Day 22 (continued). The STXers love controlled substances and old music. On STX, buying ganja is as natural as buying 1.5 gallon of milk. These t...
Day 22 (continued). I've been studying the Crucian dialect for the last 10 days. Here is a sentence in the Crucian dialect: "Weh yoh muddah deh?"...
How'd you like the parade? Thought you'd post a ton of pictures. Were you the one with the big wings and tail??? Haha. No, I didn't make it ...
Day 22 (continued) This amazing creature lives in the trees, 10 yards from my porch. In fact, there is half a dozen of iguanas up in the tr...
Day 22. The town of Frederiksted is named after Frederick V, the king of Denmark from 1746 to 1766. Here is how he looked like: One may w...
You must have lived in a small town in NC or a large high-rise in the city. They are un-affectionately called in NM: "Boomers". With the advent of '...
Day 20. On the beach, at 6:30pm, after the sunset, the air temperature is nearly perfect at 80 degrees Fahrenheit. The pure perfection is 77 degr...
Can you buy citizenship on St. Lucia like you can on St. Kitts and others? Interesting concept. I didn't know such a practice existed.
One difference is that a US citizen would not be allowed to work on St. Lucia. Right. But what if I take my US-based job with me to St Lucia? I w...
Day 19. My cottage is about 50 yards from a (minor) road, and I swear to you that the cottage walls vibrate with a frequency of about 30 Hertz, w...
what it was like to be a prison guard in Siberia There is an expression that the civility of a society is determined by its prison system. Not...
The cheapest I've found for a month-long car rental is $774/month + $381.54 tax for a total of $1,155.54 from AVIS. Does anyone know of any cheaper op...
As a former attorney for Plaza I can assure you that the multitudes of floor sweepers have nothing to do with cockroaches but, rather, with Lee Rohn a...
Day 18 (continued) I drink so much of Merlot here that I have to make a trip to Plaza Extra on a regular basis. I finally bought a fat bottle, 1....
the library in frederiksted looks nice Yes, it does. I didn't mention that it also has a nice gallery, some sort of lunch break room (perhaps for...
It's you, Doroshenko It's been a long time, Doroshenko but I am glad you are well Your liberal use of alliteration and Newtonian hypothes...
Day 18 (continued). There is an awful lot of barbed wire on the tropical island. I have not seen so much of barbed wire since the time when I gua...
Day 18. I think I have been infected with the island fever. "Island fever", also known as "rock fever", is a tropical disease caused by Hafn...
Day 16 (continued). I had a dream last night. I am visiting some sort of exhibition, called "The Way of Christianity", or something like that. I ...
Day 16. My wife is visiting me on the island, and we had a productive day, exploring the most southwestern part of the island, and the most easte...
Danish addresses not Dutch. Right, Danish addresses.
Day 14 (continued). In my two weeks over here, I am yet to see a single police cruiser or a cop. I've been told that to see the police presence, ...
Day 14. The Rainbow beach. Has water scooters and beach volleyball. Caters to younger, more active segment of demographics, compared to the Sand ...
Hey 'W'. Be sure and watch for the Green Flash on the next sunset... Keep on Keepin On! Didn't know what "Green Flash" was. I had to look it...
