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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 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…
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?
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 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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Many of my friends and family have wondered how I am doing given that I am alone aboard Guiding Light, a Lagoon 410, during this month plus long quarantine we…
Almost halfway between Rodney Bay and Soufriere is the perfectly sheltered Marigot Bay. Even when you are not looking for protection for the swells or wind it is worth visiting…
The Pitons are two prominent peaks about two thirds of the way down the west coast of St Lucia. They are less than 3000 feet tall, but the fact that…
I had a great time in Trinidad & Tobago the month of February when I was there. I saw some great sites and had a blast at Carnival. But I…
As those of you that have been reading the last several days (and weeks) know, I spent Carnival (same time as Mardi Gras) in Trinidad this year. I had so…
The last Sunday night of Carnival season in Trinidad & Tobago is when they have Dimanchie Gras, which is the pageant to view top ten costumes for men & women…
Today I am publishing a video blog showing me raising, sailing, and dousing my new-to-me spinnaker sail. I bought a used ParaSailor at the end of last season and set…
Back in mid February I rented a car in Trinidad for five days and have been telling you all about my adventures over the last two weeks. Well today is…
If you want a great view over looking Port of Spain then Fort George is the place you should head. Here you will be able to look down onto the…
Up in the North Range, which is the hills that run full length of the northern part of Trinidad, you will find Maracas Waterfall. It is about a ten minute…
Today we started our second day of adventuring around Trinidad in the car I rented, or as Holly liked to say Another Adventure 2.0 (her boat is named Another Adventure,…
You bet it is! Pitch Lake in southwest Trinidad is the largest natural deposit of asphalt in the world, around 10 million tons, and covers 100 acres with depths up…
Two years ago I explored the entire island of Tobago with my friend Steve, but the one thing we did not get to do is check out Buccoo Reef on…
At the beginning of February I did a 75 mile open water crossing at night by myself. I sailed from the south side of Grenada to Store Bay on the…
The Clabony Sulphur Springs is a pair of pools built around the output of a natural spring. The water is only warm, but it feels good and even though it…
Taking the number 2 bus to or from Grenville will allow you to stop at the Mt Carmel Waterfall that is just outside the village of Mt Carmel. This is…
Grenada’s south coast is chocked full of bays you can anchor in, but Hog island is one of my favorite. The island protects the bay from almost all swell, so…
I loved this duck. He was right there daring me to try something. Haha. I figured he would make a random “photo of the day” and add some more humor…
In the middle of the lush Grenada interior you will find the Seven Sisters Waterfalls cascading down cliffs and rocks to make inviting pools of water you can swim in….
If you are on Grenada and want a great beach then you need to look no farther than Grande Anse Beach that sits halfway between the capital and the airport….
When I was over in Grenada last month I spent over a week tucked into the Hog Island anchorage while I wrote, worked on the website, did boat projects, and…
Sometimes it is fun to sit on the boat and watch as the rain clouds gather and move your way. Down here in the Caribbean the clouds are very predictable…
After visiting the pre Inca site of Pachacamac, which I wrote about yesterday, we stopped at the Hacienda Mamacona because we were told the food was great and you got…
Barranco is a great, artistic neighborhood found south of Miraflores. While it is popular with college students due to the many clubs and cafes, I visited during the day and…
Basílica y Convento de San Francisco is the Spanish name for Saint Francis Monastery found in the World Heritage Site listed city center of Lima, Peru. The church and monastery…
Back in October I had an opportunity to visit Lima for a week, so I took it. This is the second time I have been in Peru and since the…
I am in the middle of sharing the last five days of the month long trip I had showing my parents Israel, Jordan, and New York City. This photo was…
[Mom – September 30, 2019 – Today was an art museum day for Shane and me. We wore Bill out at Coney island yesterday so he stayed at the hotel…
I feel so blessed I had the oppertunity to show my parents the Holy Land and all the sites (religious, historical, fun, and cultural) we saw. Today is a symbolic…
[Mom – September 22, 2019 – Today was moving day for us as we moved from Nazareth to Jerusalem. Our apartment in Nazareth where we stayed 4 days was really…
[Mom – September 13, 2019 – We spent the day at Petra, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. The pictures do not even begin to show how…
As I continue continue to share my trip through Israel and Jordan with my parents you find us crossing into Jorday today. I am trying my hand at a video…
On September 9th we said goodbye to the Camel Ranch, which offered such wonderful memories and experiences. It was time to drive down to Eilat, which is an Israeli town…
[Mom – September 8, 2019 – Today’s adventures included a drive along the Dead Sea, a visit to the Masada National Park and then back to the camel ranch where…
Check out this awesome scene I took of my mom, her friend, and I riding camels in the Negev Desert. This is just one of many adventures we had during…
The city of Rhodes was formed in 408 BC when the other cities on the island decided to band together and build a capital city. Through out its history Rhodes…
During my visit to Latvia two months ago, I took time from exploring Riga to go hike through the Great Ķemeri Moorland. This giant raised bog area has small pools…
Yesterday I told you about Duke of Courland Ernst Johann von Biron primary residence at Jelgava Palace and how it was turned into a university. Well today I want to…
In late August I was in Riga, Latvia and decided to rent a car and see a few sites outside the capital. The first place I wanted to see was…
On August 21st I got up to catch a 7:15 bus from Parnu to Munalaid to get on the 8:30 ferry out to a small island off the Estonian coast…
The last two days I have written about the day I spent on Saaremaa Island back in mid August during my trip around Estonia. I also told you how I…
Yesterday I told you all about my visit back in mid August to Hermann Castle, which sits right inside Estonia next to the Russian border. While I was going through…
After leaving Lahemaa National Park in mid August, I drove across the north part of Estonia to visit Hermann Castle in Narva, which sits right on the board with Russia….
