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<title>Paradise Found</title><biblioid class="uri">http://norman.walsh.name/2006/02/13/paradise</biblioid>
<volumenum>9</volumenum>
<issuenum>16</issuenum>
<pubdate>2006-02-13T08:04:22-05:00</pubdate>
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<author>
      <personname>
<firstname>Norman</firstname>
	<surname>Walsh</surname>
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<copyright>
      <year>2006</year>
      <holder>Norman Walsh</holder>
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<abstract>
<para>A lovely week in one of the loveliest spots we know.</para>
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<dc:subject rdf:resource="http://norman.walsh.name/knows/taxonomy#USVI-StThomas"/>
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<para xml:id="p1">R&amp;R.</para>

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<para xml:id="p2">That's “rest and relaxation”.</para>

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<para xml:id="p3">And Rum Punches, have I mentioned the Rum Punches?</para>

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<para xml:id="p4">Warm Caribbean water is a lovely place to be in February.
There's not a lot new to tell really. Sun, sand, warm water, a little
shopping, a lot of good food. Same as
<link xlink:href="/2005/05/19/stabove">last time</link>. That's why we
go.</para>

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<para xml:id="p5">One bit of new fun. The weather was odd for February, high winds
and some rain every day. Sometimes a lot of it for a few minutes.</para>

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<para xml:id="p6">Nothing really to fuss about. Anyway, it was sufficiently windy
the night we went to <citetitle>Agavé Terrace</citetitle> that we elected
not to take one of the tables right on the edge of the balcony with their
spectacular view across to St. John. Instead we sat deep inside the restaurant
nestled up against the lush mountainside. And there we saw a veritable
army of hermit crabs.</para>

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<para xml:id="p7">Wanna start a fight? Toss a raisin in front of some hermit crabs.</para>

<para xml:id="p8">Alas, all good things, as they say. Time to get back to work…</para>

<para xml:id="p9">If you want to daydream, there are
<link xlink:href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ndw/sets/72057594062839326/">more pictures</link> in a set
<link xlink:href="http://www.flickr.com/">on Flickr</link>.</para>

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