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                                    Recent Adventures - April 2010

        Chip, Clada and Mom took another Caribbean cruise!  Mom treated us to a vacation from
housebuilding, which we really appreciated after six months of plastering, roof coating, and painting.
   
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              Mom was able to take her scooter on the trip.                           This is the Celebrity Summit that we cruised on.      

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  We had a formal dining night after our first stop, St Thomas, where Mom stayed on the ship while Chip and I went to Home Depot.
Mom had been to St Thomas twice previously so we opted not to tour, but we enjoyed the Home Depot stop to pick up black grout.

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  Our second stop was in St Croix so Mom could see our progress on the house.          Mom used her new Ipad at the apartment.          
             The weather was lousy--windy and threatening to rain.

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                                     We had lunch with friends at Gentle Winds.     Cruise4

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                                             Mom challenged another owner to a race...she is still Speedy Gonzales!  

                          Our third stop was St Kitts.  Cruise9
 
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                                  There was a "cruise ship village" right off the pier, where we waited for transport for our tour.
 
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  We rode a narrow guage railroad around the island which was perfect for rainy day since we were in A/C and had free drinks!

Mom got around on her scooter fabulously.   We had a hard time keeing up! Cruise41

Cruise14  We stayed on the ship in Antigua because we had been there before.

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                                               Our last stop was St Lucia.  We found it to be a beautiful and friendly island.
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    We took a private tour through Cosul tours, which had received rave reviews on www.tripadvisor.com--the tour was the best ever!
 

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                           We stopped at many scenic overlooks, one of which had free island delicacies, which we enjoyed. 

                         Cruise20  Mom's portable scooter came in handy at several of the stops.

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We coordinated the tour ahead of time, so instead of a van, we had our own chariot so Mom's scooter could be transported.
                 "Small Boy" was our driver and he made the trip a lot of fun.  Cosul really knows how to organize a tour.


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                                                             These are the famous St Lucia mountains in the background.

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                                                            St Lucia has an active volcano...the sulfur smell was really strong.

    There was a nifty waterfall that you could wade into and take a quick shower.  Cruise27 


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                                                                  The flora at the waterfall was really beautiful.

  Cruise29  The hummingbird was about 5 inches long...it was the biggest one I'd ever seen.
                    
       St Lucia had fabulous roads and beautiful scenic overlooks.  Cruise31       
              Cruise39  We even saw an eclipse while we were there.
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                  The trip ended too soon!  Mom (AKA Speedy Gonzales) ran into Chip just once, leaving treadmarks on his loafers.                              
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