We would like to express our sincere regret and apology for this traumatic event. Thank you Aphrodite, we had a wonderful time. Supper friendly and attentive and all spoke good English. Buffet Breakfasts (there were two!) were delicious too with the second having the Vietnamese pancakes wraps. ![]() Dinner was extra special as it was cooked by their Chef Robert. (Was very difficult to shower in the tub as it was curved for jacuzzi use). I believe our ship was one of the biggest on the Bay with three floors. Once ready, our luggages were brought onboard for us. Check in was at their brand new Private terminal with their own waiting area before the ship arrived. Customer support was fast in answering our queries. 100 miles to Antigua! Almost there.Booked Aphrodite cos they were the few ships with triple rooms.Landfall in Antigua: One in a thousand….7 years later, Antigua still loves the Dawgs.Melody Serra on Jimmy Buffett, and the doors of summer slam shut.Bob on So Bob, what is the plan for heading south?.Tom Hughes on 100 miles to Antigua! Almost there.Melody Serra on 100 miles to Antigua! Almost there.Melody Serra on 7 years later, Antigua still loves the Dawgs.I am always on the lookout for fun sailing podcasts to listen to so please let me know of any that you like. Gary posts each Monday and I have subscribed by doing to I-tunes and it automatically loads onto my I-pod each week. The host Gary Brown covers a great many topics including local sailing news and major events and races around the world. What a great thing to listen to while thinking of warmer climes. ![]() Listing to podcasts is a relatively new activity for me but I absolutely love Yacht Blast which is a weekly radio show from a station in Martinique in the Caribbean. Tom and Susan have covered a lot of miles with Brilliant. ![]() Susan and Tom Maddigan have been cruising between New England and the Bahamas for several years and while they don’t post very often, they do have quite a bit of activity from their time on Brilliant. What a terrific looking yacht Windhorse is… For some really great photos of Wind Horse, check this out. Their blog has some really wonderful photos and some great tips on ocean cruising. They keep a regular blog and their most recent posting on June 2 nd has them in Norway. Their current boat “Wind Horse” is a 90′ very narrow, easily driven aluminum yacht that they are traveling the world on. They have since traded in their sailboat and are cruising on a 90′ powerboat, the latest in their long line of fast, narrow energy efficient yachts. Two world class sailors, Steve and Linda Dashew are prolific writers, designers who have sailed all over the world. The plan is to head out to Block Island for the weekend. Speaking of Pandora, I am looking forward to next weekend when my younger son Chris and a college friend will join me for a weekend out of Mystic, where Pandora is now. >While I am between cruises on Pandora I follow a number of sailing blogs and also listen to a terrific podcast from Martinique. ![]() Unfortunately, for safety reasons, you can only peek out on the balcony but it’s great none the less. The view from the top of the tower is really something and given the fact that the site itself is on the top of a very high bluff, you can easily see Block Island and CT. A fact not hard to imagine as the light was commissioned in the 1700s, a long time prior to the advent of electricity. She also, in a completely authoritative voice stated that the “light was very efficient and didn’t even need electricity to be seen”. Certainly he didn’t walk the 100 yards from his home to the light multiple times a day. She went on to explain that the keeper’s home was down the stairs and down the road a bit. I was amused, while at the top of the light to hear one women’s question of “where did the light house keeper sleep” answered by a somewhat perplexed guide “I guess that he slept on the floor here”, pointing to the landing at the top of the stairs. The staff had everything a National Historic Landmark could want except perhaps knowledge of the site beyond what they got from the site informational flier. Most lighthouses that we visit are very informally operated but in true New York State Historic Park Service fashion, they had a ticket booth, gift store and a large staff made up of dedicated middle age guides with wireless headsets and uniforms.
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