Port of Spain is located on the Gulf of Paria, on the northwest coast of the island of Trinidad, and has a metropolitan population of over 80,000, but the transient…
We are done exploring the leper colony over at Chacachacare, which is west of the north end of Trinidad. I hope you found it as fascinating as I did. Today makes…
After spending an entire day exploring the leper colony and nunnery on Chacachacare, which I have been writing about this last week, we got up the next morning and took…
As I was sailing between the Tridad islands west of the north coast I went right through a whole flock of pelicans. I love seeing these guys fly out at…
In 1868 the Dominican sisters of St. Catherine of Siena started treating the leprosy inflicted population of Trinidad. In 1920 the government chose to build a hospital, refectory, a bakery,…
Yesterday I wrote about the leper colony found on the north side of the large bay at Chacachacare, which is 5 miles west of Trindad’s north coast. Well as we were…
Chacachacare is an island five miles west of Trinidad and is a great place to get away from the crowds. The island is horseshoe in shape and offers a wonderful…
Have you even visited a real life leper colony? Well in Trinidad there is an island called Chacachacare that had a huge leper colony up until 1984 when it was abandonded….
The day after Steve and I sailed from Tobago to Trinidad we were joined by a great family of three who were Greg, Susan, and 14-year-old daughter Bridgit. One of…
I have Mike Bayer with me for this episode of the Guiding Light podcast and we talking about cruising with kids. He and his wife have chosen to take a…
What is skurfing? Haha. Good question. It is when you take a surfboard of paddle board and get towed behind a dinghy as if you were skiing. Thus the name…
As I have written in the past, I left my boat in dry dock on the south coast of Grenada at Grenada Marina. Everything was fine and dandy, until I…
I have Greg and Susan talking about their first experience with blue water sailing, which they did with me as we sailed overnight from Trinidad to Grenada. They are very…
I was looking through some of the photos I had not used as “Photos Of The Day” and found this gem of Argyle Waterfall in the middle of Tobago. Steve…
[Shane – below is my lastest submission for the monthly article I write for the South Florida edition of All At Sea] Would you believe just 10 miles south of…
Last Tuesday I wrote about my dad and I sailing across the Caribbean Sea and on Thursday I wrote about a little sand bar out in the middle of nowhere….
In this episode of The Cruising Life you will go offshore sailing with Capt Shane and his father as they sail Guiding Light from Grenada to Puerto Rico. The 430…
I have to tell you that it is hard to have a bad day when you have sunrises like this one!!!!! Have you read about our crossing of the Caribbean…
When I planned to make the sail straight from Grenada to Puerto Rico the only thing to worry about (geographically speaking) was a tiny sandbar of an island called Aves…
Yesterday I wrote how my dad joined me as we sailed across the Caribbean Sea direct from Grenada to Puerto Rico. On the way we sailed by Aves Island and…
Last week my dad joined me for another adventure (our last one was a month riding the Trans-Siberian Train) as we sailed across the Caribbean Sea. Geographically the Caribbean is…
I hope you enjoyed reading about Steve and my adventures in Tobago over the last three weeks. From there we sailed to Trinidad and explored around there for several weeks…
As I told you yesterday, when I was writing all about Green Hill Waterfall, I got hurt bringing you today’s photo of the day. The entire time I was sliding…
Two days ago I told you about Hillsborough Dam and today we are at Green Hill Waterfall, which is between the dam and Mount St George on Easterfield Rd. I…
Yesterday I wrote all about exploring Hillsborough Dam and today I want to use my favorite angle as the photo of the day. What do you think of the photo?…
Our second to last stop in Tobago is Hillsborough Dam holding the Hillsborough Reservoir, which is the major source of drinking water for the island of Tobago. It is located…
Yesterday I told you how Steve and I got a hour long tour to a waterfall that we did not even know about. It was total luck that we found…
Highland Waterfall is the tallest single waterfall on Tobago and is quite a sight. I was trying to find Craig Hall Waterfall because it was featured in the 1960 movie…
I bet almost no one goes and sees it. Just like we did on Nutmeg Grove that I wrote about yesterday, we happen to stumble apon this amazing waterfall. You…
As Steve and I were driving around the island of Tobago I saw Nutmeg Grove on the map we were given. Of course, I was intrigued and wanted to see…