From the Virgin Islands to Grenada…
… sunsets over the water are spectacular.
Especially with boats around, …
… through the life ring of our own catamaran,…
… with special effects provided by nature, …
… with a backdrop of palm trees, …
or just a sun disappearing behind a “straight” horizon.
Until we literally sail into the sunset on our westward journey in Irie, leaving Grenada and the Eastern Caribbean behind.
Which photo do you like best? What’s your own favorite sunset?
September 16, 2020 at 14:46
Sunset is my favorite time of day. I love nothing more than to go for a late-afternoon walk along the banks of the Hudson River where I grew up and watch the sun go down over the New Jersey Palisades. I am not a religious man, but it is a holy experience.
Great shots, Liesbet! Thanks for sharing!
September 16, 2020 at 15:28
I’m glad you enjoyed these virtual sunsets, Sean! A sunset walk along the river sounds “divine”! By the way, I’m not religious either, but Mother Nature is who I respect and cherish. 🙂
September 16, 2020 at 15:19
I like the one with palm trees and then the one next to it, sun disappearing behind the horizon. What I crave right now is seeing the sun sliding down a mountain view – so cool!
September 16, 2020 at 15:29
Sunsets in the mountains have one negative, Marian. They make the days much shorter. 🙂
September 16, 2020 at 21:06
Haha!
September 16, 2020 at 15:22
These are all spectacular, Liesbet. I think my favorite is the backdrop of palm trees. Thanks for sharing.
September 16, 2020 at 15:30
Hi Jill! Thanks for voting. I think that’s my favorite as well. I have a similar photo, taken on the same island in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, where the colors come out even brighter. But, I didn’t want to post that one here in case it makes the selection for my memoir. 🙂
September 16, 2020 at 17:02
Fabulous! Muy tranquilo!
September 17, 2020 at 14:53
Ready to go sailing again? 🙂
September 16, 2020 at 17:07
Gorgeous pictures, but too familiar to us in the West being plagued by fires with the dramatic orange skies. My first reaction was bliss followed by a gut punch. Not your issue but mine. My good wishes to the rest of my fire plagued friends out there.
September 17, 2020 at 14:57
Hi Luisa!
I’m so sorry about the upsetting feeling these photos create. My heart bleeds for all our friends out west, dealing with and threatened by the fires in California, Oregon, and Washington. It’s awful! To me, it really appears to be the worst year yet – the sheer vastness of the fires and all the damage being done… 🙁
I actually thought about our current times and how these photos might be perceived right now, as I had the sadness about the fires and the pandemic on my mind. On the other hand, I hope nature’s beauty can restore some of that balance, even though it’s only virtual right now.
September 16, 2020 at 17:13
Diegene met de palmbomen.
September 17, 2020 at 14:58
Goeie keuze! 🙂
September 16, 2020 at 17:18
I love the Caribbean and have missed visiting. Beautiful images and I’m sure there’s a part of you that misses it too. There’s something special about life on the water.
September 17, 2020 at 15:00
Hi Ingrid! We definitely miss the Caribbean. Not necessarily being on a boat there, but certainly the beauty, the weather, the affordability, and the good times with like-minded friends! Although, it would be different to visit again without a boat… You’re right, there is something very special about living on the water. 🙂
September 16, 2020 at 19:02
Gorgeous sunsets! I can almost hear the water slapping against the side of the boat in that last shot. We are coming into sunset season here (they are always best in the fall and winter for some reason) and I’m looking forward to enjoying them from our deck.
September 17, 2020 at 15:07
Hi Janis! Luckily, the sea and wind conditions were pretty benign in that last shot. When sleeping in the hull of the boat, the water – indeed – rushes along, next to your head. Often, a bit more than slapping. 🙂 Enjoy your gorgeous sunsets from your deck. Sweet memories for us!
September 16, 2020 at 19:03
The one of the life ring is the best!
September 17, 2020 at 15:07
I think that’s a pretty sweet one as well, Alex!
September 16, 2020 at 20:13
Those are gorgeous. I’ve been to the Caribbean but only once.
