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Photo of the Day
I love taking photos and years ago I found myself with all these awesome photos that I wasn’t sharing. That is when I descided I needed to have a photo of the day and feature a new photo every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Below you can see each photo of the day in blog form, but you can also see it as a gallery on Instagram. Make sure you follow me while you are there so you do not miss any photos in the future.
Two months ago I had guest that did not show up until 5pm, so we chose to spend the first night on the dock instead of rushing around. Well one…
On Sunday I told you how my guest and I did a pre-dawn hike from Salt Pond Bay out to Ram Head in order to see the sunrise. Well, here…
Here are some of the turks head cactus I told you about yesterday. You will find these all over Ram Head if you hike to the southern most point on…
Do you remember last month when I wrote about swimming with the dolphins? Well during the time I was in the water I handed my camera to my friend driving…
One of my guest took this great photo with her new phone and man was I blown away. I can not believe how well it brought in the light. No…
Tomorrow I am going to tell you all about the hike I did with a family up to the top of Jost Van Dyke’s hilltop, but today I wanted to…
Aren’t these two dolphins beautiful? I still can’t get over how much I enjoyed swimming for half an hour with them. I wrote all about this experience yesterday, so I…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
As I was sailing between the Tridad islands west of the north coast I went right through a whole flock of pelicans. I love seeing these guys fly out at…
Yesterday I wrote about the leper colony found on the north side of the large bay at Chacachacare, which is 5 miles west of Trindad’s north coast. Well as we were…
Have you even visited a real life leper colony? Well in Trinidad there is an island called Chacachacare that had a huge leper colony up until 1984 when it was abandonded….
Merry Christmas to each and everyone one of you. I hope you have a fantstic holiday and is filled with lots of snow!!!! Once you are tired of the snow…
These are two of my guest this week. They were here five years ago with his parents, when they were high school sweethearts. Now they are about to graduate college….
My guest this week brought a Lensball with her so we could play with the photography opportunities. Oh my goodness, is it fun and boy does it take some stunning…
Sometimes it is hard to get into the Chrismas spirit in the Caribbean due to the lack of pine trees, cold, and snow. BUT at the same time is is…
Haha. That is a very fair question and the answer is simple…..I liked it! I know it has nothing to do with travel or sailing, but I was able to…
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…
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,…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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?…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Yesterday I told you all about Englishman Bay on Tobago, but I saved the best photo to use as today’s photo of the day. To me there is nothing this…
Unfortunately the angle of the photo makes it look more protected than reality. With that said it does provide good protection in normal weather, but not what you would want…
As I told you yesterday, Argyle waterfall is the most famous waterfall in Tobago. I had so much fun climbing up the first 10 level of this amazing waterfall. Today…
Check out the view as we look up Argyle Waterfall. This is the third level and I am told there are 40 total. How cool is that? On Sunday I will…
Yesterday I told you how the movie Swiss Family Robinson was filmed on Tobago almost 60 years ago. Well I can tell you that except for a few of the…
When I was at Genesis Nature Park and I got to see some awesome animals. I wrote all about how Michael had turned his front yard into a combination zoo…
I am not quoting Al Pacino in Scarface here (ok I was referencing him though), because I really do want to introduce you to this really cool tortoise I saw…
I really can’t get enough of the fort overlooking Scarborough. Everywhere I looked I found another amazing scene. This one is looking south from the fort and I love the…
Yesterday I took you on a tour through Fort King George overlooking the capital of Tobago, but what I did not tell you was how photogenic it is. As I…
Check out the view from Fort King George overlooking Tobago’s capital of Scarborough. This is one of the be senic overlooks to view town and the deep water harbor. From…
Tomorrow I am going to explore Scarbarough with you, but I loved my time on Little Tobago so much I wanted to share another photo. This one is of the…
Tobago Island in the southern Caribbean has several awesome nature reserves, but one of my favorites was at Little Tobago Island off northeast coast about 2 miles. Here you will…
Yesterday I wrote how Steve and I sailed overnight from Grenada to Tobago. Once we were checked into the country the first thing we did was take public transportation in…
I know this is the not the most eye catching photo ever, but the excitement and inspiration the moment I took it cause me is beyond words. Steve and I…
