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…
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Welcome to the Guiding Light cruising & travel blog
I love travel!!! Regardless if it is sailing the Guiding Light to new islands or grabbing a backpack and flying somewhere. The thing I like almost as much is sharing travel experiences. With that said, welcome to my cruising & travel blog where you will find information and entertainment in written, verbal, photo, and video form. Make comments and join the discussion. 🙂
You can read about a specific location in the travel guide section, one of the following catagories (cruising, food & drink, guest’s post, life ashore, misc, offshore, published works, sailing school, working on the boat) or check out all the blogs below.
[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…
These three kids of a family I had on charter had a blast riding on the bow of the boat. It did not matter if we were sailing or motoring,…
I know I have not been good this last week about getting blogs out and I apologize about that. The truth is I was so focused on rebuilding my shower…
Last week I said big news was coming. Well this is it! For the last four to five years my guest have been asking me to write a cookbook with…
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…
After working for the whole year, Christmas is the time when the whole family meet and enjoy time together and experience the magical moments to the fullest! Goa, the name…
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We will be talking about Mongolia, Russia, and the Trans-Siberian Train in this podcast as my dad joins me to talk about the month long trip we took in 2016….
This week I have been telling you why I left the Guiding Light in Granada Marine and how they installed brand new engines. I was lucky and got the boat…
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…
The big project I had done on Guiding Light this year was to have the staff at Grenada Marine take out the old Yanmar 3GM30 engines and SD20 sail drives…
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…
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We will be talking about Russia and the Trans-Siberian Train in this podcast as my dad joins me to talk about the month long trip we took in 2016. In…
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…
Check out this historic watermill that was used on this old plantation! I think it is beautiful even in such a dilapidated state. Can you see how almost half the…
On Sunday I wrote all about Store Bay on the west end of Tobago and I told you Fort Milford was located here and we would check it out today….
Yesterday I told you how Store Bay is one of the best anchorages on Tobago and what all there is to do there. I also told you I would talk…
Store Bay is the anchorage on the west coast of Tobago, which gives it an unencumbered view of the golden globe as it settles below the horizon each day. Is…