A Fabulous Six-Month Caribbean Island-Hopping Adventure! PDF Download

Author: Richard Castagner
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ISBN: 9781726874465
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Languages : en
Pages : 114

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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off your bowlines, sail away from your safe harbor and catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover. Mark TwainI wanted to see the heart and soul of the Caribbean in a fabulous six-month island-hopping adventure. I explored over forty islands from the Bahamas to the Grenadines and, in this book, provide the reader with some history, humor, good stories, and a little philosophizing about the trip. I try to transport my readers into another world they may or may not ever occupy themselves; take them on a road trip they may only dream about. I tried to keep my book positive, adventuresome, humorous, and fun to read.I have been an explorer and a wanderer all of my life. I have always wanted to live every day to its fullest. The harsh reality of life is that we do not make it out alive. I made many new friends on this trip thru the Caribbean who I still keep in touch with to this day. It is so easy to socialize when your days revolve around beaches and sunsets.Travels, even if along the same path, are all different and they all have their own personalities. What you have to accept in order to enjoy traveling to the max is that you do not take a trip--a trip takes you. I have always been very good at understanding and accepting this. It's also important to consider the lifespan of your journey. This seems to be variable and unpredictable. Who has not known a journey to be over and dead before the traveler returns? The reverse is also true; many a trip continues long after the journey has ended. My six-month Caribbean trip has always stayed with me--you will know why by the final page of this book.I backpacked on the trip for flexibility, I even beach camped a few times. My transportation between islands was mostly by ferry and my transportation on the islands was mostly scooter or good old-fashioned shoe leather. I stayed predominately at B&Bs when I could although some island locations mandated different lodging requirements like Mustique and the Canouan Islands.This was one of the best trips of the many I have taken in my life. I was a different and a much better person at the conclusion of the trip, and I learned a lot about myself, the Caribbean and the Caribbean people.I hope you enjoy reading about my island-hopping adventure as much as I enjoyed living it.