Tag: Sunset Over Water

  • Bogue Banks Bound, Part 2 (Observations)

    I’d heard of Bogue Banks prior to my recent trip although I’d never traveled there before. On the other hand I’d spent extensive time a little farther north up the coast on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. This time I wanted to try something new. Then I felt I should dig a little deeper into the…

  • Grand Case

    Island of Saint-Martin / Sint Maarten (March 2011) We used the town of Grand Case on the French side of the island as our base while exploring St. Martin. We selected Grand Case for reasons that appealed to us. We’re not much into crowds, resorts, casinos or all-night festivities which tended to rule-out the Dutch…

  • Waikiki Beach

    Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA (October 1997) We stood at what had to be the ultimate Hawaiian tourist spot, on Waikiki Beach (map) with Diamond Head in the background. Most visitors looked to be Japanese, or honeymooners, or both. We appeared in the background of several dozen Japanese wedding videos totally by accident. We were never…

  • Sunrise and Sunset over Water

    I posted an article on east coast sunsets over water nearly a lifetime ago in Internet time, way back in November 2008. I described peculiar instances where observers could experience sunsets totally over water on the eastern coast of the United States. Think about it. People on the eastern side of any landmass don’t have…