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Paddleboarding Staniel Cay is especially easy for guests Staniel Cay Yacht Club, the preeminent place to stay here since 1956.

This guy floating beneath the cliffs of Negril might be well at sea, but he doesn't look the least bit lost, confused, or otherwise bothered about anything.

Arriving in the Tobago Cays makes you giddy; like a school kid on your first day of summer. You're free, unrestrained, and as wild as your surroundings.

There's a different level of relaxation here; one that relieves all stresses, all cares. This is hammock time at Sunset At The Palms in Negril.

One of the more aptly-named beaches anywhere, Pig Beach is also easily among the most uncommon. This is home to the famous swimming pigs of Big Major Cay.

Dickenson Bay on the northwestn shores of Antigua is not often uncrowded. Even so, you can always find some space at the water's edge.

At the close of each day sailing the Grenadines your reward is a little sunset swimming in some of the most pristine waters anywhere on earth.

I noted a couple changes to Shoys Beach on my latest visit to St. Croix just four short weeks ago. None detracted from the usual sweetness here, though.

Of all the beaches that line the shores of the 70+ islands that comprise the US.V.I., Coconut Bay at Hans Lollik Island is most surely among the prettiest.