Two friends revisit the islands they fell in love with 30 years ago, and find
that the essential pleasures remain. From the finest cuisine to the ultimate
in shopping to the incredible beaches, everything takes on new meaning when
experienced from aboard a charter yacht.
String bikini, one piece? String bikini, one piece? That was the hardest
decision I faced when preparing for my midwinter trip to the Caribbean. The
full-piece suit was the instant winner as the tiny crocheted string bikini
was just a mere relic from my former life in the West Indies 30 years ago,
when my best friend, Dana, and I, fresh out of college, decided to spend a
few months "hitchhiking" on yachts.
In those days there were only a handful of charter boats, and even fewer
large motoryachts, but we managed to find rides all the way from St. Thomas
to Trinidad on many a beautiful boat incl... (more)