From the category archives:

The View

The Beach House

June 10, 2009
Conch Pelau

A funny thing about living on an island is the way you enter a house you’ve never been in before.  After saying hello to your host, you go immediately and check out their view.  Architecture, interior design, furniture, kitchens…those are all great, but we live for our seascapes.  The more panoramic, the better.  Given Tortola’s small size, [...]

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Hurricane Hole

May 21, 2009
Pig in the driveway

I think Caribbean farmers may have invented the concept of free range.  At any given time you might find chickens, goats, sheep, cows or pigs in your garden.  Given our close proximity to the local livestock, the good news is that I don’t have swine flu.  The bad news is that I do have a nasty case of [...]

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Frangipani in Bloom

May 2, 2009
Frangipani

I’m pleased to report that my frangipani did not blow away in Tuesday’s gales as I feared they would.  The baby buds are now blooming and the view from the balcony is even more stunning with the soft pink and white flowers dotting our seascape.

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What Not To Wear

April 29, 2009
Disney Cruise Ship

We love to sit on the balcony and watch the cruise ships arriving in Tortola (or, even better, leaving Tortola).    When we see a cruise ship, or three, gliding past the balcony in the morning, we know to stay out of Road Town.  Every taxi on the island will be cruising at warp speed (5 [...]

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The View

April 9, 2009
Bubbles

Our balcony overlooks the Sir Frances Drake Channel and most days there’s something worth watching out on the water.  A bareboat who thinks he has right of way over a cruise ship, a local fisherman out pulling in his traps, the Gulfstreams flying low bringing in the rich folks for a visit.

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