I AM Buddy, The BUDDHA From Mississippi ™: One Kiteboarder’s Quest To Jump Over Happy Island

12/11/2017

One Kiteboarder’s Quest To Jump Over Happy Island

For a regular traveler there are more than enough reasons to visit Happy Island—the man-made islet devoted to drinking rum and having a good time.

There’s Janti, the jovial live-in proprietor of this unique watering hole. There’s Janti’s world-famous rum punches. There’s the epic barbecues. There’s the location, with the island beautifully set at the opening of Clifton Harbour off Union Island. There’s the history of Happy Island and its genesis as a pile of discarded conch shells.

As I said, all these reasons would be more than enough for me to make the trip back to the magnificent Grenadines, but for Pro Kiteboarder Jeremie Tronet, those weren’t enough.

With the opening of JT Pro Center kitesurfing school on Union Island (what Steve called The Caribbean’s Most Uncommon Kiteboarding School), Jeremie spends practically every day kiting in the waters off Happy Island’s doorstep. Just add a little rum punch and a lot of adrenaline and you have a recipe for a “what if…” conversation. Specifically:

What if I jumped Happy Island?

Mountains are there to be climbed. Challenges are there to be overcome. And Happy Island is there to be jumped!

See Jeremie’s jump attempt above,

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Uncommon Caribbean

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Steve and Patrick Bennett of Uncommon Caribbean

Never been to the Caribbean? Been on a quick cruise? Maybe you’ve been traveling in the region for years? Whatever your level of experience with the West Indies, there’s a good chance many of the cultural idiosyncrasies and unique experiences to be had in the region have gone under your radar.

Why?

For years, the Caribbean has been marketed by those not native to these immaculate shores as nothing but sand, sun and cheap rum. All good things (well, except the bad rum part), but that barely scratches the surface!

Welcome to Uncommon Caribbean, a celebration of the undiscovered charms of the Antilles! From the unexpected (surfing a la Martinique?) to the downright bizarre (St. Croix’s beer-drinking pigs), Uncommon Caribbean offers an engaging journey beyond the region’s well-trod sun, sand and sea attractions to reveal a unique side of the Caribbean seldom featured in traditional travel guides.

Steve Bennett

Patrick Bennett

Located in St.Vincent & The Grenadines, just a few hundred meters from Union Island, Happy is a man made island. Janti decided to make use of discarded conch (lambi) shells and he created an entire island by piling them up in the sea. Today there is a beautiful restaurant / pool bar and a couple of rooms on the island! You just gotta check out this video!

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