Today’s photo of the day is of my guest relaxing in the hammock at Phare Blue Marina, while their kids are off running around having fun. I wrote all about this…
Haha. Nope, but today’s photo of the day is me jumping from a post a marina put up to look like the crows nest of a sunken pirate ship. Let…
Yesterday I told you about the amazing trip I did to see leatherback turtles lay eggs. Did you read it? Well you should because it was an amazing adventure that…
Over the last week and a half I have been sharing different aspects of our island tour with Cutty. While we loved all of it the last thing we saw…
The last couple days we have been exploring the Three Rivers Rum factory in Grenada and I bet you are wondering what happens to all that sugar cane after the…
Check out all the sugar cane in the fore ground of today’s photo of the day. This is going up the conveyer belt and into a crusher (in the back…
The reason I love today’s photo of the day so much is that this machete sharpener reminds me of my granddad’s farm. He had an ax sharpener similiar to this…
Today’s photo of the day is from the Belmont Estate in northeast Grenada. Here you can see a huge rack of coco seeds drying in the sun. This is just…
Grenada has some very well know beaches, but it also has some fantastic unknown beaches. Today’s photo of the day is one of those unknown beaches. What do you think…
Did you get the pun from above? Because the photo is of cannons that shoot. haha 🙂 Yesterday I share the history of the fort overlooking the entrance to the…
I loved writing about the underwater scupture garden in Grenada yesterday and I hope you enjoyed reading about it. In my opinion, it is the best site in Grenada and…
Last week I post a photo of the day of my favorite underwater sculpture in Grenada and told you I would write all about this amazing site this week. That…
Grenada has a wonderful and fairly famous underwater sculpture garden, which I will write about extensively next week. Today I want to use my favorite of the sculptures and feature…
I hope you did not mind the interruption of our cruise through the Windward Islands with a few blogs about the Bahamas over the last several days. Tomorrow I hope…
Yesterday I wrote about how awesome Sandy Island, off of Carriacou in the southern part of the Grenadines, was and how we ended up spending the night moored off the…
Tomorrow I am going to write all about the tiny island off Carriacou called Sandy Island. This little sandbar offered so much more than we expected and we spent the…
On the hills high above Hillsborough on Carriacou Island in the Grenadines there is a hundred year old hospital and it has two cannons at the view point. From here…
I will be writing about Hillborough later this week with all the sights we saw and how wonderful the little town was, but today I want to focus on one…
I was sitting on a beach on Carriacou Island after checking into the country of Grenada and saw this local fisherman heading out to fish. I thought it was a…
Well….actually we enjoyed the well. Haha see what I did there? Today’s photo of the day is of a well. 🙂 In all seriousness Sparrow’s Beach Resort was a fantastic…
Tomorrow I am going to tell you how Steve and I had all kinds of intentions to hike all the way around Union Island. There was just two thing stopping…
Frigate Island is a little island full of birds and other animals that sits off of the southern coast of Union Island in the Grenadines. It is now connected to…
Yesterday I told you all about the Tobago Cays and how they are protected by the World’s End Reef. I also told you that you can go between the reef…
Petit Bateau Cay is in the Tobago Cays and on this little locals put together some amazing beach BBQs for charter and cruising boats. They have even built a community…
Today the blogs are moving from Canouan to Mayreau in the Grenadines and today’s photo of the day seems as close to perfection in the islands as I have found in…
Today’s ‘photo of the day” is the perfect way to end our time on Canouan in the Grenadines…..especially after Steveand I were attacked just minutes before. Come back tomorrow and…
Today’s photo of the day is a great sunset we watched from a resturant called Mac’s on the Belmont Walkway in the middle of Bequia in the Grenadines. We loved…
Well I have good news for you. The Old Fort on Bequia has been turned into a fantastic little resort. I will write all about it in two days and…
I saw this wind indicator at the Old Fort on Bequia, which I will tell you all about on Sunday. I just loved how it had a a ship on…
The pseudosphinx tetrio is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. Its common names include tetrio sphinx, giant gray sphinx, frangipani hornworm, and plumeria caterpillar. In the island of…
This guy let me get really close and take today’s photo of the day. He is a resident at the Old Hegg Tutle Sanctuary on Beguia in the Grenadines. On…
Check out how into the 4th of July some of my guest got a few years ago. Do you love it? I know I did and I am happy to…
We spent several days on Bequia and I am going to start writing about this amazing island tomorrow, but when I saw this puppy chewing on a coconut I knew…
