Bucket list checked off! What an amazing trip! Kaya and Chris were amazing hosts. From their knowledge of the area, boats, and marine life, to the amazing, yummy delicious food. This was more than just a charter trip. It was an experience! An experience worth repeating. Of course, we can't forget Waldo. Perfect boat dog and host. Thank you, Chris and Kaya for fulfilling our bucket list!
Kim and Chris
- Physalia Charter Guest
We were the two who did not participate in the hardcore water activities but good gawd, Chris and Kaya were (to quote our other guest friend) Aquaman and Wonder Woman. Their knowledge base and expertise were nothing short of spectacular. Oh! But what might have surpassed their skills in all things land and water, the meals exceeded all expectations! From morning until evening we dined on fresh (sometimes caught that day) fish prepared and presented to perfection! It was as much a Caribbean vacation as a gourmet food tour. Anyone looking to tour the USVI or BVI need look no further than this gracious team. Johnny and Jane on the spot for every activity my other family and friends engaged in. Loved these past days and won't forget this time! Thank you Chris, Kaya, and Waldo!”
Tim and Suzanne
- Physalia Charter Guest
We have done much traveling with many guides. Never have I encountered hosts, captains, guides with as much passion, knowledge, enthusiasm, intelligence, grace, talent, diligence, meticulousness, energy, and joy as the two of you gave to us this week.
You are exceptional people and we are grateful for sharing your lives with us.
“May the four winds blow you safely home.”
- Physalia Charter Guest
Imagine the coolest couple you know, then make them cooler. Like some mystical hybrid between merpeople, Michelin chefs, and national geographic guides. People who honeymoon in Mongolia, take climate change data in Antarctica, ride reindeer, and dive below 200 feet.
Then imagine you get to accompany them for a week in their catamaran, where they curate an itinerary specific to your tastes and personalities. You want to drink all day on the beach? Done. SCUBA straight off the boat? Snorkel? Kiteboard? Paddleboard? Fish? Hike? You name it, they effortlessly make it happen. If you’re missing your pet, their dog Waldo is as loving as he is unobtrusive (coming from a cat person). Then the food. Kaya’s daily Michelin star quality ocean to table cuisine bordered on a religious experience. A mouth watering chicken recipe from a cooking lesson in Morocco, fish tacos from freshly speared lionfish, pasta made from scratch.
I have snorkeled all over the world, but I have never been accompanied by such ambassadors to ocean life. With masters in marine biology and geology, they showed us the world above and below the sea with unbridled passion and expertise. Like a long haired goddess from Atlantis, Kaya freedove 30 feet to turn over a rock and expose a shy sea star she carefully brought to us to examine (then returned it). We snorkeled into dark caves where Chris waited with a flashlight aimed at an otherwise invisible crevice housing a small lobster chilling with his shrimp friends. With preternatural skills, Chris knew how to avoid the hoards of cruise ship tourists, describe the best route to land to avoid rocks invisible to us mere mortals, and deftly threw on SCUBA gear in the dark of night to retrieve a pair of prescription glasses that had fallen overboard.
Tourists from other boats gazed longingly in our direction, always inching closer, desperate to be part of the magic we captured at each destination.
Bottom line, I would follow these captains to the ends of the earth. Your private charter is only as good as the people running it, and in this regard there is no parallel!
Love,
Marc and Karen”
- Physalia Charter Guest