Just about everone who boats has a favorite island or two. How about
everone listing some of theirs, along with some high points?

I'll start:

Northeast: Block Island and Martha's Vineyard. Both are convenient
to Long Island Sound and the NY/CT metro areas. Both have great
scenery and well protected harbors. Both have good fishing and
supplies.

Caribbean: St Martin's, Antigua and Martinique - all for slightly
different reasons but all have good harbors, scenery, beaches and
ambience.

On 9/20/2011 3:38 PM, Wayne B wrote:
Just about everone who boats has a favorite island or two. How about
everone listing some of theirs, along with some high points?

I'll start:

Northeast: Block Island and Martha's Vineyard. Both are convenient
to Long Island Sound and the NY/CT metro areas. Both have great
scenery and well protected harbors. Both have good fishing and
supplies.

Caribbean: St Martin's, Antigua and Martinique - all for slightly
different reasons but all have good harbors, scenery, beaches and
ambience.

Ya man Mo Bay irie. Dunns River Falls, Sint Marteen, Martinique, St.
Kitts, Providenciales, Margarita Island, Aruba, Bermuda, Saint Thomas,
Cozumel, Cancun. All special All nice and warm. Most favorite Jamaica.
Least favorite Yucatan Peninsula.

In article om,
says...

On 9/20/2011 3:38 PM, Wayne B wrote:
Just about everone who boats has a favorite island or two. How about
everone listing some of theirs, along with some high points?

I'll start:

Northeast: Block Island and Martha's Vineyard. Both are convenient
to Long Island Sound and the NY/CT metro areas. Both have great
scenery and well protected harbors. Both have good fishing and
supplies.

Caribbean: St Martin's, Antigua and Martinique - all for slightly
different reasons but all have good harbors, scenery, beaches and
ambience.

Ya man Mo Bay irie. Dunns River Falls, Sint Marteen, Martinique, St.
Kitts, Providenciales, Margarita Island, Aruba, Bermuda, Saint Thomas,
Cozumel, Cancun. All special All nice and warm. Most favorite Jamaica.
Least favorite Yucatan Peninsula.

Aruba, great scenery, decent night life and restaurants, beautiful
weather.

"Wayne B" wrote in message
...
Just about everone who boats has a favorite island or two. How about
everone listing some of theirs, along with some high points?

I'll start:

Northeast: Block Island and Martha's Vineyard. Both are convenient
to Long Island Sound and the NY/CT metro areas. Both have great
scenery and well protected harbors. Both have good fishing and
supplies.

Caribbean: St Martin's, Antigua and Martinique - all for slightly
different reasons but all have good harbors, scenery, beaches and
ambience.


Hi Wayne,

I have fond memories of time spent at Hope Town (Elbow Cay), Marsh Harbour
(Great Abaco), Spanish Wells (St. Georges Cay), Chub Cay and Fort Jefferson
(Garden Key).

Specifically, having locals bring a delicious dinner of Bahamian food to the
boat while at anchor in the beautiful harbor of Hope Town. Hottest damned
peppers I've ever encountered. Little yellow buggers would bring tears to
your eyes. Also, a wonderful day of fishing and conching out of Spanish
Wells guided by the one and only Aziel Bertram Pinder. A white-knuckle
landing at Marsh Harbour airport. Come to think of it, the departure
take-off was pretty wild as well. I was offered a chance to go fishing with
some guys I met at the marina at Chub Cay. They had a long and narrow
center console with BIG triple outboards. I swear the boat was in the air
as much as it was in the water. Fun ride. And finally, trading cold beer
for fresh shrimp with a shrimp boat off Fort Jefferson.

Russ

On 9/20/11 3:38 PM, Wayne B wrote:
Just about everone who boats has a favorite island or two. How about
everone listing some of theirs, along with some high points?

I'll start:

Northeast: Block Island and Martha's Vineyard. Both are convenient
to Long Island Sound and the NY/CT metro areas. Both have great
scenery and well protected harbors. Both have good fishing and
supplies.

Caribbean: St Martin's, Antigua and Martinique - all for slightly
different reasons but all have good harbors, scenery, beaches and
ambience.



Crete, Corfu, Sicily, St. Simons, Jamaica, Puerto Rico.



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On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:38:21 -0400, Wayne B wrote:

Just about everone who boats has a favorite island or two. How about
everone listing some of theirs, along with some high points?

I'll start:

Northeast: Block Island and Martha's Vineyard. Both are convenient
to Long Island Sound and the NY/CT metro areas. Both have great
scenery and well protected harbors. Both have good fishing and
supplies.

Caribbean: St Martin's, Antigua and Martinique - all for slightly
different reasons but all have good harbors, scenery, beaches and
ambience.


