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 ID: 183878 Posts: 946 | Date: 2008-03-12 22:58 Sounds like a story. There were these two shooters in a bar and they wanted a
photo of themselves together.
Who ya gonna call?
My wife, Connie, volunteered.
She did a good job, even framed us with a flower.
Yep, that's Karl Callwood on the left and moi on the right. You better believe
the Virgin Islands have good food and good rum. Nice scenery for photography,
too.
They drive on the left there, like the British do. Roads are narrow, don't have
many guardrails, are very hilly and twisty--and the steering wheels are on the
left, meaning you get to look down at the abyss as you take the curves. You
can't drive very fast (most of the time) but you have a lot of thrills--as much
fun as I've had since I quit motorcycling.If I haven't been there, I'm still planning on going!
If I haven't done it, I've still got time to try! |
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ID: 183878 Posts: 946 | Date: 2008-03-12 23:10 Some of the buildings in St. Thomas have the old plaster and paint off. The
Danes probably constructed this wall, much the same as the ancient Romans did.If I haven't been there, I'm still planning on going!
If I haven't done it, I've still got time to try! |
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ID: 183878 Posts: 946 | Date: 2008-03-12 23:14 We also visted Puerto Rico and saw El Morro Fort. This is a stitched photo.If I haven't been there, I'm still planning on going!
If I haven't done it, I've still got time to try! |
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 ID: 161101 Posts: 89 | Date: 2008-03-13 06:10 Lovely shots!sherlly butshy |
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 ID: 182744 Posts: 1442 | Date: 2008-03-13 06:48 Charles Griffin:
Sounds like a story. There were these two shooters in a bar and they wanted a
photo of themselves together.
Who ya gonna call?
My wife, Connie, volunteered.
She did a good job, even framed us with a flower.
Yep, that's Karl Callwood on the left and moi on the right. You better believe
the Virgin Islands have good food and good rum. Nice scenery for photography,
too.
They drive on the left there, like the British do. Roads are narrow, don't have
many guardrails, are very hilly and twisty--and the steering wheels are on the
left, meaning you get to look down at the abyss as you take the curves. You
can't drive very fast (most of the time) but you have a lot of thrills--as much
fun as I've had since I quit motorcycling.
Who ya gonna call?
I remember your wife looking pasty as a ghost as she recounted to me your "back
to teen years" driving on the isolated roads on the west end on the island. I
dare say you looked younger and happier after the excursion but she seemed to
have years taken off of her life.   
I noticed you mentioned the food and the rum before mentioning
the scenery! 
Seeing as we invented rum (and the original Danish name for our capitol city
trranslates to English as "Bar Room") you betcha our rum is fantastic!
Yes, our country roads are narrow and twisty, cut straight into the volcanic bed
rock of the hills and mountains. Driving on the left means that you can stare
down into the abyss, giving people a very healthy respect for the concept of
staying on the road.
I have to make Charles an honorary Virgin Islander: He chatted up enough
senators, he stayed on the road, and he waded right into the Atlantic Ocean to
get his shots! Have faith that the universe will unfold as it should  |
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ID: 182744 Posts: 1442 | Date: 2008-03-13 07:06 Charles Griffin:
Some of the buildings in St. Thomas have the old plaster and paint off. The
Danes probably constructed this wall, much the same as the ancient Romans
did.
Quite a lot of old Danish architecture around the islands. We boast the oldest
European built structures in the New World with the exception of the Dominican
Republic where Christopher Columbus established the first European settlement in
1492.
In 1493, Columbus discovered and named the Virgin Islands. The Virgin Islands
has the distinction of being the only place in the United States of America that
Columbus set foot on. He landed at Salt River, St. Croix which is now a national
landmark, where he met Carib Indians for the first time. Being the ever gracious
guest, Columbus even let the Caribs have a few of his crew for dinner. A never
before mentioned historical fact is that that was the Caribs' first Christian
meal.
The walls and buildings like the one that Charles pictures here are made from
local stones mixed with bricks used as ballast in the Danish sailing ships. Some
date back almost five hundred years. We have this local Historical Society
(better known as the Hysterical Society) that frowns upon replastering the
walls. 
I guess they think the stones look more aesthetic even though originally they
did have plaster.
Charles can tell you that the historic buildings in Charlotte Amalie have walls
one to three feet thick. They have stood for hundreds of years through tidal
waves, hurricanes and even two town-wide fires in the 1800s. Those Danes really
know how to build! Have faith that the universe will unfold as it should |
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ID: 183878 Posts: 946 | Date: 2008-03-13 08:45 I've lived in hot climates and I can tell you the thicker the wall the better
the heat is moderated. It doesn't hurt when the wind and water comes calling in
a hurricane, either.
Here's the detail of that bric-a-brac, actually rubble and brick, which was
really good enough to hold Roman walls for 2000 years.
The Romans, and everyone else until lately, would plaster over the rubble or
face it with brick or concrete or stone block for a better appearance.If I haven't been there, I'm still planning on going!
If I haven't done it, I've still got time to try! |
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ID: 183878 Posts: 946 | Date: 2008-03-13 09:33 Here's one of the things I was shooting when Karl caught my image.If I haven't been there, I'm still planning on going!
If I haven't done it, I've still got time to try! |
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ID: 183878 Posts: 946 | Date: 2008-03-13 09:34 Who doesn't love sailboats and island views?If I haven't been there, I'm still planning on going!
If I haven't done it, I've still got time to try! |
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ID: 183878 Posts: 946 | Date: 2008-03-13 09:36 Of course there was a time when the islands had to fight off invaders. In the
background, it appears the invaders have won. There were a total of six cruise
ships in that day.If I haven't been there, I'm still planning on going!
If I haven't done it, I've still got time to try! |
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ID: 183878 Posts: 946 | Date: 2008-03-13 09:38 Why do we exhaust ourselves traveling to exotic locations? Is it just to see
scenes like this? Golly, how boring is paradise?If I haven't been there, I'm still planning on going!
If I haven't done it, I've still got time to try! |
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ID: 183878 Posts: 946 | Date: 2008-03-13 09:40 Even a certified tourist resort hotel can look good with the proper foreground.If I haven't been there, I'm still planning on going!
If I haven't done it, I've still got time to try! |
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ID: 183878 Posts: 946 | Date: 2008-03-13 09:47 And when night falls, the last cruiser puts on its lights and backs up to depart
out to sea.If I haven't been there, I'm still planning on going!
If I haven't done it, I've still got time to try! |
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ID: 183878 Posts: 946 | Date: 2008-03-13 09:49 One of my typical grab shots--just hold up the smart camera and shoot--who knows
what it will capture?
In this case--The Man Who Knows: Karl Callwood.If I haven't been there, I'm still planning on going!
If I haven't done it, I've still got time to try! |
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 ID: 199345 Posts: 356 | Date: 2008-03-13 17:23 You two look like you had a lot of fun. |
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