I had a wonderful time on this amazing Caribbean island and can not wait to visit again. Even better, take guest here and show them the amazing sights. Next week…
Last Thursday I wrote about my visit to the Diamond Botantical Garden and how much I enjoyed it and why. Well today I want to share my favorite flower as…
I took this scene while snorkeling the Bat Cave at Soufriere on St Lucia. Of course if you read my blog yesterday you know the issues we had snorkeling into…
Petit Piton is one of the two famous peaks in the Piton Management Area on St Lucia. The entire area is a World Heritage site and you can hike either…
Yesterday I wrote about our time in the Diamond Botantical Garden and how we saw a waterfall and I even had a bird eat out of my hand. Well today’s…
Yesterday I wrote about part of tour through the Piton Management Area and how it was a World Heritage Site. During that tour we saw the sulphur springs that sit…
Yesterday I told you about some of the waterfalls we saw while taking a tour from Soufriere. Well the evening before I was walking along the boardwalk in this town…
My friend Steve and I hiked inland from the fishing town of Canaries to see a waterfall, which turned out to be my favorite on St Lucia. To get there…
Anse Cochon is a fantastic snorkel site with lots of reefs, sea creatures, and even a shipwreck. I am going to tell you all about it tomorrow, but I wanted…
What do you think of today’s photo of the day? It is the southern waterfall outside of Anse La Raye in St Lucia. My friend Steve and I walked there…
Did you enjoy the Israel travel video I shared yesterday? Well on Sunday we will finally leave the awesome bay of Rodney Bay and start sailing down the St Lucian…
This is the fruit guy in Rodney Bay and it was a treat having him stop by. You will have to wait until the end of my St Lucia blogs,…
Last week I wrote about sailing to St Lucia and yesterday I gave you all the info on Rodney Bay at the north end of the island. Tomorrow I will…
This is Rodney Fort on Pigeon Island, which is now attached to St Lucia. It has a fantastic little fort on it and some great hiking within this national park….
This is Reduit Beach on Rodney Bay. The town sits right behind this beach….how lucky are they? In the background you can see Pigeon Island, which is a fantastic national park…
PAYS stands for the Portsmouth Association of Yacht Security and is a group of professional boat boys that came together for the good of Dominica. They realized that if yachts…
Calibishe sits on the northeast corner of Dominica and it is a wonderful little beach village. This view is looking south and you can see the Red Rocks on the…
The beach right outside of Portsmouth in Dominica is pretty awesome. The water is nice and calm and the sand is black from all the volcanic activity in the past….
Today’s photo of the day is of a cute little humming bird I saw during my tour up the Indian River in Dominica. Tomorrow I tell you all about the…
It was a great passage, but doing two 24 hours back to back on my own was a bit much :). I made it to Dominica, but there were times…
Sometimes it is the little things that get your day started. On a charter last month it was this school of blue tangs. One of the guest wanted to go…
As I prepare to leave the Virgin Islands and start my cruise in the Windward Islands I passed Dead Chest Island as I headed to the North Sound on Virgin…
I see them a lot when I am snorkeling, but they are fairly small, about an inch or so tall. If you touch them they will suck down into their…
As you can tell from this photo of the day, I was not able to hang on to the tube when Michael spun it. It ejected me so hard that…
My friend Michael on One Love is kind enough to pull me on an intertube, so we can have fun. His girlfriend Julie took this great photo of the two…
Haha. I hate having seasgulls around the boat because they are so loud and poop everywhere. I have always called them searats and when I first met Melek she started…
I was swimming with one of my guest in teh southern bayat Cooper Island and we cam across this ledge sticking out from the rest of the reef. We both…
Today’s photo of the day is from last week’s charter where I lead several of them through my special route at the Baths. One of the highlights is making it…
Today’s photo of the day is of the full moon rising over the Anegada anchorage. I setthe timer to keep the shutter open as long as possible to capture the…
Usually when I snorkel I do not see many eels and the few times I do that are stuck in a crevis with only their head sticking out. With that…
If you happen to be near the North Sound in the BVI on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday you might want to visit Leverick Bay for the Michael Beans Pirate Show…
Our last photo for the “Week of Sunsets” was taken while anchored in Christmas Cove on Great St James Island in the USVI. As you can tell it was a…
Today’s photo of the day continues our “Week of Sunsets” and was taken from the boat when I was in Waterlemon Cay on the north side of St John. Personally…
Yesterday I post a travel video for Iceland’s Ring Road which has a great location for a sunset behind a waterfall and that has started our “Week of Sunsets”. Today’s…
as he cruises along the reef. What do you think he is thinking?
