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Re: A little BVI nostalgia
[Re: HillsideView]
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12/21/2016 06:53 PM
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Could not give it a firm confirmation from the satellite view, but I am going to say it is When! Got to keep digging, I know I have a shot it of somewhere. Here is another trip down nostalgia lane for me. 1979, and I was scared to death. My wife who was (ok "is") a wonderful skier, got pulled from Little Dix almost to the Baths before declaring I give. A long ski, and she was in 7th heaven. Me not so much! A good skier I am not as you can see by how I am just holding on to save my life. I was so worried that that I would fall and hit a reef. I think I have posted this shot before, but it is something I never see anymore in the BVI, and that is probably a good thing.
“Every time I open a bottle of wine, it is an amazing trip somewhere!” José Andrés
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Re: A little BVI nostalgia
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12/21/2016 06:58 PM
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I'll be back in January and will go back over for a look, unless someone else is around TMM sooner.
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Re: A little BVI nostalgia
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12/21/2016 10:02 PM
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Besides the places, what about the people who have passed or moved away?
Already mentioned were Bob Denison and his honor bar and Bert Kilbride. Clementine Smith and Norwell Durant on Salt Island. Tony Snell at the Last Resort Randy at Neptune's Treasure Is the old gentleman who lived at Great Harbor, Peter still there?
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. - Mark Twain
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Re: A little BVI nostalgia
[Re: Manpot]
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12/21/2016 10:04 PM
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Manpot,
I am pretty sure it was you a few years ago when a post like this went around, and you posted a shot of Gertrude's when it was just a kiosk on the beach. We had a magical day on white bay when she was one of the only bars on the beach with Soggy Dollar.
She was on the honor system to and it was our first experience with the trust that we the customer would be fair. No sign to tell you how much money to leave, just leave some.
She was up on the hill visiting the lady who lived up there and the two of them were laughing at us as we were trying to figure out do we take a beer or not and how much to leave.
Just a small pink kiosk and lifetime memory.
“Every time I open a bottle of wine, it is an amazing trip somewhere!” José Andrés
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Re: A little BVI nostalgia
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12/21/2016 11:23 PM
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I fondly remember the days when Deadman's bay wasn't even sick! :-)
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Re: A little BVI nostalgia
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12/23/2016 08:04 AM
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Not sure where exactly I was... too busy holding on for dear life <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Laugh.gif" alt="" />
My wife loves to ski - I call it trolling
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“Every time I open a bottle of wine, it is an amazing trip somewhere!” José Andrés
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Re: A little BVI nostalgia
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12/23/2016 10:35 AM
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Twanger said: Alex at Cow Wreck. That wound is still too fresh. Such a lovely cheerful man.
Piranha Bar at Pusser's (old location) in Soper's hole.
Buying block ice for the cold-box on the early charter boats.
Cruising for two weeks in the BVI and using only two quarts of Diesel.
Seeing the 40-foot monohull hulk on Currant Island in Currant Cut between St. Thomas and Great St. James. It was always sobering to see this at the start of our trip. A reminder to be vigilant! Alex was a treasure. Cow Wreck was never better then when he was tending bar! G
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Re: A little BVI nostalgia
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12/23/2016 12:24 PM
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Twanger said: Seeing the 40-foot monohull hulk on Currant Island in Currant Cut between St. Thomas and Great St. James. It was always sobering to see this at the start of our trip. A reminder to be vigilant! I think that was from Hurricane Marilyn
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Re: A little BVI nostalgia
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12/24/2016 11:23 AM
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GlennA said: Is the old gentleman who lived at Great Harbor, Peter still there? Glenn, if you mean Conrad Scobie Smith, He died a few years ago. We would always anchor in Great Harbour and dink over to the beach near Conrad's house where we always found him sitting on a chair in the shade. He would get up and almost single handedly pull us up onto the beach. We always brought him a cold beer and hugs and he would give us a conch shell. He was such a nice man.
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