If you follow us on Instagram, you have probably noticed that we were away for Thanksgiving break, staying at the AAA Five-Diamond Tortuga Bay, located on the Punta Cana Resort & Club property in the Dominican Republic. We’re back, and preparing posts on our two-bedroom oceanfront suite, the outstanding food at La Yola and Bamboo, and the incredible service. We fly in with VIP service at the Punta Cana airport. We enjoy coconut water straight from the source while lounging on the beach. We visit the Punta Cana Farmers Market, and the freshwater pools at the Indigenous Eyes Ecological Park. Stay tuned for posts about our journey!
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There’s an old rhyme about hurricane season in the Caribbean: “June too soon, July stand by, August come it must, September remember, and October all over . . .” Unfortunately, this year, October was not “all over” as Hurricane Matthew slowly crept through the Caribbean and up the coast of the United States. After nearly two weeks, it left over 1,000 dead, along with the destruction of buildings, trees, and essential public services in its wake. Directly in its path was the island of Andros, which we just visited a few months ago when all was calm and peaceful. Hurricane Matthew left the island without power, water, or sanitation, and left many homes and…
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September is film month here at My Irie Time. We’re featuring our favorite film images on our Instagram feed all month. All images were shot with the Mamiya 6, the Mamiya 645 Pro TL, or the Canon EOS 1v, using Ektar 100, Fuji 400H, and Porta 160 or 400. Follow our Instagram feed all month! [instagram-feed] [the_grid name=”Film”]
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We explored Rat Cay Blue Hole and Captain Bill’s Blue Hole on our visit to Andros, Bahamas. Here’s some video of Rat Cay Blue Hole. You will remember from reading our post that I described a strong current of cool water coming from the blue hole. I have to fight that current at the beginning of the video to pan over the blue hole. Near the end of the video, I let the current draw me back over the hole, and you can see just how strong it is. Enjoy this oceanic blue hole! Rat Cay Blue Hole from My Irie Time on Vimeo. For more of our posts on…
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We’ve taken you on a photo tour of Kamalame Cay, but here’s a short video tour. Enjoy! Kamalame Cay from My Irie Time on Vimeo. We also have some video of our visit to the Rat Cay Blue Hole. While I’m getting that ready, read more posts of our trip to Kamalame Cay, Andros, Bahamas here: [the_grid name=”Andros”]
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It was at dinner one night at Kamalame Cay that we ran into a gentleman we had met at the luncheon our first day on the island. He lived in the area, and asked us what we had done. I mentioned that we had taken a walk “into town,” and he laughed a bit and said, “Town?” I explained that if you have a grocery store, a school, and a church, you’re a town. And I told him about our walking tour of Stanyard Creek, Andros, Bahamas. After a few days on a private island, you get the itch to explore a bit more. We had taken some excursions,…
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It’s time to get back out onto the water. We explored the oceanic and inland blue holes in a previous post. Now we’re headed out to check out some of the beautiful reefs for which Andros, Bahamas is famous. One trip was a snorkeling and diving trip. Our daughter is a certified diver, so she likes to keep her skills up on vacation, and she’s had some beautiful places to explore. The rest of us are snorkelers, but the people at Kamalame Cay worked it out so we could all do what we enjoyed. With our guides, Mark and Hannah, we had several great days under the water! Our first…
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With so many activities, it’s time to wind down and have a little therapy. Kamalame Cay boasts the only overwater spa in the Bahamas. We had walked past the spa many times on our beach walks, but now it was time to visit with a purpose. The spa menu included many offerings, which can be found on Kamalame Cay’s website here. Given that our fair Wisconsin skin had suffered a bit from the sun, we opted for a low exfoliation body treatment, the Seaweed Botanical Wrap. It is described on the spa menu to include “a gentle dry brushing to stimulate circulation,” followed by the application of a “mineral-rich Seaweed…
