Hi Castaways, here is a guest post from Darryl Kotyk of LovingTheBike.com. Darryl is an island nut like us and is big into cycling, he even lived on St. Kitts for awhile. Here is Darryl's story of biking the mountainous southern peninsula of St. Kitts. On the South East tip of St. Kitts, West Indies is a stretch of land known as The Peninsula. A paved road was built in 1989 to make this area … [Read more...]
Every time I think about St. Kitts I remember the great people, the beautiful natural beauty of the island and the great beach bars. My time on St. Kitts as the Marriott Beach Blogger was short, but the island and its people made a strong impression on me. Below is Part 2 of the St. Kitts video montage. You can watch Part 1 here. You'll see photos and video of our climb up Mt. Liamuiga, St. … [Read more...]
It's been three months since my time on beautiful St. Kitts as the first Marriott Beach Blogger, but I still find my mind wandering back to its sun baked beaches, towering mountains and the new friends I made there. What better way to relive those memories than to make video and give it a reggae soundtrack right! This relatively small leeward island packs a lot of punch into its 65 square mile … [Read more...]
It's my pleasure to introduce you to Charles Emanuel, the acoustic soul singer - songwriter hailing from the beautiful island of St. Kitts. I was lucky enough to meet Charles one night while he was performing at the Shiggidy Shack. Erin, Lavern and I were sitting at Shiggidy waiting on our food and watching a fire dancer finish up his routine. It had been a long day exploring St. Kitts and I … [Read more...]
Caribbean sunset photos are no stranger to this website. There's just something about them that touches the sensitive side of me. Erin would argue that that part doesn't even exist in me, but it does, it just picks certain times to reveal itself. As I was picking out the sunset photos to include in this post a fitting song started playing on No Shoes Radio, Soulshine by Gov't Mule. How perfect … [Read more...]
After one sip, you'll be....well, ah, I don't really remember. I'm sitting in our hotel room at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort, typing away on this keyboard preparing a Beach Blogger post about our Brimstone Hill Fortress adventure. See, I actually have to work sometimes. Erin decided she would head to the pool to relax in the sun while I write. Yeah, thanks babe. About an hour and a half … [Read more...]
I told the cabby to pick me up in an hour and a half. He deposited me on Cockleshell Beach, the door step of one of the best known places on St. Kitts, Reggae Beach Bar. The weather was poor, cloudy with a slight drizzle. Do you think that was going to stop this salty soul from having a good time, not a chance. I walked in to find the place very mellow. There wasn't a lot of people there due to … [Read more...]
I was told that Shipwreck Beach Bar was the place to go if you don't want to be found. Sounds like the perfect place for this Castaway. St. Kitts is a beach bar paradise. The main strip in Frigate Bay has over 15 alone. Yes, 15 beach bars, all lined up one after the other. I was a little overwhelmed by the possibilities and had already started to dream about doing a Frigate Bay bar crawl and … [Read more...]
You voted, now here is what you chose. Last week I posted a list of daily activities for the St. Kitts Marriott Beach Blogger trip and had you guys vote on the activities you'd like to see me to do. The Results are in! Looks like you guys picked some great things to do. I do see the Spa treatment made its way on to the schedule in day one. I do have a lot of female readers, so I guess I … [Read more...]
Stunning photo isn't it? This was shot on the south end of St. Kitts, looking across the narrows to the exotic island of Nevis. You wish you were sitting on that dock right this very second don't you? I know, me too. Feet dangling off the dock, the warm waters of the Caribbean massaging your toes, belly full of rum punch from Reggae Beach Bar and not a single worry in the world. This is what I … [Read more...]
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Who I am and Why I Write - Close your eyes and remove yourself from the everyday. Picture your toes sinking into the sand as the waves kiss your ankles and listen to the coconut palms rustle in the gentle sea breeze. That’s a nice feeling isn’t it? I live a little bit of that life and want to share my tropical dreams with you. My name is Ryan and I hale from the land-locked, can’t get any further from the ocean, state of Kansas. I moved to laid back southwest Florida back in 2001 and have … Read More
