Blogs from Central America Caribbean - page 2181

Mar 6, 1993 *City official name :Magens Bay *Founded date : *Location :St Thomas Island *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Magens Bay (18.366° N 64.930° W) is a world-famous beach on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, located in the Caribbean. Located on the North (Atlantic) side of the island, Magens Bay is a well-protected white sand beach stretching for more than a mile. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations on the island. With its clear water, soft sand, and palm trees, it is commonly considered to be one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, and National Geographic has recognized it as such. The beach amenities are managed by a local government agency, the Magens Ba... read more

For our 20th wedding anniversary we decided to fly to Florida and take the Disney cruise to the Bahamas. So on December 15, 1992, a Tuesday, we flew from Brussels to JFK where we stayed the night at an airport hotel. Early the following morning we caught a flight from La Guardia to West Palm Beach. Mom, Sue and Ron and Brendan and Alyssa met us at the airport and we drove to our home in Lake Worth. On December 18th, a Friday, we drove up the coast to Port Canaveral where we boarded the Big Red Boat for a three day Disney cruise to the Bahamas. This was our first cruise. We checked in and found our cabin, and then returned to the deck for the departure festivities which included throwing spools of paper to ... read more

The highlight and purpose of our trip was sailing through the Panama Canal. My father and I spent almost the whole day on our balcony watching the landscape pass by. Because we both had read The Path Between the Seas , we frequently discussed the history of failing to create the canal and the evidence of the final success, plus obvious on-going problems with side-wall collapse. This day was the culmination of my father's engineering interest in the design and construction of the project, his career speciality, albeit in the field of electric power. Throughout the canal passage, narration and commentary were played on the TV, which we could hear from our balcony chairs. Surprisingly, I took almost no photos during the passage; however, in 2010 I took... read more

Before Panama was open to land tours, my father and I took a cruise through the Panama Canal. As an engineer, he was fascinated by its construction. He read and urged me to read The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 . Without this historical guide, looking at the water and buildings would have had little meaning. The Canal passage takes only one day; we agreed to spend some time in San Juan , Puerto Rico to extend our holiday. My father was the one to take notes, and his laconic voice focused on the practical details. Without digital camera... read more

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