As you have read in the last several blogs, I was in the Tobago Cays with three ladies on my last charter of the season. Over on Mayreau (2-3 miles…
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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. 🙂
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Almost every tourist who visits Singapore faces the dilemma of where to visit and where not to. Mainly, all tourist destinations in Singapore do offer a memorable time. However, there…
The last charter I had this season was with three ladies as we sailed from St Vincent down to Grenada through the Grenadines. The one that booked the trip said…
After sailing to Blue Lagoon on St Vincent to drop off the couple who sailed down from Nevis and explored Mustique Island with me, turn the boat around, and pick…
This is one of the few photos I have with the Guiding Light in front of the setting sun, since I am either on the boat at sunset or in…
Those that have been reading the last several blogs you know that I am describing my time on Mustique Island and also that I hurt my back 4-5 days before….
Yesterday I told you about the private island of Mustique, what the rules to visit are, and how much we loved hanging out there for three days. Today I am…
Last year I skipped the island of Mustique when I cruised the Grenadines with my friend Steve and this year I wanted to correct this oversight. Therefor I went there…
As I studied the chart for the Grenadines, to prepare for the short passage from Bequia to Mustique, I noticed a group of islands around halfway between the start and…
After exploring St Kitts and Nevis I had a good weather window to make the 260 mile sail to Bequia in the Grenadines. I had a couple aboard that wanted…
I was amazed at how many barber shops I saw while walking around Charlestown on Nevis. It seemed to be way more than the 11,000 inhabitants could support, but I…
That is a super easy answer….the hot springs!!!! On the outskirts of Charlestown (to the west) you will find a natural hot spring. This spring was once a huge tourist…
As I walk around Charlestown on Nevis admiring the architecture, that I wrote about yesterday, I started noticing all the murals painted around town. The one using the name Nevis…
Whenever I visit the island of Nevis, I love simply walking around the main town on Charlestown and admiring the architecture. To me it is gorgeous, even in the sometimes…
Christopher Columbus named the island of Nevis Santa Maria de las Nieves, which translates to Santa Maria of the Snow, because of the ever present cloud covering the top of…
There are few experiences that can compare to travelling the world. Scaling the slopes of Macchu Picchu and scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef in the company of good…
If you have ever cruised St Kitts you know that there is a lack of good anchorages, but White House Bay is a shining exception. This bay offers protection in…
St Kitts is a long island sitting in a roughly southeast to northwest direction and the bay around the capital of Basseterre can get quite rough if the wind is…
Travelling in the US will open your mind, fill your Instagram with amazing photographs and give you stories to tell to your grandchildren. No matter which state you visit, you…
St. Eustatius (“Statia”) is a charming, diminutive tropical island lapped by the Atlantic on the east and the Caribbean on the west; equidistant between North and South America – a…
I have met many people in the Caribbean that are from Statia, but they moved to some of the other Leeward Islands (St Martin, St Kitts, Etc) because it was…
I just finished writing about my time in St Martin and all the fun things there are to do there and I am about to start writing about the different…
I absolutely love Anse du Colombier, pronounced Colombia apparently, at the north end of St Barts. This well protected bay has the best beach on St Barts, but the only…
When my friends joined me for a week and a half the kids wanted to go to a beach, so I suggested we check out Shell Beach on St Barts….
Gustavia is the main town of the island of St. Barthelemy (also known as Saint Barths or St Barts). It was named after King Gustav III of Sweden. Originally a…
Maho Beach is unique because the end of the international airport is only a hundred feet away from the water’s edge and planes that are landing are less than a…
Rockland Estate Adventures is found in the middle of the Dutch side of St Martin and has four different ways to find your adrenaline rush. First is the chair lift…
If you are ever on St Martin and find yourself driving along A.J.C Brouwer Road, which connects Phillipsburg and the Simpson Bay Lagoon area, make sure you pull over at…
Orient Beach is a fun place to visit and is a great beach with waves crashing onto it all the time. If you visit you will find yourself driving along…
Crossing from the French side to the Dutch side of St Martin is as simple as driving down the road. The only way you even know you crossed over is…