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The Year in Caribbean Sunrises

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - December 23, 2016
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A month-by-month journey of sunrises in the Caribbean.

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon
CJ Travel Editor

Arguably the only thing better than a Caribbean sunset is a Caribbean sunrise, with its promise of a day filled with leisure and pleasure. Throughout 2016 I’ve been lucky enough to watch the day begin in several idyllic spots, so as the year draws to a close I wanted to share a dozen of the best with you. And to wish you the happiest of holidays and all the best for 2017.

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January On Harbour Island in the Bahamas, I had to stop and snap a pic of the conch shell-pink sky (which took my breath away almost as much as my morning run).


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