Saba is known the world over by its motto, The Unspoiled Queen, and the scientist leading last night’s Sea and Saba lecture summed it up best: there are few places left on Planet Earth that are as unaffected by man’s … Continue reading →

We spent most of the day Saturday and today on Saba’s world-famous hiking trails, though we quickly learned that what we consider hiking is really a sort of 60° to 80° (and sometimes much steeper) vertical rock climb, made accessible … Continue reading →

I woke up this morning to find the brightest sun I’ve seen in two days, along with a gorgeous view of Saba out the windows and off the porch of the cottage. It’s a tad overcast, but the sun is … Continue reading →

After a flight best defined by a lot of what the captain called “nuisance turbulence,” which was due to the weather system that has extended this section of the Caribbean’s rainy season by a month, we arrived in Sint Maarten … Continue reading →

So here I sit, on an exotic and difficult-to-reach tropical island for my honeymoon. Our cottage is perched high atop a steep mountain overlooking the ocean, and yet today, my view is restricted to the trees alongside the house and … Continue reading →