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| A "pirate ship" dashing to the dock to pick up booty or boody (or boobies?). |
Although we have sailed around St. Thomas on many occasions, this is the first time that we’ve anchored in the harbor here at Charlotte Amalie. We’ve learned that there are quite a few conveniences accessible from our vessel or just beyond the dinghy dock. The harbor is flanked on the west by a cruise ship dock that can accommodate three ships at once. By Captain Dan’s count, there are 101 restaurants (each boasting the most authentic island foods) and about 202 duty free shops that will gladly take your tourism dollars. And let’s not forget those daytrip excursion vessels that routinely whisk away whole boatloads of seemingly sober people and return after a few hours with a lot of hooting and hollering rising from their decks.
On a positive note, most afternoons we've enjoyed listening to The Rising Stars Steel Pan Band practice somewhere along the shore.
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More importantly for us as cruisers, this location is walking distance to quaint and historical downtown Charlotte Amalie, a few good groceries, a K-Mart, a Laundromat, and a public bus route that will take us around the island for $1/person.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, we’ve been getting pretty clear free internet connections on board Exit Strategy!
Happiest of BIRTHDAYS to Jim Bush today!
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| Red sky at night, sailors delight! |
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