British Virgin Islands
By Scott Shephard
Deb told me that if I posted this, I couldn't post another of us the two of us for the rest of the trip "because," she said, "people can post too many selfies." So be it. Tomorrow, if I have an Internet connection, it's back to animals, places and things.
Canon 5DIII
By Scott Shephard
"A dog's life" on the beach at Cane Garden Bay in the BVI isn't all that tough. I had seen these two roaming the beach and working the crowd the day before. On this day, they seemed exhausted. No towel and beach chair for them - the cool, white sand is enough creature comfort. Life is good!
iPhone 6s 1/1150s f/2.2 ISO25 4.15mm (35mm eq:29mm)
By Scott Shephard
It is 5am as I sit here writing this and there are at least three roosters crowing. They have been doing this all night long. The idea that roosters make good alarm clocks because they crow at dawn is a "city-folk" concept. Certainly, on the island of Tortola is isn't true. They seem to call out out 24/7.
This particular rooster was part of a band of chickens we encountered on our explorations yesterday morning. There were other roosters in this group so I can't say if this one ruled the roost. Since chickens like this are free range and appear to belong to no one, I don't know what the island culture is about turning them into food. Deb had chicken on her salad yesterday and it makes me wonder. . . .
Canon 5DIII 1/350s f/2.8 ISO400 100mm
By Scott Shephard
Deb and I have re-located for a few days and our first stop is a small house above Cane Garden Bay on the island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. It gets up to 85 degrees pretty regularly here and at night it dips down to 83. Pretty boring, I guess.
I hear that snow is forecast for parts of our home state. Unless climate change takes a bizarre turn, we won't see any snow here. :-)
Canon 5DIII 1/10s f/8.0 ISO200 27mm (3 frame HDR)
This is a bit of a flash back. . .
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On a day when the wind chills have dipped to -42 degrees centigrade, I'm left dreaming of warmer climates. This photo was taken last June in the British Virgin Islands, where it rarely dipped below 75 degrees. And that's our son, Jon, at the wheel.
This is the 41' sailboat we chartered in June in the British Virgin Islands. It had a few more creature comforts than my 25' boat, including hot & cold running water, refrigeration and three small, private bedrooms. But I still like my boat better. :-)
Deb and I ate twice at this establishment in Road Town on the Island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. We liked the character and we also appreciated stepping into the air conditioning after a mile walk for the B&B we were staying at. And the food was good, too. My favorite: conch stew.
We are back from a little more than a week in the British Virgin Islands and so I guess this is my first, official post from the trip. We met our youngest son Jon and his friend Eli in Road Town, Tortola, and, having chartered a 41' Beneteau monohull sailboat for a week, we took off for the islands.I didn't take that many photos on the trip, primarily because my point of view was mainly limited to the sailboat. If you ask me, one water-with-an-island-in-the-background shot looks pretty much like every other water-with-an-island-in-the-background shot. Also, since the boat was often moving in pretty good swells and wind, I didn't like taking my camera outside the confines of the cockpit.So, anyway, here's a shot I took lying on my back on the bow of the boat looking straight up. I shot this with my 16-35mm wide angle lens but and even wider angle would have been nice.Canon 5DII 1/320s f/9.0 ISO100 16mm
