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Of all the great ways I've been fortunate enough to start the day during my many marvelous trips to Martinique over the years, this was among the best.

There's tremendous history in Salt River St. Croix and there's no no better way to take it all in then by boat with Big Beards tours.

When I'm back home in St. Croix and lucky enough to be out at Buck Island, being beached is something special, fun. Something I never want to end.

Sometimes there is no why. Sometimes you just need to throw caution to the wind. The Turks and Caicos Islands invite just such an indulgence.

Accessible solely by boat and completely inaccessible to cell phone reception, Bananier Beach in southern Haiti is not the kind of place you leave easily.

My time spent in Les Saintes amounted to just under two days, but the fun I enjoyed could've easily filled a week. I was NOT ready to leave.

Just a few islets away lie sugar-sand shores the equal of Grace Bay in size and beauty, though with the added bonus of deserted-island adventure.

A dinghy for two with a pair of oars to match and not much else...