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Windjammer Fantome

Posted in Caribbean, Water on December 28th, 2023 by judy

In June of 1994 Gil and I cruised in the Caribbean on the Windjammer Fantome with Windjammer Barefoot Cruises. This particular cruise was to what they called the “Lost Caribbean”, islands off Venezuela. The Fantome was a 282-foot four-masted staysail schooner that carried 128 passengers. On 27 October 1998, the Fantome was destroyed by Hurricane Mitch. All passengers and non-essential crew had been let off at Belize City, but 31 crew members perished. I find this post very sad, but also in a way an honor to them and everyone who has died at sea.

This photo is from the Wikipedia article. I did not get a photo of the ship under sail.
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Atchfalaya Swamp in Infrared

Posted in Backroads, Tourism, Water on December 20th, 2023 by judy

Gil and I took a boat tour on the Atchafalaya Swamp in May 2017 on a trip to New Orleans. Here are some of the photos I took with my infrared camera. I liked them quite a bit better than the color photographs because they had more contrast because living leaves in sunlight show up white in an infrared photograph. I photographed the alligator in color…

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