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,…
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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.
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…
I have been telling you about the day I spent walking around Castries, the capital of St Lucia, and last time I told you all about the Cathedral of the…
I just published the 2nd lionfish hunting video. In this vlog I will continue to spear 8 or so lionfish and then I will show you how to clean them…
The next stop I want to take you to around Castries, St Lucia is the most amazing in the entire capitol. The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is located…
Before I left St Lucia to sail to Grenada I want to make sure I spent a little time in the capital called Castries, since before this time I had…
Every year, since I have been in the Caribbean, I have noticed the skies have gone hazy every now and then. I found out years ago this was caused by…
Tomorrow (July 1st) at 11am I will be live on YouTube for my bi-weekly YouTube Live video. A few weeks ago I was requested to do a live video showing…
Can you think of a better way to watch the sun dip below the horizon than being on your boat in the tropics with friends abaord enjoying a drink and…
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…
Four weeks ago or so I did a YouTube Live video (every other Wednesday at 11am eastern time) showing how I make the best chocolate chip cookies. I ended up…
I really hope you join me in two hours (at 11am eastern time on 6/17/20) for my latest YouTube Live video. All you have to do is click on the…
That is easy. Someone sending me photos of recipes they have made from the cookbook. This is Barbara showing off some fish tacos…..and of course the Cooking on the Guiding…
One of the boats I have gotten to know here in St Lucia during this pandemic gave me a sour dough bread starter (think liquid yeast) and told me that…
Check out these two guys. Every morning I have been in Marigot Bay, St Lucia I have woken to them chirping away. They are about the size of my fist…
Back at the beginning of the pandemic I was anchored next to a family of four on a catamaran. We had waved back and forth a few times, but one…
Is there anything better than being the only boat in an anchorage as the sun goes down? My friend Diane on Tiki Tour took this photo of the Guiding Light…
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 found the following article interesting and wanted to pass it along so everyone could read it also. It is found at relaxlikeaboss.com 1. Be free to try out new…
Today I will be doing my bi-weekly YouTube Live video at 11am EDT. I hope you will join me as I talk about hiking up the Pitons and also about…
Last week I wrote about the customs issues me and several other boats had by picking up moorings between the Pitons here in St Lucia. I also told you that…
Tonight at 9pm eastern time my latest travel video will premiere on YouTube. This one is about the amazing island of Trinidad. I really hope you will join me for…
Last weekend 7-9 boats that I have been hanging out with decided to sail down to the town of Soufriere, in St Lucia, in order to enjoy the Pitons (which…
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…
The next YouTube Live will be at 11am edt on Wednesday the 20th and we are going to make my mother’s famous chocolate chip cookie recipe! These were so well…
Lionfish are an invasive species to the Caribbean Sea. Therefore, when I see them I like to go hunting. On this particular day I saw way more than I usually…
Today is Sunday and it is a lazy day for me so far. I just love seeing this monster sail up. This photo was taken by laying down on the…
The above quote is from Ibn Battuta who was a 14th-century Moroccan traveler and is comparable to Marco Polo. They both traveled great distances and for decades. I personally totally…
In one hour (9am EDT on May 6th) my latest YouTube Live will stream and this time we are talking about Covid-19, Corona, Rona, or whatever else you want to…