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We've been here for more than a week now and it's beginning to feel
like home (I wish). There's beautiful scenery everywhere you look: Boats: http://oi50.tinypic.com/mv2c1l.jpg More boats: http://oi49.tinypic.com/25ewp39.jpg Islands in the sun: http://oi45.tinypic.com/11aiz53.jpg Classic Hinckley yachts: http://oi46.tinypic.com/2r3fjvs.jpg Mega yachts: http://oi46.tinypic.com/2z57ib8.jpg Fine trawlers at anchor: http://oi45.tinypic.com/osycm9.jpg and other stuff... http://oi50.tinypic.com/10icu9w.jpg http://oi49.tinypic.com/260tkeb.jpg |
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On 3/3/2013 4:50 PM, Wayne B wrote:
We've been here for more than a week now and it's beginning to feel like home (I wish). There's beautiful scenery everywhere you look: Boats: http://oi50.tinypic.com/mv2c1l.jpg More boats: http://oi49.tinypic.com/25ewp39.jpg Islands in the sun: http://oi45.tinypic.com/11aiz53.jpg Classic Hinckley yachts: http://oi46.tinypic.com/2r3fjvs.jpg Mega yachts: http://oi46.tinypic.com/2z57ib8.jpg Fine trawlers at anchor: http://oi45.tinypic.com/osycm9.jpg and other stuff... http://oi50.tinypic.com/10icu9w.jpg http://oi49.tinypic.com/260tkeb.jpg Nice Wayne... We are preparing for our summer outside right now, but it won't be as clean and comfortable as yours.. Happy sailing... |
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"Wayne B" wrote in message
... We've been here for more than a week now and it's beginning to feel like home (I wish). There's beautiful scenery everywhere you look: Boats: http://oi50.tinypic.com/mv2c1l.jpg More boats: http://oi49.tinypic.com/25ewp39.jpg Islands in the sun: http://oi45.tinypic.com/11aiz53.jpg Classic Hinckley yachts: http://oi46.tinypic.com/2r3fjvs.jpg Mega yachts: http://oi46.tinypic.com/2z57ib8.jpg Fine trawlers at anchor: http://oi45.tinypic.com/osycm9.jpg and other stuff... http://oi50.tinypic.com/10icu9w.jpg http://oi49.tinypic.com/260tkeb.jpg If you get turned on by a freaking ugly catamaran charter fleet you must be satisfied by just about any old thing. I can just imagine the very air is a haze of diesel exhaust fumes and generator noise. -- Sir Gregory |
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On Sun, 3 Mar 2013 17:01:05 -0500, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
åke wrote: If you get turned on by a freaking ugly catamaran charter fleet you must be satisfied by just about any old thing. ================= You must have missed the Hinckley picture and the "other stuff". |
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On 3/3/2013 5:16 PM, Wayne B wrote:
On Sun, 3 Mar 2013 17:01:05 -0500, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·" åke wrote: If you get turned on by a freaking ugly catamaran charter fleet you must be satisfied by just about any old thing. ================= You must have missed the Hinckley picture and the "other stuff". Maybe he doesn't like "the other stuff"... I thought it was a pretty picture. |
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"Wayne B" wrote in message
... On Sun, 3 Mar 2013 17:01:05 -0500, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·" åke wrote: If you get turned on by a freaking ugly catamaran charter fleet you must be satisfied by just about any old thing. ================= You must have missed the Hinckley picture and the "other stuff". I clicked on the first couple links and saw only ugly charter cats. I figured there was just more of the same. A Hinckley should have been placed in first position but, then again, you're a motor boater so you've already demonstrated a dearth of priorities. "Other stuff" if it happened to be bikini babes should have been placed first of all. But, at least you're out there cruising so KUDOS! -- Sir Gregory |
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On 3/3/13 4:50 PM, Wayne B wrote:
We've been here for more than a week now and it's beginning to feel like home (I wish). There's beautiful scenery everywhere you look: Boats: http://oi50.tinypic.com/mv2c1l.jpg More boats: http://oi49.tinypic.com/25ewp39.jpg Islands in the sun: http://oi45.tinypic.com/11aiz53.jpg Classic Hinckley yachts: http://oi46.tinypic.com/2r3fjvs.jpg Mega yachts: http://oi46.tinypic.com/2z57ib8.jpg Fine trawlers at anchor: http://oi45.tinypic.com/osycm9.jpg and other stuff... http://oi50.tinypic.com/10icu9w.jpg http://oi49.tinypic.com/260tkeb.jpg Nice pix, especially "the other stuff." |
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On 3/3/2013 4:50 PM, Wayne B wrote:
We've been here for more than a week now and it's beginning to feel like home (I wish). There's beautiful scenery everywhere you look: Boats: http://oi50.tinypic.com/mv2c1l.jpg More boats: http://oi49.tinypic.com/25ewp39.jpg Islands in the sun: http://oi45.tinypic.com/11aiz53.jpg Classic Hinckley yachts: http://oi46.tinypic.com/2r3fjvs.jpg Mega yachts: http://oi46.tinypic.com/2z57ib8.jpg Fine trawlers at anchor: http://oi45.tinypic.com/osycm9.jpg and other stuff... http://oi50.tinypic.com/10icu9w.jpg http://oi49.tinypic.com/260tkeb.jpg More of the other stuff, please. |
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On Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:00:45 -0500, Meyer wrote:
More of the other stuff, please. ==== Stay tuned. We'll be heading over to the French islands in another week or two and it just keeps getting better and better. |
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On Sunday, 3 March 2013 20:44:57 UTC-4, Wayne B wrote:
On Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:00:45 -0500, Meyer wrote: More of the other stuff, please. ==== Stay tuned. We'll be heading over to the French islands in another week or two and it just keeps getting better and better. My buddy from Tortola claims that the best looking women in the Caribbean are in Dominica. Must be that French mixture. He likes to talk about a visit to a cat house on that island and the hard choice it is to choose a 'companion'. He's up here this winter re-establishing residence so he can get a free knee replacement. He's suffering it out now...because of a couple other health issues he may stall at the end of the line and not get the operation for two years. He does plan on returning to Tortola in July for a while as he usually has a job waiting as Hurricane Warden for the hurricane season... so if you're still in that area at that point, he could be a good person to know. |
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On Sun, 3 Mar 2013 17:04:00 -0800 (PST), True North
wrote: We'll be heading over to the French islands in another week or two and it just keeps getting better and better. My buddy from Tortola claims that the best looking women in the Caribbean are in Dominica. Must be that French mixture. He likes to talk about a visit to a cat house on that island and the hard choice it is to choose a 'companion'. He's up here this winter re-establishing residence so he can get a free knee replacement. He's suffering it out now...because of a couple other health issues he may stall at the end of the line and not get the operation for two years. He does plan on returning to Tortola in July for a while as he usually has a job waiting as Hurricane Warden for the hurricane season... so if you're still in that area at that point, he could be a good person to know. ==== Grenada has some very good looking women also, probably a result of the French inflence as well. St Barts has more than its share of the rich and famous of course and they aren't shy about letting it all hang out on the beach. I'd certainly be interested in conversing with your friend. There's nothing like local knowledge. Unfortunately our insurance company requires us to be out of here before the hurricane season kicks up so we'll be long gone by July. Feel free to pass along my EMAIL address but give me a "heads up" on here if you do so that I remember to check it. |
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On Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:50:44 -0400, Wayne B wrote:
We've been here for more than a week now and it's beginning to feel like home (I wish). There's beautiful scenery everywhere you look: Boats: http://oi50.tinypic.com/mv2c1l.jpg More boats: http://oi49.tinypic.com/25ewp39.jpg Islands in the sun: http://oi45.tinypic.com/11aiz53.jpg Classic Hinckley yachts: http://oi46.tinypic.com/2r3fjvs.jpg Mega yachts: http://oi46.tinypic.com/2z57ib8.jpg Fine trawlers at anchor: http://oi45.tinypic.com/osycm9.jpg and other stuff... http://oi50.tinypic.com/10icu9w.jpg http://oi49.tinypic.com/260tkeb.jpg You gotta love those trawlers at anchor, but the 'other stuff' is pretty nice too. -- Salmonbait All decisions are the result of binary thinking. |
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On Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:33:46 -0500, J Herring
wrote: You gotta love those trawlers at anchor, but the 'other stuff' is pretty nice too. ===== We are particularly fond of the one on the left... :-) I would like to adopt some of the "other stuff" to help out with the boat and things like that but the Admiral has ixnayed everything I've proposed so far. |
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On Mon, 4 Mar 2013 10:29:38 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:
We'll be heading over to the French islands in another week or two and it just keeps getting better and better. According to the bigots here the French aren't worth reporting on! ======== That just shows a lack of understanding. German cars; French wine, women and surrender batallions. |
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On 4/03/2013 6:02 PM, Wayne B wrote:
On Mon, 4 Mar 2013 10:29:38 -0500, iBoaterer wrote: We'll be heading over to the French islands in another week or two and it just keeps getting better and better. According to the bigots here the French aren't worth reporting on! ======== That just shows a lack of understanding. German cars; French wine, women and surrender batallions. Just came back from 9 days in Paris. Have a new appreciation of the place. Classy all round, esp. for food!!! Anyways, I don't think their soldiers are a problem, it's their politicians. The soldiers wandering around the Metro and the tourist attractions are big enough to not want to mess with. Plus they've all got them metallic grey things with barrels slung over their shoulders. One thing we did see that was cool was three Police Officers skating down the street on Rollerskates. Strange. Bit like a crocodile - probably get you in a straight line but I think they'd be stuffed if you zigged and then zagged. |
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On Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:01:15 +0100, injipoint wrote:
On 4/03/2013 6:02 PM, Wayne B wrote: On Mon, 4 Mar 2013 10:29:38 -0500, iBoaterer wrote: We'll be heading over to the French islands in another week or two and it just keeps getting better and better. According to the bigots here the French aren't worth reporting on! ======== That just shows a lack of understanding. German cars; French wine, women and surrender batallions. Just came back from 9 days in Paris. Have a new appreciation of the place. Classy all round, esp. for food!!! Anyways, I don't think their soldiers are a problem, it's their politicians. The soldiers wandering around the Metro and the tourist attractions are big enough to not want to mess with. Plus they've all got them metallic grey things with barrels slung over their shoulders. One thing we did see that was cool was three Police Officers skating down the street on Rollerskates. Strange. Bit like a crocodile - probably get you in a straight line but I think they'd be stuffed if you zigged and then zagged. A coke and a cup of coffee cost me about $10 at a little cafe by Sacre Coeur. Luckily we stayed in a campground about 10km out of town and could fix our own. Evey morning a nice lady showed up in her little Peugeot truck with fresh bread and croissants. Still warm and about 1/5th the price of the Paris stuff. And, the campground charged about $12/night! -- Salmonbait All decisions are the result of binary thinking. |
