking, enjoy a delightful, slow, easy, laid-back island life. There are classic Caribbean beaches , with isolated coves of white sand and tiny sandy cays , in the Grenadines - St Vincent itself has mainly dark volcanic sand, with some very attractive coves. Much of the tourism is geared toward sailing, but land accommodation ranges from private island resorts and luxurious villas to small inns and guest houses.