Keith’s Perspective on Our Week in Stormy Elizabeth Harbour/Le point de vue de Keith sur notre semaine dans le port tempétueux d’Elizabeth Harbour

This week has been interesting. On Saturday, we played D&D. On Sunday, we were in a Nordhavn marketing photo/video shoot. A bunch of Nordhavns cruised around while a drone took photos and videos of us. After that, we went to a restaurant where I had a really boring time. There wasn’t enough food and I was absolutely starving.

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Keith’s Perspective of Elizabeth Harbour, Exuma Islands, Bahamas/Le point de vue de Keith sur Elizabeth Harbour, Exuma Islands, Bahamas

This week has been really fun. On Saturday we went to the town here, George Town. We ate lunch and picked up some cheese from the store. The ride to George Town was super wavy, and we got totally soaked.

On our way to George Town

Cette semaine était amusante. Samedi on a visité le village d’à côté, George Town. On a mangé le déjeuner et acheté du fromage. Le voyage à George Town avait beaucoup de vagues, et nous étions trempés.

Lunch at the Sandpiper in George Town
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Keith’s Perspective on Long Island, Bahamas/Le point de vue de Keith sur Long Island, Bahamas

This week has been fun. We were at sea on Saturday and Sunday and nothing much happened. Dad was sick, and so was I. We arrived in the Bahamas on Monday, and we stopped at a place called Matthew Town for a few minutes to check into the country. After that we left Matthew Town on Great Inagua, and went to another island, Long Island, which took a day. The bay was named Little Harbor and we met a nice family there. We went to the beach with them. 

the anchorage in Little Harbor, Long Island

Cette semaine était amusante. On était en mer samedi et dimanche, donc il ne s’est pas passé beaucoup de choses. Nous sommes arrivés sans les Bahamas lundi, et nous nous sommes arrêtés dans un village qui s’appelle Matthew Town pour s’enregistrer dans le pays. Après ça on est parti de Matthew Town de Great Inagua, et nous sommes allés sur une autre île, Long Island. Le voyage a duré toute la journée. La bay s’appelle Little Harbor, et nous y avons rencontré une famille. On est allé à la plage avec eux.

The shoreline at Little Harbor, Long Island
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Keith’s Perspective of Jamaica/Le point de vue de Keith sur la Jamaïque

This week has been fun. On Saturday we were just on a passage, which was pretty boring. We arrived in Jamaica on Sunday. We checked in, then ate a a jerk chicken place.

The road entrance to the Errol Flynn Marina

Cette semaine était amusante. Samedi on a fait que naviguer ce qui était tres ennuyant. Dimanche on est arrivé en Jamaïque. En s’est enregistré et on a mangé à un restaurant qui sert du poulet avec une sauce spéciale appelée jerk. 

Jerk chicken, rice and beans and mixed veggies.
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Sir Henry Morgan, the Infamous Privateer

During our circumnavigation, Christi used to write histories for all the countries we visited. Given that legacy, we felt it was appropriate to publish Keith’s school assignment on Henry Morgan, as Morgan altered the course of history for both Panama and Jamaica.

Sir Henry Morgan was a Welsh privateer who fought for the English against the Spanish during the 1660s and 1670s. He is remembered as one of the greatest privateers in the world, along with being one of the worst enemies to the Spanish since Sir Francis Drake. 

Nobody knows Morgan’s exact date of birth, but people theorize that he was born around 1635 in Monmouth County, Wales. He had two uncles who were both prominent in the English military. Morgan decided early in his life to follow his uncles’ footsteps. He served under General Venables and Admiral Penn in 1654 when they took Jamaica from the Spanish. 

After leaving the official military, Morgan took on the life of a privateer, who were mercenaries who were allowed to attack an/or raid enemies in exchange for the majority of the loot they took. Morgan was one of many privateers who had a “license” to raid the Spanish, given that England and Spain were at war. 

Morgan was a fearless leader and a clever tactician. He became the leader of the Brethren of the Coast, a group of privateers. 

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