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Looking for Johnny Depp in the Lesser Antilles ~ WOW – Am I ever glad I booked my last vacation days with Star Clippers!   Unbeknownst to me (remember, I don’t have regular access to Internet), my sailing vessel was the ROYAL CLIPPER, known as the Greyhound of sailing ships!   Total number of guests was right around 200 and crew was 102.   As I arrived in Barbados, making my way to the sailing ship, I was reminded of the good time I had in Barbados just a few months after arriving at my Peace Corps site.   Here I was, closing out my service leaving and returning to Barbados.   It just seemed fitting.   My first impression was not super excited as the sails were down and it looked rather skeleton-like!   However, once aboard, I could see that I was about to be treated like a queen.   The Captain and First Mate greeted guests and a punch was swiftly pushed into my hand in a champagne glass.   I was given my cabin card and could not wait ...

Well, I have spent more time away from school than present due to Physio Therapy on my back in the capital city of Georgetown.  I started with tree solid weeks, then weaned down to three times a week for three weeks which allowed me to at least be at school two days a  week.  The children were forgiving and happy to see me.  Children have been spending a lot of time on MASH activities and just a few seem to be motivated enough to read the six books I set aside for a contest.  You can lead a horse to water....but you know the rest.  As it turned out, the participating children in Physical Display took 3rd place for the area and did not move on to the finals in Georgetown.  While I spent time in Georgetown, I was able to get to an afternoon of the competition.  It is stiff with well-choreographed routines.  It was,  however, difficult for me to sit in the room with 1000 shreeking students!  Talk about energy! During this time where ...