NEGRIL, JAMAICA — He looked 10 days older than dirt. Bamboo thin, he barely cast a shadow in the waning Caribbean sun as it slowly descended below the horizon, thrusting fingerlike ribbons of light into the low-lying patchwork clouds.

PHILIPSBURG, ST. MAARTEN - To paraphrase Shakespeare, how many times have I visited St. Maarten? Let me count the days.

GRENADA - This island is a feast for the senses — all the senses — but one could easily argue that the sense of smell might be the most pleasurable here, even though the natural beauty of this southernmost Windward Island will take your breath away.

PUNTA CANA, D.R. - You’re supposed to indulge yourself on vacation. But just once, go beyond the ordinary and treat yourself like royalty — rock royalty!

KINGSTON - Jamaica has pretty much been the Caribbean Island destination for lo these many years. It always ranks among the top 10 honeymoon vacations, and is usually on some travel magazine’s “Top 10” something list. Ever wonder why?

Anguilla - Somewhere else in the world, it’s morning. But I can’t imagine one as stunning as that which I’m witnessing from the deck of my chartered yacht in the lee of a sheltered cove along the island of Anguilla’s unspoiled Shoal Bay.