Extraordinary Stories From An Ordinary Guy: The "My Pick of Islands Magazine 101 Best Reader's Photos" Story

It was an ordinary day. Just viewed the Islands Magazine's 101 Best Reader Photos ever. I have been a subscriber of Islands and Caribbean Travel and Life for many years. Goes way back to when I retired from teaching in 1999 and began traveling. Carol and I have traveled to a large number of the Caribbean islands as well as Hawaii. We also made a voyage to Italy a few years ago and just fell in love with the country and the island Venice. Well, Islands magazine started their photo contest about 20 years ago and just published 101 of the best photos that were submitted to their annual photo contest by readers from those years. I entered quite a few, but none of mine appeared among the 101. That's OK though because the photos that were presented were fantastic. I picked out my 19 favorite photos and would like to share them with you. Three are from the island that we will hopefully travel to soon with our friends Jerry and Just Sue.Even if you have never traveled, you will have to just love these photographs. They are stunning! It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.

2000 - Grand Prize; Island of Kauai (Hawaii)