Category: Island
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Bogue Banks Bound, Part 2 (Observations)
I’d heard of Bogue Banks prior to my recent trip although I’d never traveled there before. On the other hand I’d spent extensive time a little farther north up the coast on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. This time I wanted to try something new. Then I felt I should dig a little deeper into the…
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Ohio River, Part 9 (Evansville Loop)
We continued to follow the basic path of the Ohio River, this time heading west from Louisville. At the far end we hit our most westerly destination, the city of Evansville, Indiana. Once again the day began with intentional destinations in mind. However, as once before, the second half of the journey focused on county…
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Carolina Wetlands, Part 8 (Rounding It Out)
Well, we did it. We made it to the final article in the Carolina Wetlands series. Thank you for following along vicariously on my journey. Often I use the final article as a catch-all, a way to catalog stories that don’t fit anywhere else. It also lets me add a few items to my lists,…
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Carolina Wetlands, Part 5 (The Swamp Fox)
So we finally get to Brigadier General Francis Marion, the so-called Swamp Fox. He was born on the family plantation sometime around 1732 although no definitive record exists, strangely enough. Then he spent much of his life there except for brief forays that included a stint in the French and Indian War. Nonetheless he was…
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Marigot on Market Day
Wednesday Market – Place du Marché; Marigot, Saint-Martin (March 2011) An international border splits the island of St. Martin into French and Dutch halves. Marigot serves at the French capital and the largest French town with about 6,000 residents. It sits on the western side of the island on a picturesque bay, facing towards Anguilla…
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Select Beaches in Saint-Martin
Island of Saint-Martin / Sint Maarten (March 2011) There are more than twenty beaches on the island of St. Martin / Maarten, a space only a little larger than thirty square miles. Naturally that offers plenty of options. I’m not really a beach person and we remained almost entirely on the French side of the…
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Wintertime in Corolla, Part 2 (Not Water)
Sure, I enjoyed the sand and the waves during our brief hideaway on North Carolina’s Outer Banks (map). However I couldn’t spend the entire time just staring out the window or walking along the beach. We did some other things too. Everything seemed so weird though, partially because of the pandemic and partially because we…
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Wintertime in Corolla, Part 1 (Water)
My travel took a beating in 2020. Little did I know. Little did any of us know. True, I did manage a proper vacation to Bermuda just before the pandemic struck. Then we hid for brief periods away from everyone else at lakes in Pennsylvania and in Michigan. That helped. Hopefully someone reading this page…
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Azores Index
The Azores (Açores), Portugal (March 2001) We traveled to four of the nine principal islands of the Azores during our way too brief trip. I’d love to go back someday and catch the rest. Island of Faial Horta Street Scenes Horta Waterfront Ferry Between Pico and Faial Island of Pico Ferry Between Pico and Faial…