Category Archives: December

Castries, St. Lucia

Posted on December 26, 2023 by patmathews

December 25, 2023 Merry Christmas! Santa showed up early and gave gifts to the few kids between 11 and 17 who are on board this voyage. St. Lucia is a stunning Caribbean island located in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It is … Continue reading →

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St. George’s, Grenada

Posted on December 25, 2023 by patmathews

December 24, 2023 St. George’s is the capital of Grenada, a picturesque island nation in the Caribbean. It is about 90 miles from the north coast of South America and is the first in the chain of Windward Islands. It is … Continue reading →

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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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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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Willemstad, Curacao

Posted on January 1, 2016 by patmathews

December 31 A New Year’s Eve in Curacao.  We had originally scheduled a snorkeling excursion and yesterday morning we got a letter in our stateroom saying that the tour operator was doing one snorkel stop instead of two.  Well, that … Continue reading →

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St. Georges, Grenada

Posted on December 29, 2015 by patmathews

December 29 #2 Son Mark’s birthday!  #29.  Happy birthday, Mark. Grenada is said to be one of the most picturesque ports in the Caribbean.  And we agree. The harbor is shaped like a horseshoe.It is rainy season here and everything … Continue reading →

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Pointe-A-Pitre, Guadeloupe

Posted on December 28, 2015 by patmathews

December 28 Guadeloupe is in the same category as Martinique, it is an overseas region and department of France. It has two main island districts, Basse Terre Island and Grand Terre.  Point-A-Pitre is at the junction of the two districts. … Continue reading →

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