It’s a tough time for travelers at the moment. With social distancing measures, travel bans, and lockdowns in place all over the world, it will be a while before people…
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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. 🙂
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.
During one of my hikes I came across these two goats standing on a pile of rocks munching away. I thought it was a good shot and simply wanted to…
I hope everyone is had a great Thanksgiving. I found this powerline on a hike I did in Grenada. Apparently the line sagged down so instead of tensioning it up…
I hope you join me in a few hours (Wednesday 11am EST) for a new YouTube live video where I am going to explain the entire process of what I…
On Friday I told you about a hike I did up to the Concord Waterfall in Grenada once I got out of quarantine and on Sunday I told you about…
During my hike up to the Concord Waterfall in Grenada, that I told you about on Friday, I was lucky enough to come across a couple nutmeg trees. This amazing…
Getting back to the boat this year has been more difficult than usual, as you would expect with Covid out there. I’ll detail my experience next week with a YouTube…
I always spend the end of Hurricane Season in Colorado visiting friends and family and this year is no exception. The benefit I have had this off season is that…
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?
When my daughter visited me at my parent’s house for Labor Day weekend we drove down to Kansas City and spent the morning and early afternoon exploring before her flight…
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…
This is also the hometown of my mother and last month when my daughter visited for Labor Day weekend we took her over to see where her Grandmother lived and…
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…
The Caribbean region has always been a favorite holiday destination for the rich and famous. Around Christmas time, entertainment magazines are filled with paparazzi images of Hollywood celebrities and other…
Asia is one of the world’s richest continents in terms of culture, architecture and ecology. Boasting a large set of glitzy skyscrapers and monuments, the diversity of architectural designs is…
I miss being on the boat so much, but I still have two more months before i am back aboard. Sigh. I guess I will just have to enjoy land…
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…
Now that I have the boat hauled out of the water, put away, and the yard working on it I had to figure out how I was going to get…
Last blog I left you as I was motoring around the south side of Grenada on my way to Grenada Marine in St David, which is on the southeast corner…
A little over a month ago I finished up my mandatory two week, on boat quarantine in order to gain the right to be tested by the Grenada health officials….
Hey everyone. Why don’t you join me this afternoon for a Live YouTube video talking about boats! I will be sitting with my best friend and we will be discussing…
In the third lionfish hunting video I am going to go out and get another 8 or so lionfish and then I am going to show you three of my…
Join me at 11am EDT today as I share with you what all it was like being in quarantine in Grenada, the process to clear in, hauling the boat and…
On June 22nd I set sail from St Lucia bound for Grenada, so I could store my boat and fly back to The States for hurricane season….but that is a…
I hope you have enjoyed walking around Castries, St Lucia with me these last couple weeks. I really enjoyed my day and saw some amazing things, but the icing on…
Down here in the Caribbean we definitely get more than our fair share of amazing sunsets……but you will never hear me complain or take them for granted. 🙂 In fact,…
I have been telling you about the day I walked around the capital of St Lucia, which is called Castries these last several blogs. As with many Caribbean capitals, Castries…