Posts Tagged ‘sailing’

Patrick

Sailing The Grenadines Part 2: Passing the Pitons and on to Bequia

sailing past Pitons, St Lucia by Patrick Bennett

It was somewhere between St. Vincent and Bequia, as our boat skimmed along powered only by the trade winds swelling her sails, that I remember whispering inaudibly to myself: “I love sailing.”
Our sailing adventure kicked off in earnest just the day before when the wife and I awoke bright and early to the sounds of our 6-month old burbling in the crib provided by Oasis Marigot. The property sits on a steep hillside above Marigot Bay, St. Lucia. This precipitous positioning provides for stunningly picturesque views of the small bay, mountains and sea!
To make negotiating the abrupt incline up to your room easier, they employ an old motorized pulley attached to a tiny trolley on rails.

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Patrick

Sailing the Grenadines Part 1: Three Simple Questions Make Travel Amazing

Dreaming of Caribbean Travel By Patrick Bennett

Before you read a word of this post, stop and visualize your dream vacation.
I’ll wait…
Got it?
Ok, now crumple up that image and throw it in the trash.
We’re Uncommon Caribbean and our focus isn’t “vacations”— it’s experiential travel. You work hard for your money, right? So why waste it on a vanilla experience at a McAll-Inclusive when you could be spending that hard-earned cash on a one-of-a-kind travel adventure you (and all your jealous friends) will be talking about for years?
That’s certainly the thinking behind a lot of what we do here at UC. Just look at Dave’s trip to the decidedly off-the-beaten-path island of Montserrat.

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Steve

Uncommon Beauty: The Sexy Sailing Adventures of Alex & Taru

Courtesy Alex & Taru

As Patrick pointed out recently, one of the many great things about traveling the Uncommon Caribbean way is all the cool and interesting new people you get to meet. Remember Chef Hot Pants in Martinique? Or how about St. Martin‘s master of rum infusions, Kali? And who could forget our surf instructors, Boosy in Barbados and Jason Apparicio in Tobago? They’re just a few of the many new friends we’ve made over the past year who’ve helped us show that the authentic side of our home region, the Caribbean beyond the crowds and tourist traps, is still alive, well and waiting for you to explore every inch of it!

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Steve

Wish You Were Here

Jason Pratt via Flickr

Anchored off the coast of Ronde Island, Grenada. One of the eight satellite islets that comprise Grenada’s section of the Grenadines, this 2,000-acre private island is available for sale at $100 million.

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Steve

Wish You Were Here

Matt & Nayoung via Flickr

Sailing off the coast of Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands.

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Steve

Wish You Were Here

Photo credit: Craig Guillot

Swimming and sailing in and amongst Les Huits Ilet du François (the Eight Islets of François) off the Atlantic coast of Martinique.

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Patrick

Feed the Uncommon Caribbean Flickr Pool

saba in the distance

Looking at this photo of the small island of Saba in the distance by Doug Schneider submitted to the Uncommon Caribbean Flickr photo pool makes it hard for me contain my excitement over my first trip to “The Friendly Island” of St. Martin coming up in just one week. Sure Stephen has been there (where hasn’t he been in the Caribbean!?) but as it’s my first time, photos from our Flickr pool members like Captain H and delaphotography sure are helpful for getting me into the right mindset for my trip to uncover the uncommon aspects of this popular island – where some would say uncommon experiences might be hard to find.

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