Where was I?

I see an 'island Christmas tree', better known as a century plant or Agave. Doesn't tell me enough to figure it out except it is somewhat tropical.

Negril?

Not Jamaica, or any other Caribbean Island.

One of the Bahamas?

Nope to Bahamas. This is a beautiful blue sea, but not a Caribbean one.

The type and shape of the trees looks like that found on the coastline of the Côte d'Azur but I can't narrow it down further. But I'll guess Ventimiglia?

Zanshin has narrowed down the area. It is not Ventimglia, but a place you might go to see very, very, wealthy people. Think like with a "b", not with a "m".

So my clue probably was awful because the area is full of wealth.

But the bay I am sitting in has money in the name. Or the name of the cap or town would be great.

This is the city we set sail from.

I lived there for a year so that picture gave it away - Antibes, France. I don't know where the first picture was taken, that doesn't look familiar. I loved the area, but only spent time in Antibes at "La Gaffe" - the British pub with a nautical theme. I believe that the Picasso museum is also in that picture

Zanshin is the winner. The first picture I was sitting in a dinghy in Billionaires Bay. Cap d’Antibes. The yachts in Antibes were huge, like DreAMboat 295’, and we were cruising in a dinghy.

Up next.

Here's the first image:

Just a guess, Puerto Rico

No, not Puerto Rico.

St Kitts

Not St. Kitts, either - but your guess is closer than EllenS's

There's some French on the sign so somewhere on Guadeloupe perhaps?

I didn't realize that the writing on the sign was legible Here's a hint. The next picture will be a give-away, but I don't think this one will make it that far

Pretty sure I knew what it was from the first pic, but I don't have any pictures to post!

Carol - it's tough to not be able to guess... but it would be unfair to guess-and-run...

But don't despair, the next picture gives the location away and someone else will get to post their photo. I have a couple of different locations with cannons, all of them with at least one difficult and one easy picture per location.

Carol, same issue I'm having now. Like Zanshin said, wouldn't be fair to guess without a photo to use if it was correct.

I've pruned my Adobe Lightroom photo collection down to a mere 5000, down from the previous high of 17000.... so I've got a couple of pictures left before I run dry

I'll wait a bit before adding the giveaway picture so that pretty much anyone looking at it might guess (plus the "google maps" time limit should be reached soon). If not, it might be time to let this thread die. I started a similar thread on sailnet.com over a year ago that has just now died down. It was a bit more active, pictures had to a have a water/sailing theme but you didn't have to have taken them yourself.

I'm off for the evening - so here's my next image. All 3 pictures were shot while standing in almost the same location, I just rotated my angle by several degrees.

Maybe we need to switch to allowing photos taken by others? Hate to see this game disappear.

Martinique?

Fred - no, it is not Martinique. Here's one more hint, this time looking down on the side opposite to the last picture:

Come on, no one knows where that is??

Fran--Sorry, it has to be personal pictures, otherwise we get in trouble with copyright issues..

St. Martin? I haven't been to the fort, but it looks like the market area of Marigot down below.

Fred--ding, ding, ding!!

Fred - it is indeed Fort St. Louis standing guard above the French-side capital city of Marigot on St. Martin. You are up.

My bad. I thought that was only an issue if we were using them to promote a product to make money off them.

No problem, just wanted to let you know why we can't do that.

I wish I had half as many pictures as Zanshin, but here is one I dug up

Another picture from nearby.

I'm going with Germany, thinking maybe those are violins?

Ellen, not Germany.

Nice, France?

Dang Adrian, I didn't even get to use what I thought would be dead giveaway pictures. Did you recognize one of the photos from personal experience or did I leave an obvious sign in one of them. Regardless, you are correct and you are now up.

I just logged in and the promenade in Nice would have given it away. I spent many weekends in Nice while living down there, but that sculpture with Cellos is a new one to me.

Adrian, you are up.

Unfortunately I recognized it from the Bastille Day terror attack a few years ago. I'll post a new photo shortly.

Here is the next photo.

Pearl Harbor HI
Battleship Row?

Tom, you're correct. I was standing on the USS Arizona Memorial. A very somber experience.

I have never been there, but I have heard everyone speak of the oil slick... One day a trip that must be taken.

