Fresh Bilge (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
When I arrived on Noordam’s upper deck, full daylight had come, and the ship was already close to the headlands southwest of Fort de France. The scene was extra familiar because of my recent work with the sailing memoir and the photos I had taken on my 1996 cruise in these waters. I was feeling [...]
Fresh Bilge (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
I rose at 5 AM. No sleeping pill last night. I was lucky to sleep at all. The view of Martinique was my consolation for dragging sore limbs on deck so early. We had just passed southward off Fort de France. The moon had gone down, and it was too dark to see the island [...]
Fresh Bilge (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
... six years later. Noordam glided across the harbor to the cruise ship dock in front of downtown Fort de France. In 1990 Tim and I spent one night at a hotel some distance upslope from the dock, where the bar’s patio commanded a broad view of the harbor. There is quite a bit of new development along the immediate shore now. Steve will have fun walking about today, but I had a poor night, and...
Fresh Bilge (Free subscription) | 30/10/2008
... I have no plan for Martinique, other than perhaps debarking and taking a short walk on the Fort de France waterfront. At Tortola there is a snorkel launch that runs from Nanny Cay to Norman Island. I suppose I shall assent to that. If I don’t feel well enough for swimming (or if I get cramps) at least I will have seen those waters close up, one last time.
FlightSimX (Free subscription) | 20/10/2008
Now available from FranceVFR is a bundle of two previously separate scenery packages: Martinique and Guadeloupe. Both FS2004 and FSX versions are included. The first scenery covers the La Martinique island with photorealistic textures, including a full and specific autogen coverage. The Fort-de-France Le Lamentin (TFFF) airport includes detailed buildings and a realistic AI traffic based [...]...
