Category: living the dream

Things we are just plain grateful for

March 8, 2015

The Windtraveler Twins Turn ONE!

You probably know by now that Brittany and Scott have returned to Asante with Isla and the twins to pick up where they left off cruising around the Caribbean. It’s even more awesome that just a few days ago the Windtraveler twins, Mira and Haven, turned ONE! Can you believe it?

We had sailed over to Maho Bay, St. John earlier in the week for Genevieve’s super fun surprise party on a local floating bar, Angel’s Rest. I still can’t believe Genevieve and Brittany got me to jump ;) Be sure to check out all the shenanigans >>here<<.

For the twins’ first birthday, March 6th, we got everyone together again on shore for a little celebration which turned out to be a picture perfect location for this very special event. With Arias and Ellia (SV Necesse) and Isla, Haven and Mira (SV Asante) the beach was overflowing with cuteness!

It’s pretty obvious from the photos, but these darling babies really are THIS happy in person! Their little personalities are bigger than life and so different from one another. Hats off to Brittany and Scott for living on a boat with three under three and making it look so easy!

I’m so grateful I had the opportunity to capture all these gorgeous photos on such a special day, though it was so hard to choose my favorite photos. There are dozens more, but these are the ones I couldn’t wait to share…

February 8, 2015

Petit Tabac

Petit Tabac is a small, beautiful island on the outskirts of the Tobago Cays.

This little island happens to be where they filmed the scene from Pirates of the Caribbean where Captain Jack Sparrow and Elizabeth danced around the fire and drank rum before she set the whole stash ablaze. Read more

January 30, 2015

Tiny House Blog: PIZZA PI

Have you ever seen a FOOD BOAT? Check out PIZZA PI, the hottest pizza joint in the Virgin Islands!

Not only is it a super cute floating home, but our friends Sasha and Tara have built this boat from the inside out to serve fresh, made-to-order NY-style pizza!

Click over to my article on Tiny House Blog to see all the photos and hear their story… click HERE.

January 7, 2015

The Grenadines: Saltwhistle Bay

After checking in to St. Vincent and the Grenadines sometime around mid September, we sailed around the North side of Mayreau and snapped a few photos of our friends Luis and Patty on the gorgeous Brett Ashley.

We laid our eyes on the famous Saltwhistle Bay for the very first time. It’s reportedly one of the most beautiful beaches around and commonly photographed for magazines.

Toward the back of the anchorage lay a narrow strip of beach separating us from the East side of the island. Palm trees and coconuts scattered the shoreline framing an incredible view against the turquoise waters.

Gunner and Betsy sniffed out their new paradise and did a few patrols on deck.

Luis and Patty were comfortably anchored before sunset when all of a sudden a charter boat full of French-speaking college aged guys decided they would anchor right in front of Brett Ashley. No care or concern was to be had by any of them and they let out a teeny bit of scope before their catamaran was practically on top of Brett Ashley. Eventually they pulled up and reset, but not much farther than they were to begin with. Craziness.

We saw half a dozen spotted eagle rays circling our boat all evening long! They were very interested in our BBQ scraps.

So far so good for our first experience in The Grenadines!

Next up, The Tobago Cays!

We are currently back in the BVI with several friends enjoying the New Year. Leave us a comment, we’d love to hear from you!

December 14, 2014

Tiny House Blog: Boat Life Isn’t Easy

New on Tiny House Blog!

I’ve talked about this on here before but for those of you that have never lived on a boat, it might be difficult to understand just how different boat life is. Take a look at my latest article on Tiny House Blog, “Boat Life Isn’t Easy.”

Please leave a comment with your thoughts… I’d love to hear from you!