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…
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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.
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…
Want to learn more about it? Then come back tomorrow and I will tell you the different ways to get here and how wonderful it was. Plus there is a…
This is Runaway Ghaut and is fed by a fresh water spring. It is said that whoever drinks from this spot will return to Montserrat someday. That sounds delightful and since…
Today’s photo of the day is the photo I feel shows the devastation the island of Montserrat suffered after the volcano erupted 20 years ago. Melek told you yesterday her…
To me they look like rows of shark teeth, but they are really just part of the break water in Little Bay that became the only port after the volcano…
I hope you read yesterday’s blog about this amazing World Heritage Site. Well today’s photo of the day features the newest building in the dockyard, but that still makes it…
Yesterday I wrote about the engine trouble we had and what all was need to be done to get it to run again. Now that it is fixed it is…
Melek chose today’s photo of the day because she says “how cute” everytime she sees these guys. We saw them everywhere, but I believe these two were at the Corington…
Today’s photo of the day is the view from the top of the cliff I promised you yesterday. Do you remember reading how we climbed through a cave from the…
If you come back tomorrow I will tell you how to get to the cave featured in today’s photo of the day. In fact there will be two caves and…
Today’s photo of the day is a sample of our tour through the frigate bird colony in Barbuda. It is the largest colony in the entire Caribbean. Melek will write…
Today’s photo of the day is 11 Mile Beach on Barbuda. This is on the northwest side of the island at Low Bay. It is the best place to visit…
Because this sunset photo brings an end to our St Barts blogs. Starting tomorrow we will be writting about the island of Barbuda, which is so low key we had…
This was my favorite anchorage in St Barts and I hope you come back tomorrow to read all about the bay and beach. Plus I will tell you all you…
Today’s photo of the day is a bit different because I usually do not have pictures of myself, but when you have such a pretty partner and an incredible backdrop…
When we did our tour through Gustavia on St Barts we visited Fort Karl and found this guy. I got down at his level hoping to get a cool photo in…
Today’s photo of the day is from the fort over looking the town and harbor. Come back tomorrow and I will tell you all about this perfect little town.
Today’s photo of the day is of one of the thounds of boobies nesting on Sombrero Island. As you walk by them they will honk at you. This could be…
Today’s “photo of the day” is looking at the crumbing building on Sombrero Island. There are many reasons I like this photo from the boobies to the lighthouses to the…
This is the sunrise we were greeted with as we motored to Sombrero Island halfway between Virgin Gorda in the BVI and Anguilla.
The Caneel Resort’s ferry made the photo of the day as it passed between the edges of a rainbow. Melek and I are now two weeks into our cruise through…
Would you want to get closer to this eel? Today’s photo of the day is because I went down and got the camera under a rock ledge after I saw…
I love going snorkeling with my guest and find creatures to really help them feel closer to the envirment they are in. One of my favorite things is to find…
Today’s photo of the day is of a US Coast Guard rescue helicopter buzzing the light tower on Buck Island four miles off St Thomas, USVI. The older looking building…
I do not know, but I love seeing them. Better yet I love documenting them. Today’s photo of the day is of one at the head of Soper’s Hole. It…
Chad and I snorkeled a reef on the back side of Prickly Pear and saw some amazing wildlife including a nurse shark. Today’s “photo of the day” has him about…
Have you heard of the pizza boat anchored at Christmas Cove on Great St James Island in the US Virgin Islands? It is called Pizza Pi and in my opinion…
Last week I asked one of my guest, who was a 14 year old boy, which picture I should use for a photo of the day. Of my underwater pictures…
She is looking forward to our upcoming cruise through the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean. I hope you will follow us on this amazing adventure.
Well an upside down jellyfish of course. Today’s photo of the day shows you what one looks like.
Today’s photo of the day features Melek swimming. I bet she is going to look for turtles now that she is not scared of them. She wrote about that a…
Did you read about the shipwreck I finally snorkeled? If not check it out at yesterday’s blog.
Today’s “photo of the day” is a sunset with my favorite person at one of my favorite spots in the entire USVI, Ram’s Head on the south side of St…
Did you know these caves on Norman Island are featured in Robert Lewis Stevenson’s book “Treasure Island”?
Today’s “photo of the day” is of a family doing just that. This is always a big hit and usually within someone’s top three favorite things they did while on…
If you read yesterday’s blog by Melek, then you know she was scared to swim with turtles. That is until she overcame the fear of the unknown about what it…
Yesterday my girlfriend talked about how much she loved laying on the trampoline ot watch the stars. Well today’s “photo of the day” shows that she liked being up there…
Turns out 15 men were marooned on Dead Chest a mile away. They sailors tried to swim to Peter Island, but drowned and started washing up on this beach. This…
Today’s “photo of the day” is a panoramic of Sandy Cay in the BVI. It is a little deserted island near Jost Van Dyke. Do you want to visit? Just…
Well today’s “photo of the day” features one and he is a big sucker. Over a foot and a half from leg tip to leg tip……and they are GOOOOD eating!!!!…
Today’s “photo of the day” is a pic using a GoPro where we all jumped off a rock at the Baths.
Today’s “photo of the day” is from the inside of the deepest cave at Norman Island. Is this where the gold was hidden in Treasure Island?
This is a set of sea fans that look like a beautiful purple iris. At least to me. What do you think?
But today we have a super awesome family doing just that for the “photo of the day”.
If not, here is another “photo of the day” of him with the shell he was hiding in. What do you think?
Even though this is an anemone like you see with clown fish swim in, we do not have the clown fish in the Caribbean. Anemones on the other hand are around…
Yesterday I wrote all about the Petroglyphs on the south side of St John. Well today I wanted to share a “photo of the day” from there. As I was…
This is called the Sandbox tree or the Monkey No Climb tree. It is not poisonious or anything, but those spikes hard and sharp. There are two on the hike…
Here one of my guest is holding up two pin chusion starfish for our “photo of the day” today. She found these in Hurricane Hole on the south side of…
You can go ahead and check me into a hospital. That is the best part of living on a boat…you see each and everyone of them. I hope you guys…
I was snorkeling at the Caves on Norman Island when I saw this piece of coral sticking out. To me it looked so cool and like a single flower. I…
Today’s photo of the day is Mathew swimming in a school of Ballyhoo. He is five years old and loved being in the water and seeing fish so close. What…
No words are necessary. This photo of the day speaks for itself!
On Sunday I told you about a great little hike I did on the south side of St John. Today’s photo of the day is from the end of the…
I think these guest are having the time of their life. What do you think?
Yesterday I told you about the secret of the dock in The Bight at Norman Island. Today we have a “POTD” from the trail leading to Pirate’s Bight from the…
Today’s photo of the day is of a rainbow encompassing the entire anchorage. Do you like it? Where do you think the pot of gold is?
Today’s photo of the day is along the road that I walked from the dock in Great Lameshur Bay to the museum about the Tektite Project that I wrote about…
Here is another “photo of the day” from Hurricane Hole on the south side of St John. This is some of the best snorkeling I have found in the islands….
Today’s “photo of the day” is of one of my guest jumping off a 25 foot cliff into the Toilet Bowl (a name I gave to a rock formation making…
If you ever visit the Cruzan Rum factory on St Croix you will be greeted with today’s “photo of the day”.