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Mar 103 min

Snorkeling in Salp Soup

Snorkeling was today's adventure. Bill, Glen, and I hired and outside vendor to meet us at the Guana Island dock and take us to the...

Mar 92 min

Flamingos and Flowers: An Early Morning Walk

Sunrise is the best time to walk on Guana Island to see flamingoes and enjoy the flowers. Around 9:00 AM the weather gets hotter and...

Mar 81 min

Castaways on Bigelow Beach

Bigelow Beach is on the southeast side of Guana Island accessible by boat. It is a secluded white sand beach with rolling waves. We...

Mar 73 min

Things are Not What They Appear: Bouldering to a Flat Rock

Long Man’s Point is a flat rock area that is next to Chicken Rock. From our porch on Guana Island, we can see Long Man’s Point, but not...

Mar 62 min

The Sound of Silence: Sailing to the Open Ocean

Sailing is the most silent way to travel. With sails up, the swoosh of the wind is all you hear. Our friend Bill is a former sailboat...

Mar 62 min

A Trip to the Orchard

Today, the Guana orchard grows some of the food served in the restaurant. But the man who first started it was a naturopath and primarily...

Mar 62 min

Hiking the Pyramid Trail

Guana Island has 12 miles of trails, but from what I can tell, guests rarely hike them. There are many reasons, the chief being that most...

Mar 42 min

Kayaking, Snorkeling, and Super Yachts

Guana Island is private, but anyone can land on the beach as long as they stay below the high water mark. Although Guana has many...

Mar 42 min

Glen is My Copilot

A 7:00 AM wakeup time in San Juan is equivalent to 3:00 AM in San Jose. After a very quick breakfast, we dragged ourselves to the airport...

Mar 31 min

The First Day on Guana Island

We spent our first afternoon on Guana Island enjoying the shade of a very long needled tree on the beach. I think it is an Australian...

Mar 34 min

The Journey Begins: In Search of Paradise

Guana Island advertises itself as a true paradise, one of the last pristine places in the British Virgin Islands. But getting there from...