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Hawaii Blog!May 16, 2012We’re launching a Hawaii blog – yahoo!! |
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Goodbye BVIApril 1, 2012Home in my own bed after two busy crazy wonderful weeks aboard Promenade. I’m always amazed how I can wake up in one part of the world and go to bed that night in another – perhaps the transition is … Continue reading |
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March 30: Day 5Friday. Last wake up out in the islands. We got off to a slow start after last night’s rage at Willy T’s. We postponed our morning swim until we could move the boat to White Bay, Peter Island. No … Continue reading |
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March 29: Day 4March 30, 2012Mangroves serve many functions in aquatic environments, and we take advantage of many of them on Tortola for a unique swim. It’s the kind of place that you have to slow down a bit and focus on the sea bed … Continue reading |
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March 28: Day 3We woke up anchored off Anegada this morning, a gentle breeze blowing for the first time in 2 days. The water here is a little hazy, the price we pay for the very fine white sand beach. We often skip … Continue reading |
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March 27: Day 2March 29, 2012Day 2 – No wind. Usually when someone on a sailboat writes those 2 words, they are not happy. However, this boat is full of swimmers, and while wind is an accepted fact in open water swimming, the complete lack … Continue reading |
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March 26: Day 1Tonight, along with all of the male guides and guests, I ate conch penis. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Morning swim/stroke filming at Mountain Point, Virgin Gorda. Flat calm water. This gives Captain Bazza and Admiral Kerry an idea: … Continue reading |
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Week Two – Welcome AboardMarch 25, 2012Hopper here. The first half of day one is bossy. We get bossed by the yacht owners, we in turn have to be bossy to our new guests with orations on how to flush the toilets … Continue reading |
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Crazy Guide Arrival – Week 2Hopper here, taking over blog duties. Travel day for me: 4:00 a.m. wake up, various winged and wheeled vehicular locomotion, including a whole row to myself on a direct flight to Puerto Rico. JetBlue is awesome. The staff is more … Continue reading |
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March 23: Day 5March 24, 2012Day 5: How Quickly the Time Goes It’s hard to believe we’ve come to the last full day on SwimVacation, and we’re already reminiscing back to our first day, when pale and nervous, we jumped off the boat for the … Continue reading |
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March 22: Day 4March 23, 2012Day 4: Rain Delay A quiet, restful night under a brilliant smattering of stars in Muskmelon bay dawned a bit chillier and calm. Ever the guinea pig (and also the newbie guide on this … Continue reading |
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March 21: Day 3March 21, 2012Day 3: Inter-Species Interaction We started the morning with no clear plan for where we were going to do our morning swim. We had a few places in mind, and Captain Bazza checked the weather forecasts and made the decision … Continue reading |
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March 20: Day 2March 20, 2012Day 2: The Baths and Moon Pool We started the day at the Baths with a video session. Heather dived down and shot footage of each swimmer as they swam over her from three different angles so that Carter and … Continue reading |
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March 19: Day 1March 19, 2012Day 1: Swimming, Hiking, and Dance Parties Hanging on one of the world’s BEST beaches – Just north of The Baths, Virgin Gorda Monday dawned clear and sunny after a night filled with rain, wind and more rain. Hatches shut … Continue reading |
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March 18 – Welcome Aboard DayMarch 18, 2012A Watery Welcome An unexpected cloudburst that kicked in right at noon was no match for the enthusiastic group of travelers waiting for us at the dock. Heather and Felix shuttled over to collect our … Continue reading |
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Out of touch in Great Harbor, Peter IslandThis blog post is being written from SwimVacation Headquarters in Maine, as our intrepid swimmers are tucked away in a secluded bay in the Caribbean with spotty internet access. Pity them, as they had to abandon their smart phones, ipads, … Continue reading |
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Guides ArrivalWe’re here! We’re here! Elaine and I caught a red eye from Boston to San Juan, and had 10 hours to kill before we could make the hop to Tortola. We were all big talk about big plans for zany … Continue reading |
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Packing up for Back to Back SwimVacationsMarch 15, 2012Wouldn’t you know it? Just as I’m getting (gleefully) ready to head south to the beautiful BVI, Spring arrives here in New England. I so like the contrast of leaving in the snow and arriving to the sun, the warm … Continue reading |
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ResurfacingDecember 19, 2011Swam in the pool this morning with SwimVacation President, Hopper. He saw our slideshow last night, and throughout our workout, I keep thinking of more things to tell him about the trip…”Oh yeah and….” “Oh yeah and….” That will … Continue reading |
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Day 6December 16, 2011TBIF = Too Bad It’s Friday. I don’t remember the last time I wished it wasn’t Friday, but today was sweet-bitter-sweet. Can it be we’ve come to the end of this amazing week? But first, another jam packed day to … Continue reading |
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Special Edition: Our Promenade FamilyWe at SwimVacation know only too well that we could not do what we do without our friends on SV Promenade. We started as their guests, but over the years, they’ve become to feel more like family. Captain Bazza keeps … Continue reading |
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Day 5December 15, 2011The wind came on last night full of itself, all bluster and big talk. Pretty incredible, considering we haven’t even sailed up till this point for lack of wind. Luckily we were holed up in White Bay, Peter Island, out … Continue reading |
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Day 4December 14, 2011Guest blogger Alison writes: Hello again – it’s return SwimVacationer, Alison. After just 9 months, Ken and I are back in the BVI with Heather and Will! I was worried that my love of the first trip arose from the … Continue reading |
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Day 3Judy wakes up to Bob talking in his sleep: “You have to anchor!”. I guess Will made an impact with his stroke technique session last night. As I type, our swimmers are huddled around Will’s computer, looking at the videos … Continue reading |
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Day 2December 12, 2011TGIM = Thank God It’s Monday. You’d say that too if you’d been here….What a day. Woke up to coffee and sunshine and the flat calm of Great Harbour, Peter Island. Everyone got ready for a 730 swim briefing – … Continue reading |
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