September 17, 2020 at 15:08
Time to go back!??? Sign me up! 🙂
September 16, 2020 at 21:56
These are stunning photos, Liesbet. I espcially like the sunset captured through the ring of your catamaran!
September 17, 2020 at 15:09
Oh Donna, we have experienced sooooo many sunsets. Thinking back about them now, I’m glad I was somewhat creative with a few of these photos, like this one. Just like watching dolphins from the deck of our boat, watching sunsets never got old. 🙂
September 17, 2020 at 03:05
I am caftan off the one with the palm trees.
September 17, 2020 at 15:11
Wim, zo raar dat dit Engels commentaar direct verscheen en die andere, in het Nederlands, moest door mij eerst aanvaard worden!! Discriminatie van WordPress?
September 18, 2020 at 07:32
Ik dacht dat er iets misgelopen was, vandaar mijn 2de post (in het Engels & met een foute spellingscorrectie… caftan was a fan😀). Nadien zag ik idd de eerste ook verschijnen…
September 18, 2020 at 12:13
WordPress doet rare dingen en soms maakt het mij knettergek! Alleszins bedankt voor de reactie en de conversatie. Ik begreep wat je bedoelde, in het Engels. Er is natuurlijk een extra probleem met onze keyboards, he. Wanneer jij in het Engels schrijft, wilt auto-correct het verbeteren in het Nederlands met rare resultaten als gevolg. Wanneer ik in het Nederlands zou schrijven, doet auto-correct hetzelfde voor mij, maar voor de andere taal. Gelukkig heb ik de mogelijkheid om tussen toetsenborden te switchen. Allez, op mijn iPad toch. Hier, op mijn computer staat momenteel elk woord in dit commentaar in het rood onderlijnd! 🙂
September 17, 2020 at 04:03
I’m more of a sunrise guy, Liesbet, but all your sunset photos are spectacular. The one of the sunset taken through the lifebuoy is very clever.
September 17, 2020 at 15:13
Thanks, Hugh. Unfortunately, I only have a handful of sunrises captured on photo, from during our multi-day and multi-week ocean crossings. My usual shift was from midnight to 6am and going inside for a well-deserved nap usually happened right after a spectacular sunrise! 🙂
September 17, 2020 at 08:49
What beautiful pictures! I bet you’ve seen a lot of beautiful sunsets in your travels!
September 17, 2020 at 15:14
Hi Sherry! Thanks for your visit and your comment. I think the answer would be “uncountable” if that was a question instead of a statement. 🙂 Yes, we have seen thousands of sunsets while living on our sailboat, and otherwise.
September 17, 2020 at 14:45
Hard to choose a favorite one – they’re all delicious. Perhaps the one with the palm trees, because my favorite sunsets are from Kauai, in the winter, at 6:25 p.m. and the “ball drops” into the ocean with a green circle around it.
September 17, 2020 at 15:19
“Delicious” is such a wonderful term for a spectacular sunset, Pam. I love it! I crave to go to Hawaii one day. Maybe I’ll do a similar post with sunsets from the Pacific. They might resemble those “ball droppings” from Kauai even more. Amazing that you have seen green flashes as well. Talk about deliciousness… 🙂
September 17, 2020 at 18:19
Wonderful memories, that hopefully will be repeated when the world’s axis gets balanced again.
September 18, 2020 at 12:04
I sure hope so, for the sake of all of us adventurers. 🙂
September 17, 2020 at 18:28
Splendid!
September 18, 2020 at 12:04
Thanks, Rob! There’s much more where this is coming from. 🙂
September 17, 2020 at 23:39
Beautiful! I’d be hard-pressed to choose a favourite, but I’ve narrowed it down to the one with the palm trees; or else the one with nothing but water and sky. 🙂
September 18, 2020 at 12:09
Good choices, Diane! But, how can one go wrong with any display Mother Nature presents us?
September 18, 2020 at 19:34
Very true. 🙂
September 18, 2020 at 11:32
Gosh I can’t tell you how much I love looking at the beautiful photos on your blog, Liesbet. Absolutely love them! You have had such an interesting life and have been to so many interesting places. Bravo!
