Here in the Virgin Islands I start seeing jelly fish in mid July and August is when they really are around. What I see almost every time is moon jelly…
Everyone, I am always trying to improve my website in order to entice readers to continue to return day after day. With that said what I am going to try…
Vier Berliner und zwei Amerikaner auf der “Guiding Light” (Four Berliner and two Americans on the “Guiding Light”) OUR FAVORITES WM-Finale auf Jost van Dyke (World Cup Final on Jost…
For this photo I had four guest lay on the trampoline while I dove underwater about 10 feet in a very calm bay.
I can’t believe it has happened, but last week I had to walk the plank on my own boat. I had 48 hours between two charters and took dock space…
Dr. Seuss was a famous children’s book writer and was known for the rhyming flow to his stories. Well yesterday a local BV Islander drove his skiff up to my boat…
If I would have been thinking about it I would have known the Germany was going to be in the World Cup final. This is not due to my vast…
One of the many times I was at Foxy’s bar (one of the top 10 most famous bars in the world) I wandered into the gift shop for the…
Anegada is a delightful island on the far end of the BVI. It is flat, sandy, and developed from coral unlike the rest of the Virgin Islands which were volcanic…
These days, there’s a lot of talk about “reconnecting” and “unplugging” and it’s not at all wrong, by any means, but there is nothing like five days on a boat…
Well it is official. The first named storm of the season is called Arthur. It is working its way up the East Coast. Check it out at the National Hurricane…
The other day I woke up with a charter in the Bight on Norman Island. I was busy making coffee, get breakfast out, looking over the boat, and other…
When Captain Shane was covering the mandatory safety information, everything from what to do if a man goes overboard to how to work the fancy boat toilets, I was eyeing…
Everyone, Here is the banana pancake recipe Leala brought to the boat and we need the eggs for (read the blog from two days ago to learn about that ordeal!)…
Every one has their trials in life. You know things they need to learn from. Well this summer I have been helping out Shane on the Guiding Light. We have…
Were you ever the kid who dreamt of finding a treasure map? Did you ever wonder about the people who put a message in a bottle and set it…
Ladies and gentlemen, This is not going to be the most exciting blog you have ever read, but just like living on a boat sometimes it is not all fun…
I have always been a fan of snorkeling and seeing wild life in its natural setting. Now in California, where I am from, sad to say you don’t often see…
As I promised here is the speech and toast I gave at my best friend’s, Joel, wedding to Rene and I use a service that offer All Speeches Great and…
Everyone I have created a new dish, but I need your help naming it. What I did was sauté thin slices of eggplant and then rolled ricotta cheese inside of…
Well it happened again. I have upgraded the Guiding Light once again. This time I added wi-fi hardware so my guest can get internet in the BVI. I found this…
If you are lucky like me then you have that one true best friend. Mine is Joel, who you have read about and seen pictures of here and there as…
One of my favorite islands in the BVI is Anegada and it just got better because of the Anegada Beach Club! You see the best part about Anegada is…
We had a great time sailing with Shane and had a chance to visit St. Thomas, St. John, Tortola, Jost Van Dyke, Norman Island and Sandy Cay. With a few…
The local store specializing in pirate stuff (and where I got a lot of the decorations for the pirate cabin) is closing in a couple months. This is a total…
One day I was sitting on the boat and I saw a fellow cruiser puttering slowly near my boat, so I got up and checked out what he was doing….
Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to introduce my new tender. It is a 12 foot Caribe with a 25 horse power 4 stroke engine that will get up and…
[Shane – Last week I had some guest from the last month or so send me an e-mail with the following to share on a blog. I have to tell…