Oranjestad, Aruba
On January 25 we docked in the second of the three ABC islands, Aruba. Aruba is a tourist shopping and beach resort island. The town of Oranjestad with its colorful buildings is right at the end of the pier and makes it very easy to explore the town. From the ship you can see Mount Jamanota (620 ft) which is the highest point on the island of Aruba. The thumbnail pictures below represent this stop on our trip. Click on any of them to see actual picture. Title Slide Royal Plaza View of Mount Jamanota Oranjestad...
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On November 1, 2011 we docked at Harbour Point Village which is a 10 minute water taxi ride away from Philipsburg. The town is a typical Caribbean shopping town with all the usual vendors. We ventured in just to walk around and stretch our legs before our 7 day Transatlantic crossing to the Canary Islands. Great Bay Great Bay Harbor Point Village Water Taxi Great Bay Bobby’s Marina view The Boardwalk Court House Cyrus Wathey Square On the beach Great...
Read MoreRoad Town, Tortola
Our first port on this cruise was in the British Virgin Islands. We landed in Road Town at Wickhams Cay I. It was a fairly hot and sunny day when we ventured into town to enjoy the sights of the yachts, the craft market and the infamous Pusser’s General Store. Road Harbor Road Harbor Road Harbor Village Cay Marina Village Cay Marina Crafts Alive Village Crafts Alive Village Crafts Alive Village Pusser’s Outpost Pusser’s...
Read MoreBridgetown, Barbados
Barbados was our last port before we started to cross the Atlantic Ocean towards Africa. Here we just went into the cruise terminal and looked around the shops and got some free wifi time. Because there were a lot of other ships in port, we were at the end of the pier and thus had to take a shuttle back and forth.
Read MoreFort-de-France Martinique
In Martinique we docked in Fort-de-France. Here we walked the town on a hot steamy day. First we went to the fort which was on the other side of the harbor. We then went to the cathedral and the vegetable market . French influences were seen in the architecture of the buildings. Prinsendam at anchor Fort-de-France Carved wooden carousel St. Louis Cathedral St. Louis Cathedral St. Louis Cathedral Vegetable Market Creole Woman Creole Woman Museum de Martinique Iron Balcony Tin Building facade Building facade Sunset in the...
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When we retired and moved to Florida from Bellport,Long Island, NY, we began to cruise more and for longer periods of time. Our travels have taken us up the Amazon, around South America and the Antarctic, North Africa, the Mediterranean and Black Seas. We hope you enjoy some of our images and that they can help in planning your own dreams.