Here is one with a funny backstory...

Charleston?

Well that did not take long - good job Fred

Back Story (unverified)
This beautiful home was built by a dentist... Pink Gums, White Porches (Upper and Lower) and of course the dental molding that wraps around on the top...
I guess the guy did not get enough work....

Hope DRs in other disciplines do not follow his lead

Go for it Fred you are up!

Tom, please do me a favor and post another picture. I'm going out of town in the morning and won't have access to pictures (and don't have time tonight).

Ok sailors... which port is providing safe harbor tonight in this picture
Safe travels Fred!

Adrian, been there as well. Probably 20+ years ago. Very sobering. The video that is shown before heading out to the memorial to me was shocking. Apparently I did not realize how massive the explosion was that sank the Arizona. I was literally in tears after watching that.

I am thinking of joining this fun looking game !! I have not travelled to the extent all of you have and may not be great at guessing but have tons of photos in my vault from my travels .
What are the rules?

Come on in--the water's fine! Not a lot of rules, just that you must post a photo that you have taken yourself, can be from anywhere in the world. You can give hints or not, up to you. People are not supposed to use Google to get an answer until 18 hours have passed from when the picture was first posted. Whoever gets the picture right posts the next one. A lot of us have gone through all the pictures we have, and thus are not answering, as if you don't have a picture to post, you shouldn't answer.

Ok got it ..so I will most likely not get many other photos answers so is it ok if I post a few ? ...very bored stuck at home with few prospects of travelling anywhere in the near or distant future sadly .

Captain Ward is recovering from shoulder surgery and has his own private nurse ...but makes for a long week in the Canadian winter..

......on a positive note I get to give covid shots and receive my second one on Sunday ...hoping this thing comes to an end soon

Hi Kim. We can't really have people posting photos out of turn, so let's do this--Some of us have not been able to answer for a while, because we don't have any photos let to post. So--for a while anyway, everyone can answer, regardless of whether they have a photo or not. Then, once the poster of the photo has acknowledged someone has gotten it right, then the correct poster can designate you to post the new picture, IF they don't have any pictures themselves. OK???

So, anyone got a guess on Tom's picture?? If you know what it is and don't have a picture to post, answer and if your answer is correct, let Kim post a new picture for you.

Hint 1: Just a short ride away from the harbor in the picture the road comes to an end

I was going to Bahamas, but the hill with the cross stopped that guess.

SO I am guessing Grenadines somewhere?

And Kim, just guess anything, the guesses narrow it down. Some people know it right away, the rest of are truly guessing.

Sorry Ellen you are incorrect...

Hint 2: The harbor town and the pope have a lot in common....

So noone else yet, I believe the pope is from South America...

Ellen you are correct on the Pope's home.
But that is not what the town has in common with him..


Albeit spelled slightly different

Argentina?
And Kim, you’ve got lots of great photos...can’t wait to see some of them!
Best to Ward.

So if you climb to the the top of the hill where the cross is located and turn around... this is your view.
Not Argentina!

The inspiration of this simple man's name from Assisi is what the Pope and the Town have in common.

So now all we need is the town and the country

The original photo contains what looks like a small Citroen van. They don't sell that many Citroens outside of France these days. The buildings could be Mediterranean as well so I'm going France but can't get any closer than that.

Francis of Assisi and Pope Francis
A play on their names? Tom loves Spain and France...and wine
>18 hours = Google is open (Although I’ve abandoned Google for DuckDuckGo)

The hints are drawing some closer and yet so far away...

Hint: Department 971

And JP no truer words have been written... Spain, France, and WINE
Here is what I have been doing to satisfy my travel soul during COVID
Salaud!

With the aid of google I've learnt that Guadeloupe is Department 971 of France and that there is a town called Saint-Francois in that department so I presume that is the answer?

MIke,

You are correct. The town (or commune) of Saint-François is on the far end of Grande-Terre (the blue island) of Guadeloupe.
Close to the best beaches on the island and not far from the tip where one will find La Pointe des Châteaux. (The Cross Picture)
Quiet fishing village with a nice harbor, which is surrounded by restaurants and bars.
We stayed right on the harbor, and absolutely loved it.

You are up Mike! Where to now?

OK, will close this one here. Will start a new thread.