We’re doing some work with Porto Cupecoy, a luxury ‘marina village’ resort on St. Martin in the Caribbean. Well, technically it’s on Sint Maarten, the Dutch half of the island.
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Prize
The prize includes:
Round trip airfare for two from US, Canada, or Caribbean (up to $2000)
One week accommodation for two at Porto Cupecoy during 2010
One water sports activity to be coordinated through Porto Cupecoy (up to $250)
Porto Cupecoy is on Facebook and Twitter, if you’re so inclined.
I’m a descendant of the McLeans. Emilie Delphine Robb of New York granted Zavikon to Andrew McLean of Passaic, New Jersey on June 27, 1918. Andrew was a cotton goods manufacturer. He died in March 26, 1931. His property was then divided among his children. On August 22, 1931 they sold Zavikon to Philip A. Castner of Philadelphia. The Great Depression caused the McLeans to end the family’s business and sell Zavikon!
I’m always pleased when something on this site enables a little connection like this that didn’t exist before.
Tim recently visited Keats Island, a tiny scrap of land in Howe Sound:
The body of water around it is called Howe Sound, and if you’ve touristed around here you’ve seen it out of the left side of your car on the first part of the way to Whistler, or the right side when almost home. Keats’ population in winter is maybe fifty; but then a thousand on certain summer long weekends. The Island and Sound are photogenic.
He also took some gorgeous photos, which made me pine a bit for the many blues and greys of coastal BC.
I have both friends and family with cabins on Keats Island, so I’ve been over there about a dozen times. It’s a lovely spot, though the dwellings are a little close together for my taste. Tim doesn’t say if he visited the Eastbourne side or the Keats Landing side. The latter is where I’ve spent most of my time.
There’s a big bible camp on the Keats Landing side–they own a bunch of land there. Curiously, the Wikipedia entry for Keats Island doesn’t mention it. I’ll amend it.
Tomorrow morning, we’re heading off to stay overnight on Comino, the tiny island between Gozo and Malta that’s home to the Blue Lagoon. It’s also home to a zillion day-trippers, which is why we’re going and staying overnight. That way we can enjoy it in relatively quiet conditions in the evening and early morning.
Things will therefore be mighty quiet around here for the next 48 hours. If you’re bored, feel free to check out the ten links in the my link blog in the side bar (in fact, there’s way more than 10 links in the actual RSS feed).
We’re doing some work with Porto Cupecoy, a luxury ‘marina village’ resort on St. Martin in the Caribbean. Well, technically it’s on Sint Maarten, the Dutch half of the island.