Sargassum bloom in the Caribbean, and how it kills shoreline sealife

My deck drops onto a beach in Handsome Bay, Virgin Gorda, BVI.  Whilst many of the North shore beaches are unaffected, some leeward beaches like ours are now feeling the full effect of the Sargassum bloom taking over the Caribbean.  It started as a nuisance, some 18 months ago, and has now reached epic proportions.  Recently we’veContinue reading “Sargassum bloom in the Caribbean, and how it kills shoreline sealife”

how to make an 18 year old Vitara / Sidekick look nice

I was up very early to not go fishing on a cancelled offshore sport fishing trip the other week… On the bright side, I got to watch the sun come up, and caught this rather nice  picture of my battered old island jeep (relegated to emergency duties these days) against the incoming new day.  UsingContinue reading “how to make an 18 year old Vitara / Sidekick look nice”