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June 2019 - Page 36 |
June 21st, I left New York City for St. Croix via San Juan. The 8:50 flight became 9:52. Strangely enough even with the delay the flight arrived as expected had it left 850. I arrived on St. Croix at 8 a.m. The trip was to attend the 50th Anniversary Class Reunion of St. Joseph and Central High Schools. I had a great time, though I only stayed for 2 days of event. The reunion was scheduled to run from June 23 to June 29. Page 37 will have the photos I took during the 2 days I participated. I stayed at The Fred on Strand Street in Frederiksted. The hotel is very nice and was still under construction during my stay. Swimming pool, restaurant, etc., to open later this year. Below are some of the photos I took. They may not all be posted in date order. I left St. Croix at 6:10 p.m. on June 24th and arrived in JFK after 1 a.m. on June 25th. |
The combination of the old building and the new form the center of operations for JetBlue Airways, in JFK and is collectively known as Terminal 5 or T5. Terminal 5 is located at the opposite end to the central axis of the master plan from the International Airport John F. Kennedy, in southeast Queens in New York City, USA , about 19 miles from Manhattan. At left, a Trans World Airlines (TWA) plane. On an American flight right after TWA stopped flying an American Airlines pilot said that TWA stood for "Travel With American". Original building dedicated in May 1962 and will now become a hotel. These photos will also appear on Page ZZZZZ. |
Moon at 30,000 plus feet |
Sister's residence, Estate Whim |
Clinic and other buildings, Strand Street. Taken from balcony of The Fred |
Christensen's property. Bottom floor was once Plantation Night Club. |
Rainbow Beach, bar and license plates on wall. |
Noni Morinda citrifolia is a fruit-bearing tree in the coffee family, Rubiaceae |
I stayed in Room 1201, hallway leading from front to back porch. |
Second floor |
Tiles, 1st floor |
Part of Room 1201 |
View from Rivera's residence. |
Christiansted's boardwalk. |
More views from Rivera's residence. |
Frederiksted (F'sted), Strand Street, Ann Abramson Marine Facility. |
Taken with cell phone |
Part of the shore. |
The sun beginning to set. |
Taken with cell |
As I took the photos of the beautiful sunset a young man began a conversation with me. He asked me if I was a professional photographer. I told him I was not. He said I sounded like someone he knew. Who? Paco. My brother. And then he started what would become a very interesting conversation. We talked about religion, use ofmarijuana, world issues, age, etc. It was an incredible chat. I could have continued the chat for hours. Unfortunately, he had to run an errand. The young man turned out to be a relative, a cousin. Had he not talked to me, I would not have known who he was. How small the world is! I thanked the young man for starting the conversation!! Too bad I did not take a selfie with my cousin. |
What was once the Apothecary Hall. |
Baobab tree, fruit, and flower |
Three letters of my first name, which I had written into cement of gutter on west side of Prince Street at corner of Queen Cross, is still visible after all these years |
Old Convent |
Mr. & Mrs. Morales (Chico and Fina) |
Iguana |
American Kestrel |
Views from Harrigan |
Fort Frederik |
The Fred from pier |
Pier at night using cell. Taken 06/23/19 |
Pier. Photos taken with cell on 6/23/19 |
Leaving pier. |
Sunrise |
Pool, not yet open. |
House covered in a wild vine. Taken from Prince Street but house is on Queen. |
Nathalie M. Petersen |
Bougainvillea |
Sign lit up at night. |
Bar area. |
© Jorge L. Rodríguez – Cru-Riqueño Photos |
© Jorge L. Rodríguez – Cru-Riqueño Photos |
© Jorge L. Rodríguez – Cru-Riqueño Photos |
© Jorge L. Rodríguez – Cru-Riqueño Photos |
© Jorge L. Rodríguez – Cru-Riqueño Photos |
© Jorge L. Rodríguez – Cru-Riqueño Photos |
© Jorge L. Rodríguez – Cru-Riqueño Photos |
© Jorge L. Rodríguez – Cru-Riqueño Photos |
Update, July 15, 2020 - The Fred is being sold. No reason for sale but it could be due to the fact that one of the owners was recently kidnapped at gunpoint. Asking price? $6.8 million. |