Weekend Scenery on St. Kitts

Cockleshell Bay, from high atop Turtle Beach, St. Kitts

The Esplanade at the Marriott Resort, St. Kitts

The swimming pool at the Marriott Resort has a lot of features, St. Kitts

Such as the swim-up bar. Marriott Resort, St. Kitts

Nevis in the background and Turtle Beach in the foreground, St. Kitts

Nevis, from St. Kitts

Regatta Practice in Potato Bay, St. Kitts. Our house is on the right side.

Turtle Beach

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Beach Combing at Dieppe Bay, St. Kitts

We spent the afternoon at a sleepy little fishing village on the northeastern edge of St. Kitts. On the way through the village we saw lobster traps being constructed and I would have taken pictures but that seemed intrusive at the time. While beach combing I observed a local fisherman with a dozen conch that he was extracting from their shells. Very interesting. He did not want his picture taken. On the way to this village we passed a large number of lobster buoys just off shore on the Caribbean side. When the restaurants say "fresh lobster", indeed it is fresh, as are the conch fritters. A reef protects the shoreline to make this a natural safe harbor for the local fishing fleet. Mount Liamauga in the background. Amy and Kyle in the distance doing some beach combing. Amy has a huge collection of beach glass from this trip. Looking south along the Atlantic coastline. Kyle is rescuing a Portugues...

My Buddy: Biscuit the Donkey

Donkeys, often overlooked and underrated, are animals with an incredible spirit and a heartwarming ability to bring joy and healing to those who care for them. These gentle creatures have been domesticated for thousands of years, serving as beasts of burden, transportation, and loyal companions. However, not all donkeys are fortunate enough to have a loving home. Many find themselves in dire situations, neglected, abused, or abandoned. This is just such a donkey. His name is Biscuit. I live and work on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts. St. Kitts is rich in history and we are surrounded by that history daily, some of that history is painful. Peppered all across the island are remnants of sugar cane processing structures that date back to the 1700's. Notably these are stone windmill foundations from the 1700's and from the 1800's, in very close proximity, are 50' tall stone chimneys. It was exploring the site of one of these ruins a few years ago when I came acro...

Historic Hurricane Damage

The 2014 Hurricane Season is upon us. What does that mean? Before now and the end of November there is a chance of being hit by a hurricane. We live in an all concrete house that is dug into the side of a mountain. Sounds rather nutty survivalist, but that is how most of the new homes here are. Internally we will collect some 1-gallon containers of bottled water. Last year Amy amassed 16 gallons of bottled water. Well we still have 8 gallons left. My Kittitian friends store about 3-gallons. Last year the closest hurricane was about 30 miles south of us and it did not even rain here that day. So, who knows what will be in store for us this year. We have a satellite phone in case the island phone/internet system is down. That way we can keep our families informed. Below are some photos of the last hurricane that hit here. Hurricane Georges.

The Culps of the Caribbean

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