The Cow & Calf rocks are two rocks a mile or so off the south side of St Thomas. They were named because they resemble a whale and her…
A couple of years ago I had my friend and his family down for a week. His kids were 4 and 6 at the time. We ended up spending…
In the latest issue of Cruising Outpost (Fall 2014) there was a letter to the editor explaining how a gentleman gave my Spanish Virgin Island article to a couple thinking…
The latest article I have had published was about spending 5 days in Puerto Rico with my family. It was published in the Fall 2014 issue of Cruising Outpost. Check…
Today I was asked a question I get all the time and that is “does it rain a lot and should I bring my rain gear?” The truth is that…
On my last charter of the season we spent one night at Waterlemon Cay, which is a fantastic spot and I take guest there all the time. This time we…
Want to try something amazing? That is what I was asked the other night after a few 2 for 1 rum punches at Cooper Island resort (where there are…
A couple weeks ago Bella told you about walking along the top of the reef, well I want to follow up on that and tell you more. If you…
If you ever are looking for something to do in St Thomas, you should think about walking up to Paradise Point for an absolutely amazing view of the Charlotte Amalie…
A couple weeks ago several of my charter boat buddies got together for my birthday and to have an end of the season get together. The best part was that…
Has anyone asked if you had a Ting and wondered what they were talking about? Well Ting is a carbonated grapefruit soda from Jamaica. It was first developed in 1976…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I have been blessed to see whales 3 times and swim with dolphins this year. Here is some footage of these amazing creatures. Enjoy and book a charter this summer…
As No Beard the pirate mentioned on Sunday, I took them to see Michael Beans (www.beansmusic.com) perform his Happy Arrrrr show at Leverick Bay on Virgin Gorda in the North Sound. Michael performs…
Everyone, My latest article to be published is about my trip through the Spanish VI and was published in Cruising Outpost’s Spring 2014 issue. If you would like to read…
If you are ever in a bay in St John I suggest you check out the underside of the floating pay station, where you pay for the mooring each night. …
I hope each of you had a wonderful Christmas. My fantastic guest brought a whole stocking full of stuff for me, which I will share with you in time. But…
Before I sent it to some magazines to publish, I would like to share the walking map of historic Charlotte Amalie I wrote to my loyal readers. Enjoy! CHARLOTTE AMALIE…
I took my first charter on a hike to the petroglyphs on the south side of St John. I was so amazed at how much the waterfall was flowing. Usually…
Having spent the last two weeks in Puerto Rico I have observed a few things. 1) The people here have been so nice. Everyone has tried so hard to be…
Salt Pond Bay is on the south coast of St John and is a bay on the western side of the Rams Head peninsula. This is my favorite anchorage in…
The north part of Virgin Gorda has a mile or so wide protected basin, which I feel you could spend three days of a charter exploring. Check out the first…
Last week I mentioned when you are done exploring the Baths you should take a taxi tour of Virgin Gorda and stop by Copper Mine Point in the process. This…
As much as I love being in the USVI (especially St John and St Croix) and SVI (just read the three blogs in September) the number one site in the…
San Juan was established in 1509 and officially named in 1521. Remember Christopher Columbus made his historic voyage in 1492, only 17 years before the city was…