On Friday I wrote about my time hiking through the Viru Bogs in the southwestern part of the Lahemaa National Park. What I did not write was that during the…
Lahemaa National Park was established in 1971 and is one of the main tourist draws in Estonia. The name roughly translates as “Land of Bays” because the large park is…
It turns out you can rather easily. Remember back in Nida, Lithuania I met a Finnish and Kiwi couple? Well the Finn invited me to take a ferry over to…
The cathedral sits on an island in the middle of Kaliningrad’s historic center. Today all the island has is the cathedral and a large park, but in the past the…
The Museum Bunker is a museum at the former headquarters of the local German command during the battle to capture the city at the end of World War 2. The…
Given that 90% of all amber in the world comes from Kaliningrad it is only fitting there is a museum dedicated to the gem. The museum is located with in…
Having caught up on sleep from the long flight over to Kaliningrad, Russia I was ready to get out and explore the city. I had a basic understanding of the…
On August 2nd I landed in Kaliningrad, which is a little section of Russia separated from the main land by Poland to the south and Lithuania to the north, plus…
Today’s “photo of the day” is from the nutmeg factory my dad and I visited during our day tour with Cutty that I have been writting about. I really wanted…
There are two airports on the tiny island nation of Grenada? Yes…..and no. Haha. There are two airports on the island, but Maurice Bishop International Airport is the only active…
Grand Etang Lake is a body of water in the crater of an extinct volcano. It is located in the rain forest highlands found in the center of Grenada at…
Today is the second entry from the day tour my dad and I did with Cutty (phone #473-407-5153) and I am talking about the mona monkeys found on Grenada. The…
When my dad came to visit and spend time on the boat in Grenada I took him on a day long tour of the island with Cutty (phone # 473-407-5153),…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Anse Marcel is a little bay on the northeast corner of St Martin that offers boaters a little getaway on a busy boating island. The anchorage is fairly protected, but…
As I was driving back down Pic Paradis mountain that I wrote about yesterday, I saw a platform in a tree with a monkey bridge connecting it to another tree….
Pic Paradis is the tallest point on the island of St Martin, but is a bit out of the way from what everyone visiting the island does. To get there…
While the Dutch side of St Martin has experienced the most growth, the French side has been able to keep the French Caribbean charm that lured so many in the…
A mile away from Ile Pinel is Tintemarre Island. Both small islands are off the east coast of the French side of St Martin. They both have wonderful beaches, but…
As I was telling you yesterday, Ile Pinel has dozens on iguanas on it and they all scurry down from the rocks and onto the beach area whenever someone starts…
Oyster Pond, on the east coast of St Martin, has a tricky entrance and is on a lee shore. Once you get inside the bay it is flat calm and…
Earlier this week I wrote about walking to Fort Amsterdam and how I did not think it was worth the effort. Well what is worth the effort is to take…
During my dinghy tour of Simpson Lagoon on St Martin that I told you about yesterday I came across this old pirate ship anchored in the middle of the large…
After leaving Red Hook in St Thomas at noon in mid May I motored across the Anegada Passage after reaching the southern tip of Virgin Gorda. The trip across was…
Last week I wrote about my plans to spend the rest of this season and next season in the Leeward and Windward Islands. The day I was dropping off my…
Months ago my friend found a little waterproof camera floating by his boat. He picked it up and found no photos on it to help determine who it needed to…
Great Tobago Island is a small island laying 4-5 miles west of Jost Van Dyke and north of St John. With is you will find Little Tobago Island, Cable Rock…
Several months ago I had a great group of older guest that wanted nothing more than to sail and snorkel. The best part is they want to do all the…
Over on Water Island in the USVI they show movies on the beach every Monday night during the cruising season. Heidi’s Honeymoon Grill puts this on by stringing a giant…
Before these blogs follow me down island, I wanted to catch up on a few places I visited this year in the Virgin Islands. The first one is Culebra. This…
So this is going to be my last blog about my road trip through California and Arizona and I want to spend it letting you know how amazing of a…
Chiricahua National Monument is a unit within the National Parks System located 36 miles southeast of Willcox, AZ. The highlight within Chiricahua National Monument is the hundreds of column rock…
Fort Bowie National Historic Site is the site of Fort Bowie, which was built in 1862 in order to secure Apache Pass and Springs. It sits in the southeast corner…
I hope you enjoyed reading about Saguro National Park yesterday and learned a lot about those giants like I did. Today’s “photo of the day” is one last photo from…
Think about the southwest right now. What is the first thing that comes to mind? I bet it is a desert scene with a very tall cactus having two arms…
But you do not want to get to close, because it is a cactus after all. Haha. What do you think of it? I found these giants to be amazing…
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is the only place you will find the cactus called organ pipe in the USA, because this is the northern limit of it habitat. They…
Tonto National Monument is in the Superstition Mountains of central Arizona. The area lies on the northeastern edge of the Sonoran Desert ecoregion, an arid habitat with annual rainfall of…
