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Jost Van Dyke

The first island we visited on our cruise was Tortola. Many years ago we did a whole family adventure to the US Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix. Bob and I renewed our vows on St. John, officiated by a friend of Leigh’s. We chartered a sailboat with a captain and crew, swam from the boat to a secluded beach, owned by the several donkeys who joined in the ceremony, and swam with turtles until returning to St. Thomas and our ship. It was a great trip, and one

Karen Bray

3 days ago2 min read

Historic San Juan and On To the Caribbean

Bob and I have reached the point where we don’t buy each other Christmas presents since we not only have everything we need, but plenty of stuff we don’t need. Usually, though, we decide to book some sort of a trip as our gift to each other. Recently those trips have been to NYC to see a play but this year we decided a cruise to the Caribbean would be lovely. By March we are sick of the cold weather, although we recognize that cold weather in Virginia is still better than man

Karen Bray

3 days ago5 min read