Category Archives: travel

I’m now sitting in Miami, enjoying net connectivity over the cell network.  We’ve made it through customs (always a challenge in Miami), everyone who wants food has had it, and all we have to do now is get home.  This … Continue reading →

Our last full day turned out to be a windy one. High winds, rough seas – there’s a nor’easter coming this way, and the state of the island shows it. First activity of the day: I finally got Julie out … Continue reading →

The last few of times I went to the Caribbean, I made a point of going out one night with my trusty underwater flashlight and a snorkel. The first time I did this, at the Turks and Caicos, there was … Continue reading →

The thing about Marriott resorts is that they have a never-ending stream of lavish events for large prices. Case in point: Today, while Julie and I drove around the island, the kids lounged on the beach. At some point, as … Continue reading →

No diving today. Instead, Julie and I hopped in the car and drove around the island. The sites we saw: – Rum Point. A crowded public beach with a dock at one end and food stands at the other. No … Continue reading →

I made it until midnight after all.  After sitting around the room until 11:45 or so, we all went down to the beach to see rumored fireworks.  Our hotel did not have any, but there were fireworks shot off at … Continue reading →

Today was my last day diving this trip, largely because I’ve got conflicting plans on Wednesday, and tomorrow, in honor of the new year, I’m taking it easy. (Yeah, I know. Relaxing on a vacation. Where does that guy come … Continue reading →

Once on each tropical vacation, Andy joins me scuba diving. Today was that day. Andy picked a good day for his dive. Our first dive was off a coral wall. (A coral wall is a huge shelf of coral, potentially … Continue reading →

Morning: scuba diving. A couple of rays, a lot of turtles, one guy making silly faces. (Note: you should not intentionally remove your regulator while diving. (The regulator is the mouthpiece that you breathe through.  (Okay, scuba geeks.  That’s not … Continue reading →