Carmen M Alex

view of red and white striped lighthouse from the water

August 15, 2023

Elbow Reef Lighthouse

In the mid-1800s, when The Bahamas was a British Colony, increasing maritime traffic necessitated an aid to navigation for mariners hoping to enter the…

Image of a green sea turtle swimming up to observer

April 30, 2023

Killing them with Kindness: Feeding Sea Turtles in the Wild

Many years ago, a magical place existed in the Bahamas, on the island of Eleuthera. This was not a well-known spot nor specifically marked…

May 15, 2022

Hope Town on Elbow Cay

The quaint settlement of Hope Town, at the north end of Elbow Cay, may be small, but you’ll find it offers a little bit…

February 25, 2022

Our First Day on Union Island

Union Island is probably best known for its insane kite surfing possibilities, its full moon parties, and Happy Island. We sailed into Clifton Harbour…

November 18, 2020

Update on Copyright Protection for Artists: The CASE Act of 2019

There are just a few weeks left in this Congress to pass the CASE Act. The bill passed the House by an overwhelming majority….

August 23, 2020

Viento Azul: Sailing Home After a Long Summer

Friday, August 21; Christmas Cove, Greater St James, USVI This is it. This is goodbye, I thought at 5:30 am. The sun hadn’t come…

Image of Christmas Cove and cyclone Isaias track

July 28, 2020

Sailing Viento Azul: Isaias coming

Soon-to-be-named cyclone Isaias has been a tricky fellow, quietly drifting off the west coast of Africa, hiding under a layer of African dust, and…

NASA astronaut image of ISS and milky way

July 25, 2020

From Beginning to End

Look! Up! Up there in the night sky over St John! See the Milky Way? Spanning across the firmament, like a heavenly bridge, from…

July 22, 2020

Island of the Green Sea Turtles

Ancient reptiles, ocean dwellers, air-breathers, survivors… so many things describe sea turtles but none can capture the magic of meeting one in person. Or…