Today’s photo of the day is 11 Mile Beach on Barbuda. This is on the northwest side of the island at Low Bay. It is the best place to visit…
Because this sunset photo brings an end to our St Barts blogs. Starting tomorrow we will be writting about the island of Barbuda, which is so low key we had…
As you approach St Barts from St Martin the first anchorage you come to is Anse du Colombier on the northwest corner of the island (Ile Fourchue is before this,…
This was my favorite anchorage in St Barts and I hope you come back tomorrow to read all about the bay and beach. Plus I will tell you all you…
Today’s photo of the day is a bit different because I usually do not have pictures of myself, but when you have such a pretty partner and an incredible backdrop…
On the third day of our time in St Barts we anchored to an island called Ile Fourchue, which was about an hour north of St. Barts. It was a…
When we did our tour through Gustavia on St Barts we visited Fort Karl and found this guy. I got down at his level hoping to get a cool photo in…
Our first official stop on our six-week cruise through the Leeward Islands was at St Barthelemy (known as St Barts) and checking in could not have been any easier. All…
Today’s photo of the day is from the fort over looking the town and harbor. Come back tomorrow and I will tell you all about this perfect little town.
Today’s photo of the day is of one of the thounds of boobies nesting on Sombrero Island. As you walk by them they will honk at you. This could be…
As many of you know I am off to cruising around upper Caribbean with Shane, and he had a dream about going to an island called Sombrero where no one…
Today’s “photo of the day” is looking at the crumbing building on Sombrero Island. There are many reasons I like this photo from the boobies to the lighthouses to the…
As I checked the weather for our crossing of the Anegada Passage, I realized we might be able to fulfill a dream I have had since I got to the…
This is the sunrise we were greeted with as we motored to Sombrero Island halfway between Virgin Gorda in the BVI and Anguilla.
It is a tiny, uninhabited island that no one ever talks about, much less ever visits….WHICH of course has made me dream of visiting for the last six years. In…
During the winter, when the north swell is running, the Bubbly Pool on Jost Van Dyke is the place to be. It is on the north side of the island…
Many people ask me what is my favorite anchorage in the Virgin Islands. They are expecting me to list one from the BVI, and are surprised when I say Salt…
Today’s photo of the day is of a US Coast Guard rescue helicopter buzzing the light tower on Buck Island four miles off St Thomas, USVI. The older looking building…
Over on the east end of Tortola in the BVI you will find a group of islands. One of the islands is called Guana Island and is pretty famous for…
Have you heard of the pizza boat anchored at Christmas Cove on Great St James Island in the US Virgin Islands? It is called Pizza Pi and in my opinion…
Yesterday I finished a charter with a great family and my girlfriend, Melek, flew back into town. It is time for us to start a six-week cruise down island. Half…
If you have ever been in Trellis Bay on the north side of Beef Island, then you know how great of a bay it is with all the small shops…
As some of you read, last week marked the 100-year anniversary of the United States buying the US Virgin Islands from the Danish. All of a sudden, the Virgin Island…
Did you read about the shipwreck I finally snorkeled? If not check it out at yesterday’s blog.
In September 2007, I did a bareboat charter for two weeks in the BVI with friends and family. It was a great experience and gave me lots of knowledge….even leading…
Today’s “photo of the day” is a sunset with my favorite person at one of my favorite spots in the entire USVI, Ram’s Head on the south side of St…
Many people do not know that the US Virgin Islands were once owned by Denmark. The Danish West Indian Company settled St Thomas in 1672, St John in 1694, and…
Did you know these caves on Norman Island are featured in Robert Lewis Stevenson’s book “Treasure Island”?
[Shane – Melek hits it square on the head. Exactly what I have written several times] Sometimes we can fear something with no real reason and hesitate to try it!…
Turns out 15 men were marooned on Dead Chest a mile away. They sailors tried to swim to Peter Island, but drowned and started washing up on this beach. This…