Today’s “photo of the day” is about as Arizona as I could find. I loved everything about this scene and knew it would make a great photo. I hope you…
Prickly pears are actually really tasty, but you have to watch out for the little cactus stickers. I found this patch of fruiting cactus outside Casa Grande, which I will…
Horseshoe Bend is the name for a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona. It is located slightly downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam,…
On Tuesday I wrote all about my time at Antelope Canyon in northern Arizona near Page and today I want ot share another photo that really shows off the colors,…
On Tuesday I shared my experience at Grand Canyon with you and today I am writing about a canyon in the opposite extreme. Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon outside…
I hope you read my blog yesterday about the Grand Canyon. If you did then you will remember me saying that no amount of words or pictures will prepare someone…
Did you enjoy reading about the northern half of Joshua Tree National Park, which rests in the Mojave desert? What about all the “photos of the day” I have shared?…
Joshua Tree National Park is on the eastern part of southern California and sits at the junction of the Mojave and Colorado deserts. The Mojave desert is the higher of…
As I was hiking to Barker Dam in Joshua Tree National Park I came across this cool old car just sitting in the desert. I am not sure of the…
The view from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library is pretty darn stunning and it would be hard to find a better resting spot for President & First Lady Reagan. In…
Who wouldn’t want to walk through the plane that carries the President of the United States? I know I was super excited about it when I fould out how to…
Just look at today’s “photo of the day”! How can it not be a good day if you are riding a rollercoaster on a wooden pier in the southern California…
The scene they have created at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles really gives you an idea of what it might have been like during the last Ice…
Those tusks are at least eight feet long and the skull would take two hands to pick up. Any idea where this is from? On Tuesday I will tell you,…
To be honest, there are not a lot of options :). Due to the amazing size of these trees all the NPS could really do is cut a section out…
Yesterday I wrote all about Sequoia National Park and gave you highlights to look for and a few tips. I also had a photo of the outside of Fallen Monarch,…
Even though I did not know about Kings Canyon National Park until I arrived at the entrance to Sequoia NP, because both are administered together, I loved it. I can…
Over the last several days I have written about Yosemite National Park and the Mariposa Grove of sequoia trees at the south end of the park. this is just the…
This great view is looking down the Yosemite Valley with El Capitan on the left. After visiting Yosemite I understand why so many people are drawn to it. If you…
You might be wondering if I ever get tired of amazing sunsets since I see them so often down here in the Caribbean. the answer is an easy NO WAY….
I love when my guest have a great time aboard the Guiding Light. Here is a picture of two of them recreating a Corona commercial that was too good not…
Yesterday I wrote all about the Roservelt Island cable tram that goes over the East River and today I want to share my favorite photo of it coming down to…
That is right. There is a great brass sculpture of Alice in Wonderland that sculptured in 1959 by José de Creeft. It sits just inside the park near East 74th…
What I find the most amazing thing about Central Park in New York City is how it is the most featured film location in the world and yet when you…
While the displays at teh New York City Natural History Museum might seem a little dated now a days I was amazed how real life they were about to get…
While I was looking down on the city for some of the buildings I visited I was mezmerized by how many wooden water tanks I saw. They are on every…
Since I first saw the New York Public Library in the movie Ghostbusters I have been amazed at the beauty of the building. After visiting it I found the building…
Today’s photo of the day is a shot down the alley way to the courtyard and front of 30 Rock, the tallest building in the Rockefeller Center. Yesterday I wrote…
Check out the deck of the USS Intrepid filled with historic military planes and helicopters. I have wanted to visit this air & space museum since my first trip to…
What an experience it was to walk across the Brooklyn Brige in New York City. To walk the same path that people have used for over 125 years. To view…
While touring New York city last September I found an appropriate sized ice cream cone. 🙂 It was located in Little Italy outside Ferrarra Bakery. Now this is an ice…
Yesterday I wrote all about riding the Staten Island Ferry and how much fun I had. The main reason I originally rode the ferry is for the view of the…
Yesterday I finished writing about visiting every building in America that use to have the title of tallest in the world by writting about the World Trade Center memorial. What…
Since the World Trade Center was once the tallest building in the world I visit the memorial site as part of my tour to see all the building in the…
You read that correctly. Today’s photo of the day is taken from the main observation deck at the top of building, but there is another one at the top of…
I am on a quest to see buildings that were deemed the tallest in the world at one time. Yesterday I wrote all about Philadelphia City Hall and tomorrow I…
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….
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…