Castaway Cay...great harbor, scenery, beaches, ambience, and super food!

http://www.dreamsunlimitedtravel.com...tos/ccay-1.jpg

On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:47:51 -0700, "RG" wrote:


"Wayne B" wrote in message
.. .
Just about everone who boats has a favorite island or two. How about
everone listing some of theirs, along with some high points?

I'll start:

Northeast: Block Island and Martha's Vineyard. Both are convenient
to Long Island Sound and the NY/CT metro areas. Both have great
scenery and well protected harbors. Both have good fishing and
supplies.

Caribbean: St Martin's, Antigua and Martinique - all for slightly
different reasons but all have good harbors, scenery, beaches and
ambience.


Hi Wayne,

I have fond memories of time spent at Hope Town (Elbow Cay), Marsh Harbour
(Great Abaco), Spanish Wells (St. Georges Cay), Chub Cay and Fort Jefferson
(Garden Key).

Specifically, having locals bring a delicious dinner of Bahamian food to the
boat while at anchor in the beautiful harbor of Hope Town. Hottest damned
peppers I've ever encountered. Little yellow buggers would bring tears to
your eyes. Also, a wonderful day of fishing and conching out of Spanish
Wells guided by the one and only Aziel Bertram Pinder. A white-knuckle
landing at Marsh Harbour airport. Come to think of it, the departure
take-off was pretty wild as well. I was offered a chance to go fishing with
some guys I met at the marina at Chub Cay. They had a long and narrow
center console with BIG triple outboards. I swear the boat was in the air
as much as it was in the water. Fun ride. And finally, trading cold beer
for fresh shrimp with a shrimp boat off Fort Jefferson.

Russ


Good choices Russ. We have fond memories of Marsh Harbour, Hope Town
and Spanish Wells also. I assume you are talking about Ft Jefferson
in the Dry Tortugas? Very unique place. We had a Giant Grouper that
must have weighed at least 300 pounds camped out under our boat the
whole time we were there. Ever once in awhile he'd stick his nose
out where we could see him.

If you haven't been to Staniel Cay in the Exumas, I think you'd enjoy
that area also.

On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:57:22 -0400, John H
wrote:

Castaway Cay...great harbor, scenery, beaches, ambience, and super food!

http://www.dreamsunlimitedtravel.com...tos/ccay-1.jpg

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I have no doubt that people go to Castaway Cay and have a great time.
Disney is very good at what they do. What bothers me is that a
company like Disney buys an island, takes it private, changes the
name to something cutesy and American, excludes the natives and
everyone other than a Disney customer, builds a minature Disney World,
and calls it the Bahamas. It's not even close to being the Bahamas
except for some of the scenery.

On 20/09/2011 2:15 PM, iBoaterer wrote:
In raweb.com,
says...

On 9/20/2011 3:38 PM, Wayne B wrote:
Just about everone who boats has a favorite island or two. How about
everone listing some of theirs, along with some high points?

I'll start:

Northeast: Block Island and Martha's Vineyard. Both are convenient
to Long Island Sound and the NY/CT metro areas. Both have great
scenery and well protected harbors. Both have good fishing and
supplies.

Caribbean: St Martin's, Antigua and Martinique - all for slightly
different reasons but all have good harbors, scenery, beaches and
ambience.

Ya man Mo Bay irie. Dunns River Falls, Sint Marteen, Martinique, St.
Kitts, Providenciales, Margarita Island, Aruba, Bermuda, Saint Thomas,
Cozumel, Cancun. All special All nice and warm. Most favorite Jamaica.
Least favorite Yucatan Peninsula.

Aruba, great scenery, decent night life and restaurants, beautiful
weather.

But if your a blond woman...Aruba? Prey or pray?.
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So in the hole, why do we insanely want more debt?

On 20/09/2011 2:26 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:11:04 -0400, wrote:

On 9/20/2011 3:38 PM, Wayne B wrote:
Just about everone who boats has a favorite island or two. How about
everone listing some of theirs, along with some high points?

I'll start:

Northeast: Block Island and Martha's Vineyard. Both are convenient
to Long Island Sound and the NY/CT metro areas. Both have great
scenery and well protected harbors. Both have good fishing and
supplies.

Caribbean: St Martin's, Antigua and Martinique - all for slightly
different reasons but all have good harbors, scenery, beaches and
ambience.

Ya man Mo Bay irie. Dunns River Falls, Sint Marteen, Martinique, St.
Kitts, Providenciales, Margarita Island, Aruba, Bermuda, Saint Thomas,
Cozumel, Cancun. All special All nice and warm. Most favorite Jamaica.
Least favorite Yucatan Peninsula.

I liked Jamaica in the 60s, not so much since.
You are right about the Yucatan (Cozumel and Cancun) I think there are
more Mexicans on Ft Myers beach than there are there.

St Thomas was nice.

Especially at the top of the island where you can look all around.


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First rule of holes: If you're in one, don't keep digging.
So in the hole, why do we insanely want more debt?