Favorite sunset? Hmm… that’s difficult. Maybe the sunset behind the water, trees with clouds in the sky. My husband and I just moved to the mountains and love to watch the sunset at the top of the mountain. No. We don’t live on top of that mountain. Wouldn’t that be nice?
September 18, 2020 at 12:15
Oh, Victoria, I bet it is nice to be in the mountains right now. I’d take any stay in nature after five months of “city living”!! While I love the views from the top of mountains, I actually wouldn’t want to live on one. Much too cool/cold and I’d have to constantly climb to get home. 🙂 I hope your move is completely finished and all the unpacking has happened by now!
September 18, 2020 at 11:57
The one with the palm trees is very nice but I also really like the second one with the dark moody clouds. They are all wonderful. Sunsets over the water are best.
Of course clouds make the best sunset. Greg likes to look at the clouds in the evening and try to predict whether it will be a good sunset or not.
I have so many sunset pictures I’ve thought about doing a Sunset Sunday or Sun Day Sunday on Instagram. But gotta find time for my regular posting first!
September 18, 2020 at 12:23
Yes, Duwan, you should do a “Just Sunsets” post. 🙂 Like Greg, I often stare at the sky when we go for an early evening walk with Maya and try to predict the extent of sunset. I’m often wrong, though. I really would not have been a good sailor in the times without electronics – I wouldn’t be able to predict the weather or navigate by the sun and stars with a sextant.
Time used to be my best friend – and our greatest luxury – when we sailed and traveled full-time. Now, as I’m trying to be Miss Productive for another few weeks, it seems to be my worst enemy. I hope that changes again soon. I’m ready for a break from work and some fun on the road! 🙂
September 20, 2020 at 18:06
The last one 🙂 🙂
September 23, 2020 at 11:51
Haha, I figured. As long as there’s a boat in it… 🙂
September 21, 2020 at 11:47
What a collection of beautiful sunsets Liesbet. I imagine that your years on the boat provided endless panoramas of beauty. It’s hard to choose between the selection. I especially love the one with the palm trees in silhouette.
September 23, 2020 at 11:53
Thanks for “voting”, Sue. It is hard to pick just one, for sure. As I’m going through those photo archives, it feels as if it wasn’t me having all those experiences and observing all those endless panoramas the eight years we live aboard. Such beauty!
September 21, 2020 at 21:40
Loved this! Sunsets are my favorite. I have hundreds from all over the Caribbean and Mexico. I love the red sky ones and the one with the blue shades and palm trees. Stunning! 🙂 x
September 23, 2020 at 11:57
Sunsets in the Caribbean are spectacular, Debby. We’ve observed thousands of them in two oceans and in both hemispheres and I do think there is a little difference. I might post another selection of Pacific sunsets in the future. As I go through my archive of tens of thousands of photos, it appears that Pacific sunset have a redder hue. Or, maybe I’m imagining that! I should try and do something more serious with all my amazing photos. But, that’s a project for another day! 🙂
September 24, 2020 at 10:57
I hear you. I should do something one day with mine too. I actually have some stunners from Arizona and quite a few of them red skies too. Isn’t nature gorgeous? xx
September 24, 2020 at 11:24
Do you have one of those photos as a desktop background (or whatever that is called)? That’s one thing to do with the most stunning Arizona photo. Yes! Nature is the best!!! And my happy place.
September 24, 2020 at 16:33
Lol, of courseeeeeee I do. 🙂
September 25, 2020 at 14:25
🙂
October 27, 2020 at 21:48
Beautiful sunsets! Like many other readers, I like the one with the palm trees best. I also like the view through the lifebuoy and the bottom photo a lot.
Jude
October 28, 2020 at 10:30
I’m glad you liked the sunset pics, Jude. I have sooooo many. My two personal favorites have not been published on this blog yet. One made it as a boating magazine cover and the other accompanied an article about Grenada I sold. I might post them in relation to my memoir next month.