Blogs from US Virgin Islands, Central America Caribbean - page 9

Okay, so life in paradise is not always what it is cracked up to be (although that might be hard to believe if you follow the travel blog). That’s because I always try to focus on the good parts of our trip when I sit down to the computer and write, reminiscing our recent adventures and going thru the pictures. But the truth of the matter is that this isn’t a vacation out here all the time. It’s a very challenging life. We both have broken many toes and have sustained a multitude of other boat bites and permanent damage- we are always hurting ourselves as this is a very physical lifestyle. And traveling is hard work, tedious, and exhausting when sailing against the trades. The boat breaks all the time, like for example we blew ... read more

The United States Virgin Islands is a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles. The U.S. Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Saint Croix, Saint John and Saint Thomas, along with the much smaller but historically distinct Water Island, and many other surrounding minor islands. The total land area of the territory is 346.36 km² (133.73 sq mi). As of the 2000 census the population was 108,612. Three of the main islands have nicknames often used by locals: "Twin City" (St. Croix), "Rock City" (St. Thomas), "Love City" (St. John), and "Small City" (Water Island). The Virgin Islands were originally settled by the Ciboney, Carib, ... read more

For many years longer than me, my friend Heather has worked for Carnival as a theatre tech. I've known Heather quite literally my whole life, since I was a baby. We grew up on farms around the corner from one another. We went to the same church, youth group, high school. Our families have farmed together for generations. Now that I'm on the Liberty, we get to meet up. Once a month our ships are in port together, in St. Thomas. Last month, her whole family was cruising with her. I got to meet up with them and we had a nice lunch before I had to rush back to the ship. Such perfect timing that the week we were together was when her family was with her. It was only my second week on the ... read more

Caribbean Honeymoon Finally we had the chance to go to our honeymoon...8 months after the wedding - but February is usually my toughest winter month - it is grey and cold in DC, and it is so nice to get away to the sun and warmth. Since I travel so much for work, we decided we wanted to go to a destination that was relatively easy to reach and did not cross too many timezones. So the Caribbean it was! I have always dreamed about going on an overnight sail trip, so we decided to charter a boat for 4 days and spend the remainder days on St. John and St. Thomas. The warm Caribbean sun met us at the airport. Kurt and Victoria, our hosts for the sailboat charter were waiting for us at the ... read more

hEY MATES, Sorry it took so long to get back, had to have some rum you know, it is 5o'clock and had to do my daily deed. So as I was saying I was on a catamaran and it was fantastick....................... Big, roomy and fast. Plenty of room for 4-6 people with heads, showers and own stateroom. The head and shower are in the room. Lovely Had some friends with me and we had many of those nightly parties ashore, foxys was as always a real header. If you guys or gals ever want to have a great time sailing man take a cat, their better than anything i have been on. Going to cut this short, the rums a calling, se yeah.... read more