Posted in Dawn on Nov 30th, 2010
We returned home on Sunday without incident from what was a very relaxing and ultimately (perhaps even surprisingly so) enjoyable Caribbean trip. I have to post some final reflections on the trip and (ideally) something of a more formal ‘cruise review.’ I’ve already updated the “Been There!” page and stats to reflect the added countries. […]
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Posted in Dawn on Nov 27th, 2010
Well, I wrote a relatively lengthy post for Day #8 (yesterday), which the WordPress iPad/iPhone app summarily ate. It’s a free app… so I can’t bitch too much, but it really is largely a piece of crap that’s probably worth less than what I paid for it (nothing). It’s actually the second time that my […]
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Posted in Dawn, St. Kitts on Nov 26th, 2010
Our day began under mostly cloudy skies, which quickly cleared to brilliant blue punctuated by the occasional, floating puffy cotton ball. Unlike prior mornings, we all had breakfast in the Garden Cafe. And, then we passed the morning enjoying the sights of nearby Nevis and the sail into our port of call, St. Kitts. We […]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 25th, 2010
To our family and friends at home who are following the blog during this trip. The subject line says it all! Happy Thanksgiving!
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Posted in Barbados, Dawn on Nov 25th, 2010
I’ve often read that the life of old-time mariners was dominated by routines… a repetitive series of watches: scrubbing the decks, navigational observations, consumption of (often equally repetitive) meals and drink, etc. While perhaps boring, I understand that crews were less happy when the routine was interrupted (unless, of course, the disruption involved clearing the […]
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