The trip of many changes... TRIP REPORT UPDATED 4/25 - Page 22 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
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I get sick also on buses so I'm not sure how well I would fair if I had to sit in the back of the bus with all the hairpin turns you described. This island does look more vibrant and pretty and you captured some beautiful pictures of the Wonder.
It is a beautiful island indeed. All the little harbors, and so picturesque. That photo of the Wonder in port is a perfect example, beautiful! Just super windy roads to get anywhere! (I'm glad I was able to recommend the motion sickness tabs!)
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It is a beautiful island indeed. All the little harbors, and so picturesque. That photo of the Wonder in port is a perfect example, beautiful! Just super windy roads to get anywhere! (I'm glad I was able to recommend the motion sickness tabs!)
Yes, I think I'd have been lost without those that day!
Like you said the island has a nice feel to it. Love the buildings on the island. Some nice views and especially of The Wonder.
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What a beautiful island! I'm the same way with bus trips. I have to be in the front. And even then, if there are lots of stops and starts, it makes me sick.
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What a beautiful island! I'm the same way with bus trips. I have to be in the front. And even then, if there are lots of stops and starts, it makes me sick.
Thankfully this didn't have too many stops and starts and, in fairness, when they came, I was glad to get off the bus for a while.
Tuesday 16 January – part four: a breath taking sight!
We then started to head out of St. John…
…and I found cows! There would be more sightings to come…
Isn’t the landscape just beautiful?
We saw bananas growing and apparently they export most of them to the UK…
We stopped off at this dramatic viewing point…
I was glad I didn’t need the restroom, as they were doing a roaring trade, charging $1 per person! And trust me, it was a roaring trade – you should’ve seen the line!
Then we were off again….
On the way, we encountered a terrifying new bridge build. Honestly, Thunder literally had to crawl on to the new bridge and off it again… Health and safety would not let you get away with that at home!
Finally, after many more hairpin bends (although according to Stormy, there are only two – left and right! ) we got to the sight I’d been waiting for – the Pitons and wow, it was just as breath taking as I’d hoped.
I cannot imagine what it’s like to live in this fishing village and to be dwarfed by such a magnificent sight.
As you can see, the Pitons are two cone-shaped mountains on the southwest coast of the island, covered in lush foliage. They rise to 2,600 feet.
In the distance, Mark asked me to zero in on this…
We didn’t know it then, but this would be one of our future destinations for the day…
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This island does look more vibrant and pretty and you captured some beautiful pictures of the Wonder.
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Love the buildings on the island. Some nice views and especially of The Wonder.
: Nice start to the tour! 
There would be more sightings to come… 
And trust me, it was a roaring trade – you should’ve seen the line! 
) we got to the sight I’d been waiting for – the Pitons and wow, it was just as breath taking as I’d hoped. 
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