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Friday, January 30, 2009

SkyWatch Friday (my twenty-fourth) -- Three sky views from the Caribbean

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My favorite is from this beach scene at St. Johns Island. St. Johns was not on our itinerary so we used our free time while docked at St. Thomas. We took a 'taxi' to the ferry across the island. The ferry took us to St. Johns. Then another 'taxi' to the beach. Back to the ship was the reverse procedure. I will probably blog about that some time next week on my other blog.


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Taken from the coastal highway at St. Kitts Island. We were on the way back to the ship after an excursion.

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Another scene showing the St. Kitts flag and a roof damaged by a hurricane. At least these people had a roof, homes in Galveston are still lacking roofs after our Ike.


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12 comments:

  1. beautiful series, thanks for sharing.

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  2. I can't wait for next spring to come because that's when I've planned my trip for the Caribbean! Fantastic shots!

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  3. The weather there looks outstanding, great shots.

    Cheers and have a great weekend!
    Regina In Pictures

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  4. These are great shots. The scenery suggests a range of lifestyles experienced down there. So warm, Jim. Thanks!

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  5. great shots, I would love to be there.

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  6. Oh, the saints (Thomas, Johns, Kitts) be praised!! Somewhere in the world it isn't cold and white and thumbing its nose at shovel and plow! Nice going, Jim!

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  7. i do like the 2nd picture with the boat. :) happy sky watch.

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  8. Wonderful post! Terrific photography, but the WARM subject is just so inviting!

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  9. Hi Jim,
    These are gorgeous! Someday, I hope to see this area in real life!
    (Interesting how blog circles intersect. I believe I first met you on Cliff M's blog long ago. ) I see by the commenters here that there are several who regularly read my blog. (I only joined skywatch about a month ago.) Great idea and site! Looking forward to returning and looking through your archives.

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  10. I just received your response to my comment - It's hard to believe, but we actually had damage in this area from Ike too! My mailbox and part of my fence was destroyed from the wind that uprooted a neighbor's tree, which had fallen over onto my property.
    A lot of the ice melted today and what didn't, will tomorrow, because it's suppose to reach almost 50 degrees - what a WARM WELCOME that will be!!!

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