While some of you are busy dreaming of beachy getaways and sun-kissed tans, I’m over here cozying up in my favorite sweater, sipping hot cocoa, and planning my next snowy…
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We started the cruising season in the Rio Dulce, Guatemala. While we really liked cruising the river and the community that is there, we were not impressed with the may…
It’s no question: biking is booming. From the increase of bike sharing programs in urban areas to the rising popularity of biking during the pandemic, people are two-wheeling more than…
Over the last couple years I have enjoyed watching car shows and have gotten more and more interested in older cars. Don’t get me wrong, I do not need a…
I found these street decorations for Halloween in Loveland, Colorado when I was visiting some friends. I think this bar hit it out of the park. What do you think?
I mean how many families would get a three generation photo with their parent’s unused (as of yet, knock on wood) tombstone? The saddest part is that as soon as…
Whenever I visit my mom & dad one of the very first questions I ask is “where is the list of projects you want me to do while I am…
I have spent the last month visiting friends and family in Florida, Tennessee, and Texas and am now driving up to Missouri with my parents to spend a month out…
I do love when I find sea glass and pottery, which comes from broken glass and pottery being rubbed against rocks and sand until the jagged edges are rounded and…
I have loved being “stuck” here in St Lucia during these troubling times because I have been able to hang out with 8-10 boats for a few months now. During…
When I was in Soufrière, St Lucia last week I went snorkeling with another boat over at the Bat Cave, which is a slit in the cliff with a bat…
I want to give a special thank you to all the US Navy and Coast Guard sailors (and all military for that matter) for protecting my right and ability to…
Many of my friends and family have wondered how I am doing given that I am alone aboard Guiding Light, a Lagoon 410, during this month plus long quarantine we…
In order to complete my customs and immigration check in at Tobago Island I had to pay a fee, but in order to do that you need local currency. With…
You may be wondering why I am writing about the moon on a travel and cruising website. Well the answer is two part. First, today marks the 50th anniversary of…
Sometimes my friends like to take me tubing when we are both sitting in Christmas Cove. I think it is a blast and a fun way to get some excercise….
[Shane – The following article was written on Jul 23, 2018 by Mark Shiffer for Vintage News and can be found in the original story at https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/07/23/pirate-outposts/] From the 17th to the 19th centuries,…
I decided today I was going to write about my typical day when I am not on charter. How I get up, have breakfast, stretch, write, work on boat projects,…
I recently finished running six week long charters with 24 hour turns between them. As you can imagine this left me very little time to do much else, so the…
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…
I have been working really hard on a personal project that many of my guest have asked me to do. I am not ready to announce what it is just…
Shane – I found these maps showing the travel time from London to different parts of the world during 1914 and 2016. I think it is fascinating how long it…
How true is the saying that doubt kill more dreams than failure ever will? Have you ever let doubt kill a dream of yours? Big or small? I know I…
[Shane – Earlier this week I wrote a blog about tubing and two of the photos of the day were of me tubing. Well today I wanted to share a…
I know many of you consider me to be living the dream and just relaxing down here in paradise. I do feel quite blessed with the path my life has…
[Shane – On my last charter I had a guest that was really worried about a shark attack, so today I thought I would share an article I found on goseewrite.com that…
After seven years of living and working in the Caribbean has shown me that we have amazing sunsets down here. It is as if God pulls out a different color…
Yesterday I post a travel video for Iceland’s Ring Road which has a great location for a sunset behind a waterfall and that has started our “Week of Sunsets”. Today’s…