Our ancestors are totally essential to our every waking moment, although most of us don’t even have the faintest idea about their lives, their trials, their hardships or challenges. Annie Lennox The Petroglyphs I first visited this site near Reef Bay St John USVI in 2014 to find a young gentleman enjoying this serene spot.Continue reading “Rock Carvings”
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The last Straw … in a good way
Attitude and enthusiasm play a big part of my life.I get excited about things that inspire me . Dwayne Johnson My sister in law, Nora , has accused me of being a rotating hobbyist . Mr. Webster says “a hobby is an activity done regularly in one’s leisure time for pleasure”, if this is soContinue reading “The last Straw … in a good way”
Moon Jellies
We are all jellyfish, too pitiful and too afraid of being disliked to be honest. May Sarton Ouch, as true as it may be, May Sarton’s quote really stings. The good news is that the moon jelly pictured above has really short tentacles, is rather poor a hugging and as far as stinging goes isContinue reading “Moon Jellies”
Ocean’s Seven
If you laugh, you think, you cry, that’s a full day. That’s a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you’re going to have something special . Jim Valvano Days spent on boat are almost guaranteed to be a full day . Ocean’s Seven is family oriented Beach Club with seasideContinue reading “Ocean’s Seven”
Leverick Bay
Every man should pull a boat over a mountain once in his life. Werner Herzog Let’s face it , if you’re in the islands chartering a yacht or God forbid piloting your own boat than you have likely already pulled that a figurative boat over the figurative mountain, either that or you have been very,Continue reading “Leverick Bay”
Guana Island
I think it’s my adventure, my trip, my journey, and I guess my attitude is, let the chips fall where they may. Leonard Nimoy This isn’t where we had planned to spend the night . Harbor A and harbor B were not feeling quite right. Being perhaps a little picky we moved on to findContinue reading “Guana Island”
Roar
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. Henry David Thoreau Back in the eighties when Tommy worked on the docks and Gina was working the diner all day , Joe the anonymous aquarium enthusiast was importing Indonesian lionfish. In a copycat reenactment of innocentContinue reading “Roar”
Woman Behind The Wheel
Maybe truth and compassion could become a new trend with a woman behind he wheel. Kelly Mcguire On christening day I was caught with deer in the headlights surprise when asked how this dream came to be. From my mouth came the words ” well, nobody said no” , I was of course thinking ofContinue reading “Woman Behind The Wheel”
Coming About
In the waves of change we find our true direction It has been exactly a year, to the day, since we returned from the islands and our giant pair of skis to the craziness of the corona virus world. I only managed to get the little skis out on the snow once this seasonContinue reading “Coming About”
Skinny Legs
Be content to progress in slow steps until you have legs to run and wings with which to fly. Pio of Pietrelcina This in the dinghy dock in Coral Bay which is a few proverbial steps from the iconic Skinny Legs Bar and Grill. Google skinny legs and this establishment will be at the topContinue reading “Skinny Legs”
Sailing Sea Sea 