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Yo Ho Ho, Etc.

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Stade’s Rum Distillery on Barbados

Those who know me know that I love to bring home “liquid souvenirs” from our travels. Our recent cruise on Celebrity Beyond was no exception. For our visit to the island of Barbados I had arranged a tour to take us to three distilleries. As luck would have it, our driver/guide for the day is a rum aficionado, so he was the ideal person for us to spend the day with. He also had a great place for us to have an authentic Bajan lunch!

Foursquare Distillery on Barbados
Tour and tasting at Foursquare Distillery on Barbados
Barrels of Rum at Foursquare Distillery on Barbados
Tour and tasting at Foursquare Distillery on Barbados

We visited Foursquare, Mount Gay and Stade’s distilleries, and brought home several bottles from each.  Just like with bourbon, gin and other spirits, rum distilleries all have their individual stories, methods and recipes. It is interesting to learn about them, in the interest of science, of course. 😉

Original Mount Gay Pot Still from 1760. At Mount Gay Rum on Barbados
Tour and tasting at Mount Gay Rum on Barbados
Mount Gay Rum on Barbados

I have finally completed all of the processing from our winter adventures and posted galleries on my Adobe Portfolio page.

Tour and tasting at Stade’s Rum Distillery on Barbados
Stade’s Rum Distillery on Barbados
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Seeing Red

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Morning on the Resort Deck of Celebrity Beyond

With apologies to 2clicksaway for borrowing the title, I thought this group of photos made for an interesting study. Taken during our recent cruise aboard Celebrity Beyond.

Morning on the Resort Deck of Celebrity Beyond
Morning on the Resort Deck of Celebrity Beyond
Morning on the Resort Deck of Celebrity Beyond
Morning on the Resort Deck of Celebrity Beyond
Morning on the Resort Deck of Celebrity Beyond
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Morning Fun: Norwegian Prima

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Morning aboard Norwegian Prima

I enjoy early mornings aboard a cruise, well before most of the people stumble out of bed and start looking for the first feeding opportunity. I only got up early one morning while we were aboard Norwegian Prima, and it happened to be the morning of our arrival in Roatan, Honduras. While I was able to watch as we approached the port, for the most part my favorite photos are the ones of different ship details, especially those lit up by all the LED lighting.

Morning aboard Norwegian Prima
Morning aboard Norwegian Prima
Morning aboard Norwegian Prima
Morning aboard Norwegian Prima
Morning aboard Norwegian Prima
Morning aboard Norwegian Prima
Morning aboard Norwegian Prima
Morning aboard Norwegian Prima
Morning aboard Norwegian Prima
Morning aboard Norwegian Prima
Morning arrival at Roatan, Honduras aboard Norwegian Prima
Morning arrival at Roatan, Honduras aboard Norwegian Prima
Morning arrival at Roatan, Honduras aboard Norwegian Prima
Roatan, Honduras
Enchantment of the Seas arriving in Roatan, Honduras
Photography

Sunrise On The River

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Sunrise on the Mississippi River approaching New Orleans

Our approach to New Orleans was really interesting, because it involved an 8-hour transit up the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico starting around midnight. Sunrise occurred about an hour from our arrival, and I was up early to catch the morning light. This is an easy edit of one of my photos from that morning, although I have many more to go through once we get home. Needless to say, a quiet sail up the river in the early morning was quite special.