Month: January 2017
A favourite pastime for tourists in St. Maarten is to go to Maho Beach and get blasted by jets taking off from the beachside runway.
Although it can be crowded, Colombier is a great anchorage that offers more peace and quiet than being right in Gustavia. We took the dinghy ashore and walked…
Saint Barts is the land of the rich and famous. The marina is filled with incredible yachts and sailboats and there is a vibrant night life along streets…
Shell beach is in a relatively sheltered location which somehow seems to collect seashells. Whether this is due to them easily washing ashore or perhaps their ability to…
I’m not sure which cemetery this is but it looks like a peaceful place to take a long nap. Location: Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius
Fort Oranje is the main historical site in Oranjestad, and like everything on Statia, it’s well-maintained. It dates to the 17th-century and overlooks the waterfront from near the…
Oranjestad is the capital of the small volcanic island of Sint Eustatius, which belongs to the Netherlands. The town was very charming, clean, and well cared for. The…
As we were wandering around Basseterre on Saint Kitts we stumbled across this awesome rasta dude. It’s like he woke up in the morning and decided he was…
This is an old ship wreck in the shallow waters of Shitten Bay on the south end of Saint Kitts. We pulled in to this pretty bay and…
While at anchor in Deshaies we took a walk to the nearby Botanical Garden. It was a super beautiful setting and featured tropical flowers and water features. We…
There is never a shortage of great sunsets in the Caribbean. Location: Îlet à Cabrit, Guadeloupe
There were so many quick little rain storms while sailing around in the Caribbean. They weren’t often accompanied by a lot of wind, and nearly every time the…
On Îlet à Cabrit, there is a quick little hike to the ruins of Fort Joséphine above point sable which gives a beautiful view of the surrounding islands….
We stopped in the beautiful Îles des Saintes in Guadeloupe. We did a little hike to a viewpoint on Îlet à Cabrit which gave us lovely views of…
Walt crossing the river as we made our way upstream towards the waterfall. We crossed back and forth over this stream many times on our trip. Here are…
Walt and I took a jungle tour to a nearby nature reserve along with a young family from another sailboat. We made our way upstream crossing back and…
This sailing ship, the Fryderyk Chopin, was at the dock at Fort Shirley when we were in the anchorage outside of Portsmouth. The ship operates as a school,…
This three masted schooner sailed past the setting sun while we were at anchor in Portsmouth. I snapped this photo a second too soon but I still really…
The mouth of the Indian River is just outside of Portsmouth town. We did a river tour in a small motorboat with our guide, Providence. Once we were…
Saw this cute little guy on our hike up to the Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de la Salette 1731. Location: Sainte-Anne, Martinique
From the dinghy dock in Sainte-Anne, you can see this little catholic church straight up the road. The Église Notre-Dame de Sainte-Anne is a modest little Caribbean style…
Just behind the Sainte-Anne townsite there is a switchbacking trail that leads up to Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de la Salette 1731. We spent some time wandering up the hill…
How can anyone resist a fresh coconut when in the Caribbean? This local coconut vendor was set up just outside the market entrance and was easily chopping open…