{"id":2459,"date":"2009-12-27T19:21:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-28T00:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/bad-sailing-day.html"},"modified":"2016-09-21T10:04:25","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T14:04:25","slug":"bad-sailing-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2459","title":{"rendered":"Bad sailing day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is captain Carla (in silouette). She took us out of the harbor so
we could get going. It was 1:00 by the time we cleared their customs.
Mary and Joseph, you have to clear customs with each of these little
island.<\/p>\n

We decided to go to the French side of the island because the food is
said to be better — no duh, better than Dutch food? That's not EVEN a
fair fight!<\/p>\n

It rained and the winds were pathetic. It, honestly, didn't matter
because we were outside on the water on a boat, reading a waterproof
map in my "safety red" gortex rain gear (do you know that they
Actually make gortex foul weather gear in colors like … Sea blue …
Just in case you get knocked overboard and don't want to be recognized
by anyone).<\/p>\n

Dinner was at an ocean side reggae rib bar, Carib beers, plantains,
beans and rice. The old men were dancing to the live music.<\/p>\n

The sky cleared. The sunset peaked through. My mouth scorched with the
Calypso Sauce. It was iconic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is captain Carla (in silouette). She took us out of the harbor so we could get going. It was 1:00 by the time we cleared their customs. 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