WWCL Caribbean Cruise, Day 19

Island Card (visiting Caribbean destination P-108) ~ The sights of the rainforest of Guyana were first written about by Sir Walter Raleigh, the English explorer, in 1596. Today, jaguars, hoatzin (the national bird) and naked-throated bellbirds still inhabit the rainforest along with greenheart trees, heliconia, orchids, epiphytes and the Victoria Regia lily, which has leaves … Continue reading »

WWCL Caribbean Cruise, Day 48

Ship Card (visiting Islands L-80, R-117 & R-118) ~ On board ss Caribbean Star during your stop-over on St.Eustatius, you hike the Quill ~ an extinct volcano ~ and visit the dense tropical rainforest with it’s breadfruit and mahogany trees. You also see over a dozen different types of orchids with their accompanying, brilliantly colored … Continue reading »

WWCL Caribbean Cruise, Day 11

Island Card (visiting Islands P-106, P-107 on the scorecard) ~ Your stopover today on board sv Tradewinds is the island of Tobago, where you hike through the rain-forests with their trees and plants of such varied and vivid shades of green. Also, on Little Tobago you visit the Reserve with its multitude of different species … Continue reading »

WWCL Caribbean Cruise, Day 11

Island Card (visiting Islands P-106, P-107 on the scorecard) ~ Your stopover today on board sv Tradewinds is the island of Tobago, where you hike through the rain-forests with their trees and plants of such varied and vivid shades of green. Also, on Little Tobago you visit the Reserve with its multitude of different species … Continue reading »

WorldWide Cruise Line Ink, Day 355

Island Card (visiting Caribbean destinations P-108, P-109 & P-110) ~ When sv Tradewinds sails from Devil’s Island you travel north along the Guianas coastline which stretches from the mouth of the River Amazon up to the Orinoco River Basin. You sail to Surinam and Guyana on your voyage and visit with the Indian tribes who … Continue reading »

WorldWide Cruise Line Ink, Day 346

Ship Card (visiting island K-76) ~ There are choices to be made during your day-long stopover on St.Kitts while aboard ss Colombia: Do you take a hike up into the rainforest of Mt.Liamuiga at 3,792 feet? Or, do you watch local crafts-people use ancient Indonesian techniques to create hand dyed or painted fabrics and clothing … Continue reading »

WWCL Meditation Olympic, Day 273

Island Card * (visiting Caribbean destination U-133) ~ Of all the wonderful protected environments in Costa Rica perhaps the most inspiring is the “Children’s Rain Forest”, which has grown from 15 acres to over 46,000 acres of trees, vegetation and wildlife through the donations and sacrifices of children from over 40 countries who wish for … Continue reading »

WorldWide Cruise Line Ink, Day 244

Island Card (visiting Island P-107) ~ On board ss Neptune today you dock at Tobago, where the island’s spectacular rain forests are protected by a law dating back to 1776. This law states that “these forests shall remain forever unalienable for the express purpose of attracting rains”. ~ Continue reading »

WorldWide Cruise Line Ink, Day 198

Ship Card                              (visiting Caribbean destination P-109) ~  When Indigo Sails docks in Paramaribo, Suriname, you visit tropical rain forests towards the south. Here you find members of Conservation International gathering indigenous plants and meeting with the Shamans (wise men) of the … Continue reading »

WWCL Meditation Olympic, Day 197

Island Card                               (visiting Caribbean destination U-133) ~  During your yoga retreat cruise aboard ssc Island Dancer you visit the lower Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. Here, amidst the abundant flora and fauna of the surrounding rainforest you begin to understand … Continue reading »

WWCL Meditation Olympic, Day 191

Island Card                                (visiting Island P-105) ~  Relaxing in Trinidad while cruising aboard ss Caribbean Star, you take afternoon tea at the Asa Wright Nature Centre which is hidden high above sea level in the mountainous tropical rainforest of the Arima … Continue reading »

WorldWide Cruise Line Ink, Day 126

Ship Card                                               (visiting Caribbean destination P-109) ~  When you visit the rain forests of Surinam whilst on board ss Magellan you see a yaguarundi, also known as a haka tiger, in the undergrowth; … Continue reading »

We Are All Small Caribbean Islands, floating …

… in the Great Ocean ~ little spiritual islands of perfection; we just have to polish the good parts of ourselves and smooth out the rough spots. We are all full of fabulous pink sandy beaches and blue waters; we all have great depths just like the “Drop-Offs” in the Caribbean Sea; we are also … Continue reading »

WWCL Caribbean Meditation, Day 100

Ship Card                                          (visiting Islands R-117 & R-118) ~  Sailing on board ss Azure Sea, your visit and tour of the Dutch island of Saba (pronounced say-bah)is a hike up the 1064 steps of Mount Scenery … Continue reading »

WWCL Caribbean Meditation, Day 82

Ship Card                      (visiting Island F-40) ~  When ss Magellan docks in Puerto Rico be sure to sight-see the fabulous local flora and fauna. The 28,000 acre El Yunque rainforest is home to 200 different species of trees, also ferns, vines, palms and dwarf forests. Lizards, tree … Continue reading »

WWCL Meditation Olympic, Day 48

Ship Card          (visiting Islands L-80, R-117 & R-118) ~  On board ss Caribbean Star during your stop-over on St.Eustatius you hike the Quill ~ an extinct volcano ~ and visit the dense tropical rainforest with it’s breadfruit and mahogany trees. You also see over a dozen different types of orchids with their … Continue reading »

Caribbean Meditation Olympic, Day 19

Island Card    (visiting Caribbean destination P-108) ~  The sights of the rainforest of Guyana were first written about by Sir Walter Raleigh, the English explorer, in 1596. Today, jaguars, hoatzin (the national bird) and naked-throated bellbirds still inhabit the rainforest along with greenheart trees, heliconia, orchids, epiphytes and the Victoria Regia lily, which has … Continue reading »

WWCL Meditation Olympic, Day 3

A minor “accident technique” with the computer last night … or I could blame different time zone issues. Or, I could just own up to the fact that occasionally the daily posts are not going to be quite so “daily” as the word might imply. With the WWCL Game App on iTunes everything is shipshape and Bristol … Continue reading »