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January 19th 2019

Published: January 19th 2019

San Juan, Puerto Rico to Trinidad 1 – 6 January 2019 Happy New Year to you all! Christmas passed for us in a wonderful parade of people and places as we managed to see lots of family and friends during our brief stay of eighteen days in the UK. It was lovely to catch up and see so many people but it was also good to return to a warm clime in Puerto Rico after Tasmania and England. Th... Read Full Entry

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Detailed sculpture from Benin

Dutch looking Willemstadt

Well maintained buildings

The ABC islands, close to Venezuela, do not suffer from hurricanes

Lots of these on beach on Aruba

Their tails shine brilliant turquoise in the sun

Beach on Aruba

St Georges, capital of Grenada (I think)

Shuffle board on deck

Departing from St Lucia at sunset, Pitons on right

Ships welcomed by steel bands

The harbour, where Nelson's Dockyard was built is landlocked, so very safe

Nelson's Dockyard

Big complex of building to maintain the British ships in the Caribbean

Capstans were used to pull ships over sideways

They would take about six months to careen the hulls, carry out any repairs and re-provision ships. This level of complex organisation helped prepare Britain for the Industrial Revolution when it arrived