You're driving your rented Jeep out of Cruz Bay and jumping on North Shore Rd. This is not an easy drive. It's nearly impossible to concentrate. You're trying your best to stay on the left side of the road, but you also are being assaulted by scenic overlooks that take your breath away. Then you have goats and tourist to look out for. Like I said, it's not an easy drive. If you manage to stay … [Read more...]
The Caribbean is full of life, love and spontaneity. Excitement is always in the air and you never know what's going to happen or who's going to walk through the door. The crowd at Iggies Beach Bar, located at Bolongo Bay Resort on St. Thomas, got to feel that excitement first hand when Stevie Wonder came walking through the door a couple nights ago. Mr. Wonder was dining at Iggies Monday night, … [Read more...]
Rum and the Caribbean are inescapably connected, a match made in paradise. Sunken treasure, booty, gold and silver are also tied to the Caribbean thanks to the pirates and colonial history of the islands. Now what if I were to tell you that some of the sunken treasure comes in the form of bottles of rum, and that these bottles are easily reachable from the southern shore of St. Thomas, would you … [Read more...]
Trunk Bay, she's like the pretty girl in class, always getting all the attention. She's the most photographed, the most photogenic, the most popular. Just because she's the prettiest, doesn't mean she's the best, but you do have to give credit when credit is due, Trunk Bay is a beautiful girl. Cruisers from St. Thomas line up for a chance to day trip it over to St. John and Trunk Bay. They … [Read more...]
If it's the weekend and you're sitting around your St. Thomas hotel wondering what to do, just ask someone where Barefoot Davis is playing. You're night just got filled up with a good time, sort of like that rum drink in your hand. Barefoot Davis and his extremely talented band played one night at Iggies Beach Bar during the Castaway Winter Beach Bash. The Caribbean was just steps away, lights … [Read more...]
What can I say about Maho Bay on St. John? Nothing that words can adequately describe. I'll give it a shot though, then I'll let the video take over. Maho Bay is lush green hillsides towering behind you, free of homes that if there, would command million dollar views. It is gentle waves massaging your ankles as you're feet sink into the soft white sand. It is sea, sky and land coming together … [Read more...]
Sitting on the beach at Bolongo Bay Resort is a relaxing, yet entertaining experience. Off in the distance you see St. Croix looming on the horizon. In the bay itself, you'll see sea turtles constantly breaching the surface for air and snorkelers trailing behind them. You'll see people cutting through the waves in kayaks and trying their hand at Stand Up Paddle Boarding. Keep an eye on the paddle … [Read more...]
Seeing a lost love, if only for 30 minutes, is magnitudes better than not seeing that love at all. Parting may be bitter sweet, but the time spent will last you until the next encounter. It may sound like I'm gushing about an old flame or quoting a sappy love novel but no. That's they way I felt when walking the shore of Cinnamon Bay on St. John's north shore. I only got to spend a precious few … [Read more...]
I always tell people, spend at least one day on the water when vacationing in the Caribbean. Nine times out ten, it will turn into their favorite part of the entire trip. Always a highlight for this Castaway. One of the perks of attending the Castaway Winter Beach Bash at Bolongo Bay Resort was a sunset cruise board their catamaran, the Heavenly Days. Motion of the ocean, pushed through the … [Read more...]
The best time to hit popular Caribbean beaches is in the morning. I met up with Big Kahuna at 8pm at the pool bar of Bolongo Bay Resort, our destination, the popular Magens Bay beach on St. Thomas. Magens Bay is St. Thomas' most popular beach. It's a slightly crescent, mile long stretch of white sand that is postcard perfect. On the morning we were exploring the blue water was calm with only … [Read more...]
As you know rum flows through the Caribbean, and when you're in the US Virgin Islands that rum is Cruzan. Want a taste? Almost a week removed from the Castaway Winter Beach Bash at Bolongo Bay Resort on St. Thomas, I keep finding my mind wandering back. It was a great time and I have a lot of stories I want to share with you Castaways who couldn't make it. One of those stories was the rum … [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