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On Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:43:51 -0500, J Herring
wrote: A coke and a cup of coffee cost me about $10 at a little cafe by Sacre Coeur. ==== High overhead for a premium location no doubt played a part. You could have the same experience in almost any large city. I've had more than a few hotel breakfasts in London that cost over $30. Manhattan and San Francisco can be just about as pricey. |
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On Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:34:17 -0400, Wayne B wrote:
On Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:43:51 -0500, J Herring wrote: A coke and a cup of coffee cost me about $10 at a little cafe by Sacre Coeur. ==== High overhead for a premium location no doubt played a part. You could have the same experience in almost any large city. I've had more than a few hotel breakfasts in London that cost over $30. Manhattan and San Francisco can be just about as pricey. True, but it still hurt. Also, a cheap McDonald's was right around $5, and that was off the main drags. -- Salmonbait All decisions are the result of binary thinking. |
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On Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:42:18 -0500, J Herring wrote:
On Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:34:17 -0400, Wayne B wrote: On Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:43:51 -0500, J Herring wrote: A coke and a cup of coffee cost me about $10 at a little cafe by Sacre Coeur. ==== High overhead for a premium location no doubt played a part. You could have the same experience in almost any large city. I've had more than a few hotel breakfasts in London that cost over $30. Manhattan and San Francisco can be just about as pricey. True, but it still hurt. Also, a cheap McDonald's was right around $5, and that was off the main drags. ....in 1989! -- Salmonbait All decisions are the result of binary thinking. |
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On 3/4/13 5:42 PM, J Herring wrote:
On Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:34:17 -0400, Wayne B wrote: On Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:43:51 -0500, J Herring wrote: A coke and a cup of coffee cost me about $10 at a little cafe by Sacre Coeur. ==== High overhead for a premium location no doubt played a part. You could have the same experience in almost any large city. I've had more than a few hotel breakfasts in London that cost over $30. Manhattan and San Francisco can be just about as pricey. True, but it still hurt. Also, a cheap McDonald's was right around $5, and that was off the main drags. The Sunday brunch buffet at the Royal Hawaiian was more than $60 a person the last time we were there, probably more now. It's a fabulous feed but twice as expensive as it should be. A very similar full breakfast buffet in an outdoor setting at an adjacent but far less fancy setting was $22. I had breakfast/brunch last week at a hotel near Capitol Hill. He paid. The breakfast was $32 each and it wasn't fancy. |
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On Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:42:18 -0500, J Herring
wrote: True, but it still hurt. Also, a cheap McDonald's was right around $5, and that was off the main drags. === Same with London. Mickey D's was the only place where you could get a decent lunch at a reasonable price. The other good value was the fish and chips places that were off the beaten path. |
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On 3/4/13 6:20 PM, Wayne B wrote:
On Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:42:18 -0500, J Herring wrote: True, but it still hurt. Also, a cheap McDonald's was right around $5, and that was off the main drags. === Same with London. Mickey D's was the only place where you could get a decent lunch at a reasonable price. The other good value was the fish and chips places that were off the beaten path. Expecting to find dirt cheap meals in the world's major capitals is kind of a weird undertaking, but, hey, if you think McDonald's offers a "decent lunch," why, anything is possible. There are pretty good places in London to get a decent lunch for under 10 quid. |
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On Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:20:06 -0400, Wayne B wrote:
On Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:42:18 -0500, J Herring wrote: True, but it still hurt. Also, a cheap McDonald's was right around $5, and that was off the main drags. === Same with London. Mickey D's was the only place where you could get a decent lunch at a reasonable price. The other good value was the fish and chips places that were off the beaten path. Well, we had no choice with the MD's. With four kids in tow, the shouting was unbearable when they spotted the golden arches. The place was a madhouse. The French seemed to love it as much as the kids. -- Salmonbait All decisions are the result of binary thinking. |
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