Isla Caribe: Hotels, Casa del Caribe

Shadow Palmed Macao Beach

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Afternoon thundershowers

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Rain over Miami. When I lived in Miami, I noticed that it usually rained there at about 2:37pm each afternoon for about 21 minutes. Here’s a photo of that daily storm taken from several miles offshore…..

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Dusk in Deshaies

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We just arrived in Deshaies, a little fishing village on the North West coast of Guadeloupe.
There is a different feel to the ex-British Caribbean. This is part of France, it uses the Euro (it is one of the dots on Euro notes).
No Independence, 26% unemployment, 58% of the average Euro zone disposable income.
However, there is a warm, happy atmosphere here.
Very French, the main street has a Boulangerie, a Pattiserie, a Traiteur, a Catholic church, Hotel de Ville and some lovely restaurants.

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Ajaccio

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Ajaccio, Corsica was the first stop of our second cruise on Navigator of the Seas. It wasn’t the most inspiring stop, despite its rich history, but it was great to be somewhere new, the weather was nice, and there were always delights to return to on Navigator!

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Barbados — St. John Parish Church

Image by Corvair Owner
According to our guide, that antenna in the upper right hand corner of the photo belongs to the US agency, NOAA which has a weather reporting station here. It is the southeastern most station NOAA has and is instrumental in early hurricane detection and tracking.

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Image by Marion Doss
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Sept. 9, 2009) A Marine CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 464, the “Condors” embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), flies a disaster relief missions into areas hardest hit by the recent hurricanes that have struck Haiti. Kearsarge has been diverted from the scheduled Continuing Promise 2008 humanitarian assistance deployment in the western Caribbean to conduct hurricane relief operations in Haiti. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Adam Nuzzo/Released)

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Grand Cayman Fuel Depot

Image by Brian Auer
This week’s photoblog is another special edition. The photo once again isn’t mine, but it’s one that I processed. Ryan Goodman ran a project asking his readers to revisit and retouch one of his photos. I’m a little late in getting around to doing the project, but the deadline is January 25 — so you still have a bit of time to get an entry in if you’re interested in participating.

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West Indian regiment in their camp, France, during World War I

Image by National Library of Scotland
West Indian regiment in their camp, France, during World War I. Half a dozen soldiers are standing in a group in the space between their tents. The tents are canvas cones, most of which have their sides rolled up suggesting that the weather is warm and there is no mud in evidence. Most of their equipment is lying on the ground outside of their tents. The soldiers are all in uniform and looking at the sky. Some of them are shading their eyes with their hats.

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Sunset

Image by Danielle Boyle Photography
Took this somewhere between Italy and France on a 2 week cruise I went on in April/May ’09 – Royal Caribbean, The Independence of the Seas

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Stormy Pitons

Image by Karl Randay {pixelherder}
Best viewed large

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