Island Hopping

By Alcalde Staff in May | June 2016, Travel, TXEX on April 29, 2016 at 9:42 am | No Comments

“There’s a reason people dream of vacationing in the Caribbean—it’s the perfect place to forget your troubles.”

This January, the Flying Longhorns set their sights on the Caribbean. Cruising from island to tropical island, the travelers sipped rum punch in St. Vincent, dove into the ocean off the Grenadines, and basked in the sun on the beaches of the Tobago Cays archipelago.

Texas Exes associate creative director Anna Donlan documented the Caribbean journey through islands filled with lush botanical gardens, crystal-clear bays, and some of the friendliest locals she’d ever met. —Chris O’Connell

: Tobago Cays, where the group snorkeled, ate lobster on the beach, and relaxed in the sand.

: A juice stand on Union Island. “A woman named Jenny there makes the best juice,” Donlan says.

: On the street in St. Georges Grenada. “The vibe is very slow-paced,” Donlan says.

: St. Georges Granada, informally known as the “Spice Island” for its production of spices like nutmeg and cinnamon.

: A view from Hamilton Fort of Bequia, including the ship Le Ponant, on which the Flying Longhorns sailed. “It was so unique being on a smaller ship,” Donlan says. “We had access to more harbors and beaches and more freedom to travel.”

: A Flying Longhorns traveler in front of a shop in St. Georges, Grenada. “The cities were all colorful, vibrant, and lively,” Donlan says.

: A lush jungle in the Diamond Botanical Gardens.

: The Diamond Botanical Gardens in St. Lucia, one of the oldest gardens in the Western Hemisphere. “The gardens were beautiful and full of crazy plants,” Donlan says. “And every one of them was used by locals as a remedy for something.”