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| island wildlife |
Weather…mostly sunny, scattered
showers, 27
degrees, humid
Today is the first of 5 Caribbean ports. It is
another late morning tour, so we can sleep in, have a leisurely breakfast
including a Bloody Mary as it is Mary Saturday.
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| Welcome to St. Vincent |
The city port if right in town, so we walk off
the boat and 5 minutes later we are welcomed by steel drums and onto a small
tour bus with 12 other passengers.
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| sailing in |
Our first stop is Kingstown’s botanical garden.
Although this garden is 20 hectares our short wander takes about 30 minutes. We
see a variety of trees and plants, many brought to St. Vincent from other parts
of the world including breadfruit, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cannonball trees. Just
as we were exiting the gardens was a woman with a giant cooler filled with
beers, waters and pop…she persuaded us to buy a bus beer ($3USD)…I do love a
bus beer!
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| Saturday Marys |
Next we visit the 1763 Fort Charlotte. The draw
of visiting the fort are the sweeping |
| new year's moon |
views of the town and water. An
interesting bit about the fort is that the cannons point inland, as the fort
was built to protect the English from the indigenous people and the French, who
were more inclined to attack from land than the sea. The drive to the first was
TRECHEROUS! The road seems like it is a one way, but of course it isn’t. Each
time we take a turn the driver honks to alert on coming traffic…I guess it
worked as I’m here to tell the tale. |
| Good morning St. Vincent |
The last stop was to a water-front hotel/resort
for a rum punch…it was delicious. The rum used was called “Very Strong Rum” and
was 84.5%!
The guide we had today was one of the very best
we’ve ever had…definitely makes for a wonderful experience.
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| bus beer |
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| awesome guide |
The port had a small area with a bar, shops and
a 2-man steel band. We sat there for a bit with 4 beers…4 for $10USD. As with
many other ports they are full of ship staff using the Wi-Fi to talk to their
homes. It’s always cool to see the staff out of their uniforms not working
their butts off!
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| rum punch |
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| Fort Charlotte |
The ship had a New Year’s Eve party planned on
the pool deck, but it turned out to be too windy and it was moved inside. We
bailed…we were interested in the outside party, but the inside party made it
same ol for us. After a great dinner, we saw a comedian and |
| port beers |
then rung in the
new year with wine in our room…I wasn’t sad about it. |
| after the mist |
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