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Islands

Martinique – A Sailors Caribbean Paradise

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Sailing the Caribbean is a dream for many, I know it’s one of mine. Wind blowing through your hair, eyes fixed on the horizon and a million shades of blue staring up at you…sounds like the life doesn’t it? Here is a story I found about one man’s sailing trip around the island of Martinique. [...]

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Sunshine’s Killer Bee Recipe – Most Famous Drink on Nevis, Boat Drinks

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After one sip, you’ll be buzzing around looking to pollinate something. With all the doom and gloom from Hurricane Earl, I think it’s about time for some positive island talk. It’s rum cocktail time! Location: Sunshine’s Beach Bar, Pinney’s Beach, Nevis, West Indies Nevis is known for a lot of things…natural beauty, pristine beaches, romantic [...]

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Barbados Webcam – Port St. Charles

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Beautiful Barbados. This week’s Caribbean webcam sits on the west side of Barbados over looking the Port St. Charles marina. The Port St. Charles marina is an affluent and upscale luxury marina development situated on the western coast of Barbados. The marina is in close proximity to the main area of Speightstown in Six Mens [...]

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World’s Largest Blue Hole! A Natural Wonder!

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Diving in Belize gives the unique opportunity for divers to explore the famous Blue Hole. This is part of the lighthouse reef system. It is located nearly 60 miles off the mainland of Belize City. Blue Hole Belize offers the most spectacular site for diving on the face of the planet. It lies in the [...]

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Dominica, West Indies – An Enchanting Tropical Island

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Dominica, West Indies is located in the Caribbean. Dominica is one of the few places in the world where the coral is in beautiful, perfect condition. Dominica is a beautiful island with a high mountain range, underwater hot springs, waterfalls, tropical rain forest and lush vegetation. This island offers an escape into tranquility and peace. The Commonwealth [...]

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Right Time, Right Place. A Moment With A Hero

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Right time, right place. Looking back at some of your fondest memories, can you recall a memory when you shared a special moment with a hero? I know heroes come in all shapes, sizes and professions. I’m talking about musical heroes here. I was combing through the overwhelming video library that is YouTube, searching for [...]

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Anguilla Webcam – Sandy Ground Beach

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Anguilla is a small treasure in the northern Caribbean. Serene and secluded, it is a flat island with almost no hills and well known for its expansive coral reefs, private bays, turquoise blue ocean, breathtaking large white sand beaches and wonderful and varied Caribbean cuisine. The island combines the colonial tradition of the Caribbean with [...]

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5 Things To Do on the Caribbean Island of Roatan

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Geography question. Please raise your hand if you know where the Caribbean island of Roatan is. Okay, put your hand down…I can’t see you anyways. Roatan is part of a group of islands of the coast of Honduras call the Bay Islands. They are gaining in popularity but still far behind the majority of the [...]

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Toots and the Maytals – Jamaica Reggae at its Finest

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Music Monday here on the Coconut Connection is happening a day late due to the face that yesterday was National Rum Day and needed to be celebrated. Now let’s get our reggae groove on. Toots and the Maytals are a band I heard on No Shoes Radio. Their song “Pressure Drop” hooked me and have [...]

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August 16th, National Rum Day!

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Seems we silly Americans have a day for everything. There’s a national fly a kite day, national Star Wars day, and even something called National Hammock Day, a personal favorite. Today, August 16 particularly appeals to me because it’s National Rum Day. Just how this designation was born I haven’t been able to find one [...]

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Cabarete Webcam – Dominican Republic

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Situated on the north side of the Dominican Republic along the shores of the Atlantic Ocean is Cabarete. Made up of long beaches with fine sand and sugar cane fields, Cabarete will dazzle your island senses along with the ocean breezes are a refreshing coolness on hot  Caribbean days. Cabarete, which is situated on the [...]

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