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South 2002/2003 - Page 10
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Blaine shows off
one of the two groupers he speared at Hog Cay. (3/26/03)
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Welcome to Duncan
Town, Ragged Island, the only settlement in all the Jumentos.
Population: 100. (3/26/03)
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A view of Duncan
Town Harbor. (3/26/03)
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Some of the young
friends we made in Duncan Town. (3/26/03)
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After 10 days of
no phones, Dave and Jane (Romana), were happy to see a Batelco phone booth
in Duncan Town. (3/26/03)
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What do cruisers
do with all the trash they find washed up along the shores of deserted
islands? We play games - like walk the ball, baseball, and
bowling. (3/27/03)
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This is a look
north along Hog Cay's eastern (ocean-side) shore. The same place we
found all the toys for the games. (3/27/03)
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Dave (Romana) does
a little rock-climbing on our ocean-side hike. (3/27/03)
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These stone walls
are found on several of the remote islands we explored. Evidence of
earlier inhabitation of these now uninhabited islands. This one is
on Hog Cay, near Ragged Island. (3/27/03)
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We made the
80-mile crossing from the Jumentos to Crooked/Acklins on an overnight
passage. This squall line greeted us as we approached our
destination. (3/28/03)
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Pink Flamingos
near Long Cay, Bight of Acklins. They were too skittish to get much
closer. (3/30/03)
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The Acklin Island
airport. On the left is an plane from an earlier era. The
picture on the right is the baggage claim area for the airport. (4/3/03)
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We rented cars on
Acklin Island. The left is a picture of the islands gas
station. The picture on the right shows some of the roads we
traversed. (4/3/03)
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This sign at the
clinic at Snug Harbor, Acklins says it all. (4/4/03)
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A view from the
top of Hard Hill, Acklins (4/4/03)
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King Errisson, a
famous percussionist from Neil Diamond and the movie Thunderball fame,
spends some of his time running the Pestell Beach Bar on Acklins northern
shore. He was explaining how he catches sharks in the harbor -- his
favorite food. (4/3/03)
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We caught our
biggest fish to date on passage from Acklins back to George Town.
Take a look at this bull Mahi Mahi. It weighed around 70 lbs and
measured 5' from tip to tip. His head was almost 14" from top to
bottom. (4/05/03)
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Charbonneau sails
under her asymmetrical spinnaker on our way back to George Town. (4/6/03)
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