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Sympathising with sardines

Taking the auto ferry from Red Hook, St. Thomas to Cruz Bay, St. John. this is turning out to be an amazing & somewhat terrifying adventure. First waiting in the hot parking lot, then putting your car, your sanity, and your life in the hands of the true Tetris mastery of the ferry crew. They [...]

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February 16, 2010 in Travel
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Waking up on Saint Thomas

Woke up this morning to this view and the newfound revelation that, yet again, the cartoons lied to us about how bucolic farm life works… roosters do crow when the sun comes up. They also crow every two minutes afterwards. Last night, we hit XO Wine Bar and followed Alex’s lead… and just got appetizers. [...]

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February 14, 2010 in Travel
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Flying post blizzard

It’s going to be an interesting day of travel. Two feet of snow last weekend followed by another two feet last night. Everyone in Philadelphia that could worked from home yesterday. That was working out OK for us until power cut out for our neighborhood late afternoon. This has lead me to a new conclusion… [...]

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February 11, 2010 in Travel
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