Monthly Archives: April 2014

Out and About

Posted on April 29, 2014 by debbie

Downtown Miami, it’s not South Beach. Our tour extends into Miami proper today and we have to make a few adjustments to the impressions we have had in the last couple of days. First, pedestrians are not sacred. The average … Continue reading →

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South Beach, Florida

Posted on April 27, 2014 by debbie

We head out about 8:00 to do a self guided Art Deco walking tour. The Art Deco movement in Miami occurred between the 1920s and 1940s. The buildings have characteristic pastel colours, porthole windows and sleek curves. Murray and I … Continue reading →

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Virgin Gorda, BVI to Miami, Florida

Posted on April 26, 2014 by debbie

Today is a travel day. We leave Virgin Gorda for Miami, specifically South Beach. We are saying goodbye to the marine life and idyllic quietness of the island for the hustle and congestion of city life. When we check in … Continue reading →

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The Island of Virgin Gorda

Posted on April 24, 2014 by debbie

Virgin Gorda is a charming island with the friendliest locals we have ever encountered. No matter if we are in a restaurant, at a beach or walking down the road, the locals that we meet are chatty and friendly. They … Continue reading →

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Scuba Diving off Virgin Gorda

Posted on April 22, 2014 by debbie

We are diving this week off Virgin Gorda with Dive BVI. They are a valet dive service, which means they do everything for us divers, excluding putting on our fins and BCD. They assist us into the water and help … Continue reading →

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Dive Dive Dive

Posted on April 21, 2014 by debbie

We have sorted out our equipment challenges and it is peace and tranquility under the waves. The “Snail Team” made up of S, K, V, P, Murray and me plus B, dive master extraordinaire, inch along peering under ledges, inside … Continue reading →

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The Surge in Virgin Gorda

Posted on April 19, 2014 by debbie

Friday The folks from New York show up today. Travel mode. The plane is over loaded and some of the bags had to remain in San Juan, K and S have their passports in a bag that stayed and they … Continue reading →

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The Experiment of Diving

Posted on April 17, 2014 by debbie

No matter how long someone has been scuba diving for, day one of a dive trip is always an experiment. Haven’t gone diving for months, wetsuit is super dried out, wetsuit is new, gear is supposed to work as it … Continue reading →

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Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands

Posted on April 17, 2014 by debbie

My legs are failing, my lungs ready to explode, my side is ripping apart. I am running like an impala being hunted by a cheetah down a moving sidewalk in Miami’s International Airport. My heavy pack is bouncing around on … Continue reading →

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Backcountry Packing List Review

Posted on April 13, 2014 by debbie

When I packed my pack for our backcountry day trips, I threw into the bottom of the pack the items that I thought I would not use – toilet paper, first aid kit, warm shirts, extra socks and Gortex jacket. … Continue reading →

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