I would love to see what creative captions you guys can come up with for this photo of the day. Please write it in the comments below!!!!!
Do you agree? Well if yes then I hope you enjoy today’s photo of the day. This was taken as we sailed out of North Sound on Virgin Gorda and…
Oh wait a minute around the corner of this reef is another one and then another. With beaurty like this can you understand why we are less concerned about a…
No way. He carries his hump with him all the time and just kicks back and enjoys life. I hope you can be like him and enjoy the rest of…
and that is with a photo of the day featuring a beautiful rainbow. You would be amazed at how often we see rainbows in the Caribbean. Come on down and…
These Christmas tree worms really stand out agains this yellow coral. What I really like about this photo of the day is how it really contrasts with the background. What…
If you read the blog a week ago yesterday, then you would already know it is a remora. In that blog I wrote all about these sucker fish and the…
Check out Melek the first time she saw the Bubbly Pool on Jost Van Dyke in the BVI. If you remember a week ago yesterday I wrote all about the…
Today’s photo of the day kind of sums up Fridays. It is the sunset of the work week for most people. If you would like to see great sunsets almost…
Sometimes I see different fish or squid or shipwrecks, but I never know exactly until I am underwater. Today’s photo of the day is a good example. It was not…
Why does this question come to mind when I look at today’s photo of the day? This pelican landed on my bow one day and hung out up there for…
Today’s photo of the day show a great example of this. This old, upsidedown shipwreck really adds character to this beach. What do you think?
They are cool to see underwater because they have a hard fin on thier back that sticks straight up when they get scared. They use it to go into a…
Would you believe the last place in the Virgin Islands they did pistol duels is also today’s photo of the day? This is Waterlemon Cay on the north shore of…
There is no denying the Virgin Islands have a lot of ship wrecks in the wake of the two hurricanes this last summer. The good news is that the government is…
Check out the amazing blue behind this fantastic elkhorn coral. I love the contract between the colors, which is why I chose it to be today’s photo of the day….
A week ago I told you how Melek found a pin cushion starfish in Christmas Cove and today you can see how much she loved it. She really wanted a…
Three ladies hanging out on an inflatable mat with one of the best beaches in the BVI behind them (White Bay, Jost Van Dyke). Let me tell you they were…
Today’s “Photo of the Day” has Melek showing us here treasure. She found a pin cushion starfish in Christmas Cove when she was snorkeling. I have to admit it is…
On Wednesday I posted a picture of a storm approaching Jost Van Dyke as the photo of the day. Well today we have a great sunset at Anegada. What do…
Today’s photo of the day is from Jost Van Dyke and it is of a stormy day. Even though it was not the best day I do like the colors…
Today’s photo of the day is of a group of ladies waiting to indulge in the drink of the day. This is the group I wrote about yesterday and shared…
Today’s photo of the day was captured in Waterlemon Bay on St John. It was one of those light and misty types of rain in the afternoon. All of a…
It looks like a clumb of seagrass to me, but in reality it is an upside down jellyfish. They sit on the shallow bottom on sand mixed in with the…
One of the activities I offer when people charter with me is to go tubing. Usually it is the teenagers who love doing it, but sometimes the adults can’t wait…
This small fishing vessel was found on Jost Van Dyke in the BVI, but it is a scene you will find throughout the Caribbean. The West Indians have these small…
I have written about Hurricane Hole on the south side of St John before, but today’s photo of the day gives me another opportunity to tell you about this magical…
Today’s photo of the day is a photo that was taken on accident while snorkeling with a charter. Once I saw it, I thought it was pretty cool and descided…
This amazing sunset is from Christmas Cove on Great St James Island and looks out to Buck Island around 5 miles away. In my opinion Christmas Cove is one of…
even underwater Christmas is celebrated. 🙂 Today’s photo of the day is a close up of a Christmas tree worm. These guys are attached to the reefs and are only…
Today’s photo of the day is of a great family I had aboard getting ready to go snorkeling. I think they were all crowded on the steps to deploy Navy…
We are on charter with three lovely ladies sailing the BVI. Melek took this photo of them and the sails that I thought would make a great POTD. The water…
I love snorkeling with my camera, because I never know what fish is going to show up and want their photo taken. 🙂 I usually get at least one photo…
had a photo of charters jumping off the boat and curious if I was feeling ok. Haha. I do like being know for those photos and I have even had…
I usually don’t put photos of just me, but Melek wanted me to post this one because the kitten is just so cute. This little guy lives in Assos, Turkey…
Today’s photo of the day is looking out my solon hatch and seeing a great anchorage and a pelican enjoying being on my boat. I love my life right now,…
I have a spot at Mountain Point on Virgin Gorda in the BVI that I have named the Lion’s Den, due to the roar that comes out of the cave….
