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,…
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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 blogs, podcasts, photos of the day, travel videos, and fun videos. I would love if you make comments and join the discussion. đŸ™‚
You can read about a specific location in the travel guide section, check out 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.
What can make getting a deliscious pizza in paradise even better? How about the same pie with dolphins swimming around the boat? That is exactly what happened a while back…
When I first bought the Guiding Light in May 2009 one of the first things I did was replace the old plow style anchor with a brand new 33 kilo…
Today is going to be my last post about Trinidad for a while and I could find no other photo that summed it up more than seeing a flock of…
I had an absolutely fantastic time in Trinidad & Tobago and I did not get to see everything I want to see in Trinidad, but I will have to come…
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I have Rondal joining me today and we are talking about translation and languages, which is very helpful to the world traveler. Rondal has spent his entire career as a…
We are going to finish off the week with another shot inside the cave on Gaspar island, which is just off Trinidad. If you have not already you should check…
Well it is true. The US Navy took over the entire area of Chaguaramas and ended up forming the largest US Naval base outside US soil. The base slowly got…
The very best part of the short tour we took over to Gaspar Island, across the bay from Chaguaramas in Trinidad, was going into a cave and finding this amazing pond….
When I arrived in Chaguaramas, Trinidad I heard about the Gaspar Grande cave with a pool of water in it and I knew I had to go see it. It…
As we were touring the Caroni Swamp in a local flat boat we keep getting closer and closer to a flock of flamingos. Turns out were could get this close…
While I loved the many places I have seen during my land tours on Trinidad, the one bad part of Trinidad is the lack of places for cruising. As big…
I love how this photo has the rainbow coming down in the middle of a flock of flamingos in the Caroni Swamp in Trinidad with the national bird, Scarlet Ibis,…
The Caroni Swamp is a 12,000 acre swamp located on the west coast of Trinidad. It is the 2nd largest wetlands on the island and is protected under the Ramsar…
Did you like the Asa Wright Bird Center yesterday? Well remember the little creek they damned up years ago to form a bathing hole? All around it are these little…
In the northern mountains of Trinidad you will find the Asa Wright Nature Center deep in the rainforest. Being up here in the cool wet climate was so tranquil you…
I found these hummingbirds at the Asa Wright bird center up in the mountains of Trinidad. I must have spent 15 minutes and 50 photos to get some that I…
On Thursday I introduced you to Jesse James and told you how invaluable he is as a cruising resource. Today I am going to tell you all about his tour…
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Damon and his two kids, Ava & Dalton, join me today as we discuss traveling with kids and also we hear from both of them as they discuss their perspective…
Yesterday I introduced you to Jesse James, who is the best tour guide in Trinidad. On Sunday I will tell you about one of the tours he took us on…
Jesse James is the taxi service, tour guide, and go to guy when you are in Chaguaramas. I can tell you from personal experience, he is a joy to be…
Yesterday I told you all about the Magnificent Seven, which are some incredible houses build in the middle of Port Of Spain, the capital of Trinidad, during the beginning of…
The Magnificent Seven Houses are mansions located next to each other on one side of Maraval Road while the other side is the Queen’s Park Savannah in northern Port of…
If I was to look at the attached photo I would guess Charleston, South Carolina. Would you? Well it turns out that in the middle of Port Of Spain there…
The Royal Botanic Gardens in Trinidad and Tobago are located in Port of Spain across the street from the north end of Queen’s Park Savannah. The Gardens were established in…
Yesterday I wrote all about the Port Of Spain zoo. Well right next to it is a free botantical garden and this purple flowered tree was my favorite in a…
The Emperor Valley Zoo is the biggest zoo in Trinidad & Tobago and first opened on 8 November 1952 by Governor Sir Hubert Rance. It is located North of the…
Tomorrow I am going to share the story of our time at the Port Of Spain zoo, but check out this lama. Wow! I told the zoo keeper feeding them…
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…