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Traveling to St. Lucia at the Dawn of the Coronavirus Pandemic

I’m writing this in mid-May of 2020, and we are all currently living through the age of the pandemic. Here in the American south, most states have begun reopening their economies (fingers crossed), but leisure travel has been more or less non-existent for two months. There is no telling when we’ll be able to bust out our passports again. And yet, in mid-March we took baby E to her eighth country just as the world as we knew it began to close. Here is the story of a six-day Caribbean vacation that began mere hours before the World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus a global pandemic. This is what it was like to travel during the Coronavirus.

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What to Do in Westpunt, Curacao

Beach time with the baby.

Are you contemplating a trip to Curacao and want to spend some time away from the hustle and bustle of colonial Willemstad? Less than an hour’s drive away on the island’s westernmost tip you’ll find the laid back town of Westpunt where you can swim with sea turtles and then eat iguana in the same morning. Here were our top three experiences in Westpunt, Curacao.

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Hiking to the Tree of Souls and Newtown Mine Ruins in Curacao

The excursion to the Tree of Souls and ruins of the Newtown Manganese and Copper Mine was a highlight of our time in Curacao. It’s a free hike with some great photo opportunities that can be followed up with a visit to one or more of the beautiful beaches on the western side of the island. For us, the trip required a bit of web sleuthing, but with the help of this post, anyone can find and enjoy the short trek!

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Climbing Mount Christoffel with a Baby

At 1,220 feet (372 meters), Mt. Christoffel is the highest point on the island nation of Curaçao. Although the island is better known for its UNESCO-listed capital and excellent beaches, climbing Mt. Christoffel is one of the top activities for adventurous visitors. As our blog’s name implies, we’re all about packing the kid along for our adventures, but as I researched this climb, I found little to no information about climbing Mount Christoffel with a baby. Well, we (and by that I mostly mean my amazing wife) did it!

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An Affordable Caribbean Vacation in Curaçao

Are you looking for an affordable Caribbean vacation destination? Somewhere that’s easy to reach from the United States and yet largely free of the tourist hordes? Look to Curaçao, an island nation and constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located about 40 miles off the coast of Venezuela. There isn’t much green to be seen on the island, but it has a UNESCO-listed capital, historical ruins to explore, vast swaths of uninhabited desert scrubland and beautiful beaches.

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Visiting Puerto Rico with an Infant, A Trip Review

Our trip to Puerto Rico began like many of our Caribbean adventures: waiting for ages at a mind numbingly inefficient rental car desk. Dollar Car Rental seemed to employ half of the island, and there were only two people in front of us. Yet it took a full hour to get the car we had reserved. We have been through this before. I guess it is just their friendly way of getting visitors used to “island time.” What was new this time around was the baby girl that my wife was trying to soothe while I waited in line. Yup, we were visiting Puerto Rico with an infant.

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