Sailing

The captain and first mate of the Heavenly Days catamaran that I got to enjoy last week.

Guest Photo: Palms On Water Island

Today features the first guest photographer on USVI Daily Photo - David Browne.  This shot captures some great palm trees on Water Island (I'm assuming at Honeymoon Beach, but I'll let David clarify).  I love the vertical camera angle, I can definitely imagine sitting below the palms and soaking up some sun.

Sailing In Sunset

Captured this sailboat while on a sunset cruise this evening.  What a great way to spend a few hours on the water (that is, drinking rum punch and enjoying great company).

Protecting The Beaches

I saw this tree trunk sitting in the surf at Cinnamon Bay on St John and it reminded me of the metal obstacles that one might encounter when invading the beaches of Normandy.  Luckily, this peaceful beach was not under assault.

Tilt - A - Whirl

I think my favorite thing about the rides at Carnival is that they all look like they were made in 1954 (and probably were). 

Carnival Rides

I am terrible about posting on the weekends.  I wish I had a good excuse at least, like going out boating all day or enjoying the beach, but the truth is that it rained all day yesterday and I barely went outside.  In any case, here's part of the Carnival village that I captured last week.  Carnival is over now, so they'll start breaking down the rides and food stands this week and hopefully parking and traffic downtown will head back to normal soon.

Theme Day: Statues

I wasn't sure I would be able to make this month's theme, but luckily I spotted a few statues downtown while walking around the Carnival preparations.  The statue above is of Rothschild Francis, a politician and civil rights advocate in the first half of the 20th century in the Virgin Islands.  His statue is set amongst 3 statues in downtown across from the post office.

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