Back to the BVI and sailing a Moorings catamaran

Back to the BVI and sailing a Moorings catamaran

When it came time to decide on a family trip for my far flung gang—the first time we’d all be together in more than a year—sailing, with some diving included, was everyone’s top pick.

On a unique mom’s getaway in Jamaica

On a unique mom’s getaway in Jamaica

No I’m not dreaming of an effortless holiday gathering that could never be real — at least in my world. I’m actually wide awake in Jamaica, enjoying a pre-holiday moms’ getaway with my three oldest friends from grade school at the most unusual all-inclusive resort I’ve ever visited.

Meeting the locals around Bluefields Bay in Jamaica

Meeting the locals around Bluefields Bay in Jamaica

I can’ t stop thinking about Delta when we return to our Bluefields Bay villa overlooking the sea served breakfast—a traditional Jamaican concoction of saltfish with vegetables cooked in coconut milk called Rundown.

Exploring the area around Bluefields Bay in Jamaica

Exploring the area around Bluefields Bay in Jamaica

Our driver Percy Baldwin first takes us to the Black River—at 44 miles the longest navigable river in Jamaica. We’re only going to cruise for about an hour down the pristine river where Crocodiles and birds live and mangroves grow.

Bluefields Bay Jamaica — an unresort-like resort

Bluefields Bay Jamaica — an unresort-like resort

Welcome to Bluefields Bay Villas—the most unresort-like resort I’ve ever visited — in Jamaica, about an hour and 15 minut4es drive from Montego Bay in the small community of Bluefields Bay.