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Bridgetown, Barbados

Posted on December 24, 2023 by patmathews

December 23, 2023 Barbados is the furthest east of the Caribbean’s Windward Islands. For that reason, it doesn’t get the hurricanes that the other islands to the west are vulnerable to. The distinct white sand is so different from the black sandy … Continue reading →

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Roseau, Dominica

Posted on December 23, 2023 by patmathews

December 22, 2023 This is our first time in Dominica. Roseau is the most important port for foreign trade which included many fresh vegetables and fruits. The Roseau river is among the largest rivers that flow through any Caribbean capital. It is … Continue reading →

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Gustavia, St. Barthelemy

Posted on December 22, 2023 by patmathews

December 21, 2023 As we wrote on our last trip here, it is often considered to be one of the most beautiful islands in the Caribbean. It certainly has its share of yachts! From our stateroom window we saw many as we … Continue reading →

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At Sea

Posted on December 21, 2023 by patmathews

December 20, 2023 We had another day at sea on our way to our first port of Gustavia, St. Barts. Norm and I had breakfast in the Terrace Cafe and it was pouring rain outside. It soon cleared up though and … Continue reading →

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At Sea

Posted on December 20, 2023 by patmathews

December 19, 2023 I didn’t realize how long the island of Cuba is. We sailed past it all day long.  It was a nice day, not too hot, and we all had different things to do. After breakfast, I had a 2 … Continue reading →

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Vista Embarkation Day

Posted on December 19, 2023 by patmathews

December 18, 2023 We started our journey from West Palm Beach – we were picked up by our car service at 10:30 AM and we stopped by Adam’s hotel in Miami to pick him up on our way to the … Continue reading →

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Caribbean with our family!

Posted on December 2, 2023 by patmathews

Just over 2 weeks to go before we leave for a 12 day Caribbean cruise from Miami. We are so excited to have our sons, Adam and Mark and our daughter in law, Ramsay, with us for this adventure! Here … Continue reading →

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Home!

Posted on July 15, 2023 by patmathews

July 13, 2023 We made it all the way around the world in 180 days! We had to leave the ship at 3 AM to make a 6 AM flight in San Francisco. We thought we would be the only … Continue reading →

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San Francisco, California, USA

Posted on July 12, 2023 by patmathews

July 12, 2023 We. had a day at sea yesterday between Astoria Oregon, and San Francisco. We has a nice lunch with Erin, Mui and Ray. It is so hard to believe that we will be home in just 2 … Continue reading →

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Astoria, Oregon

Posted on July 11, 2023 by patmathews

July 10, 2023 We arrived in Astoria at 10 AM and had to go through a face to face immigration since we were coming from Canada back into the US. It took quite a long time and our tour to … Continue reading →

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