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<title>St Thomas: Above</title><biblioid class="uri">http://norman.walsh.name/2005/05/19/stabove</biblioid>
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<firstname>Norman</firstname>
	<surname>Walsh</surname>
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      <year>2005</year>
      <holder>Norman Walsh</holder>
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<para>A small selection of photographs from our recent vacation in
St. Thomas, USVI.</para>
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<para xml:id="p1">We've been to St. Thomas
<link xlink:href="/topics#StThomas">before</link>. It's a destination for
relaxation. There's a magical quality to the way blue sky, turquoise
water, and green palm fronds combine in the mind. I could tell you we did
many of the same things we did last time. I could tell you how good
the food was (<citetitle>Craig &amp; Sally's</citetitle> is still the finest
dining going), or how good it felt to lie on the beach, or any number of
other things. But instead, I think I'll share a few thousand words in
pictures.</para>

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<para xml:id="p2">Yes, I have a predilection for pictures of reptiles and
amphibians.</para>

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<para xml:id="p3">There are a great many more photos like this in
<link xlink:href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ndw/sets/350493/">St Thomas:
Above, May 2005</link>
at <link xlink:href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</link>.</para>

<para xml:id="p4">The panoramic banner, by the way, is a 360° view from the float
in Secret Harbour.</para>

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