Jackie is loving her time floating on a paddle board and just enjoying being in the Caribbean. How would you like to be in her place? Check out the chartering…
On my last charter of the season we were sitting in the cockpit at Anegada. The day was extremely cloudy with rain every now and then. As we sat drinking…
Every now and then I have a guest that brings a drone to get some impressive arial photos. Here Shawn is taking off at Cooper Island. I think it is…
But today’s photo of the day is me showing off the Guiding Light. I get lots of photos of guest jumping from the boat, but rarely is one taken of…
It is hard to argue against it being Melek as she floated in the perfect Little Bay I have been telling you about the last several days. FOLLOW me on…
Well today’s photo of the day is from the cave I climbed up to and jumped from, but before I did that I had to get a photo of the…
Yesterday I told you about our driving tour around Anguilla and how we checked out Little Bay. Tomorrow I will give you directions on how to see this perfect little…
When we pulled into Road Bay, Anguilla we did not know what to expect. Today’s photo of the day is of that bay and sums up our feeling about this…
Today is the last photo of Saba and I can not think of a cuddlier send off. I hope you have enjoyed reading about this amazingly perfect little island the…
It was the first thing we did and I loved it. Today’s photo of the day is looking down part of the staircase that all goods and people used to…
Yesterday I told you about the hike I did to the top of Mt Scenery on Saba. Well today I wanted to rest for a bit and simply show you…
This week we are exploring Saba and today’s photo of the day is looking down in the town of Windwardside from one of the many mountains. I hope you come…
Today’s photo of the day is of some sand dollars and a starfish I found while snorkeling the wharf and warehouse ruins at Statia. These are left overs from the…
This guy was scurrying along the trail and then scampered up a tree. I hope you enjoy his photo as today’s photo of the day. Check out yesterday’s blog to…
Today’s photo of the day is one of the trail signs I found while hiking to the top of The Quill on St Eustatius. Tomorrow I will tell you all…
Today’s photo of the day is a wonderful picture of Melek playing with a turtle in the anchorage of Statia. To think last time she was a little scared of…
I hope you enjoyed reading about the St Kitts Scenic Railway yesterday and St Kitts as a whole the last two weeks. We looked our time here, but it is now…
Today’s photo of the day is of abandoned railroad tracks on St Kitts. A railroad in the Caribbean, you might ask. Yes and you can still ride part of it….
Today’s photo of the day is of the Wingfield Estate ruins. It is right next to the Romney Manor and Caribelle Batik. The factory was run with water power thanks…
Today’s photo of the day is one Melek took of me resting during our 4+ hours at Brimstone Hill. This hilltop fortress is a World Heritage Site and I am…
Today’s photo of the day is of Melek looking out from one of the Brimstone Hill cannons. Down below you can see the St Kitts Marine Works, which is one…
The photo of the day today is one of me taking kite surfing lessons. The reason it is perfect for today is because we just finished writting about Nevis, which…
Did you enjoy Melek’s humorous story yesterday about the dinghy issue? Well on Sunday she will share one of the most beautiful places on a gorgeous island. today’s and Wednesday’s…
You will have to wait until Sunday to find that out, but I loved the photo so much I wanted to share it with you. Tomorrow Melek will tell you…
Today’s photo of the day is my favorite photo I got of the green back monkeys on Nevis. As much as tourist love seeing these guys, the locals find them…
It is called the Hermitage House and I will tell you all about it on Sunday. Until then enjoy today’s photo of the day and think of it as a…
The cloud always sits on top of the island and when Christopher Columbus first sighted it he mistook it for snow, so he named it “Nuestra Senora del las Nieves”…
I wrote about it yesterday and at the top of the hill I saw this amazing tree and thought it would make a great photo of the day. I hope…