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Review of the Legend of the Seas w/ photographs - Jan 3 - 13, 2014
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<blockquote data-quote="Cruizer" data-source="post: 1639747" data-attributes="member: 18088"><p><strong>Friday, January 10 - St. Maarten</strong></p><p></p><p>We arrive in St. Maarten shortly before dawn. Soon we are joined by the NCL Breakaway (it didn't breakaway), which is a very large ship (twice the size of the Legend of the Seas). </p><p></p><p>I don't have a ship tour planned. I am going to Maho Beach (also known as Sunset Beach) to take pictures of the planes landing at the airport, which is right next to the beach. Last time I went to Maho Beach was April 2008. I went swimming in the water and took a water proof camera with me. The pictures came out okay. However, I've got a new camera and lens that should be perfect for this and I want to get some high quality pictures. Of course, since I am taking my good camera, which is not water proof, I am dressed in street clothes, because I'm not going anywhere near the salt water with my DSLR. </p><p></p><p>I hop on a taxi with a few other people which reduces the cost (the more people, the less each one has to pay). There is a draw bridge that allows tall boats to enter and leave the marina. It is open a lot in the afternoon, so traffic can back up and extra time has to be allowed to make it back to the ship on time. However, I notice that there is now a second drawbridge which I believe is new. The driver confirms that it is new and helps reduce the traffic congestion. </p><p></p><p>Looking at Maho Beach there is the ocean, sand, a two lane road, a fence and then the runway. Once I arrive at Maho Beach I notice the beach (meaning the sand), is a lot shorter (distance from the road to the water) than I remember it. One of the locals confirms that there has been some erosion of the beach. I also notice a second fence has been added near the end of the runway (but only near the runway). I guess they are trying to get the people that like to hang on the fence while the jets are taking off to back up a bit. I'm not sure how effective it is, since the jet blast can, and does, blow people off the beach and into the water. </p><p></p><p>First I take some photographs of the sign warning of the danger of standing behind the jets as they are taking off. Then I go over to the Sunset Bar to wait for the jets to land. 737s, 757s and some Airbuses land at this airport. However, the big prize if the KLM 747 that lands here. </p><p></p><p>The bar and the beach are both full of people with cameras, and all seem to be waiting for the KLM 747 to arrive. I take pictures of the smaller planes as they arrive, so that I have everything set the way I want for the arrival of the KLM 747. </p><p></p><p>Some people, with better eyes than mine (or binoculars) suddenly say, "There it is." Of course it is big, blue and has four engines (though it is not the only four engine jet to land here - the Airbus 340 also has four engines). I take several photographs. However, when I look at them I realize that the 747 was a little bigger than I allowed for. As it was right over the beach, it was too big for the zoom setting I had and the nose and tail cones are not in the photograph. Nonetheless, I am happy with the results. </p><p></p><p>I stay and get a few more photographs when one of the woman from Lithuania asks me if I got pictures of the 747. Yes. They didn't and wanted to know if I would share mine with them. Yes. She gets my e-mail address and I get her cabin number. She is going to send me an e-mail from home and ask me to e-mail it to her. However, this is a 24 mega pixel camera and it creates a ten megabyte file. While a ten megabyte file can be e-mailed, I've actually got 21 photographs of the KLM 747 (the camera can be set to take several pictures per second) and that is too much to e-mail. I bring blank discs with me and I'll copy the photographs to a disc and give it to them. </p><p></p><p>They are heading back now and I figure I can save some money and join them, so I do. Back on the ship I copy some stingray photographs, some ship photographs, a few of the other planes I photographed and of course all the KLM 747 photographs to the disc and find their cabin. She wants to pay me for the disc, but I refuse the offer (the disc only cost me fifty cents). </p><p></p><p>Approaching Tortola ...</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/dTor1_zpsb192eb94.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/dTor_zpsb8474a6a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/dTor3_zpse2defc92.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/dTor4_zps3720ec15.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/dTor5_zps02d849e2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/dTor6_zps27f378d2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/dTor9_zps9fe7bbdc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/dTor11_zps9700e929.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Approaching St. Kitts ...</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/eKit0Pan868-70_zpsfb4a23e8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/eKit_zpseb4ccf12.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/eKit1_zps500c8929.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/eKit2_zps003a1add.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/eKit3_zpsa59a2582.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/eKit4_zps6baa7a56.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cruizer, post: 1639747, member: 18088"] [B]Friday, January 10 - St. Maarten[/B] We arrive in St. Maarten shortly before dawn. Soon we are joined by the NCL Breakaway (it didn't breakaway), which is a very large ship (twice the size of the Legend of the Seas). I don't have a ship tour planned. I am going to Maho Beach (also known as Sunset Beach) to take pictures of the planes landing at the airport, which is right next to the beach. Last time I went to Maho Beach was April 2008. I went swimming in the water and took a water proof camera with me. The pictures came out okay. However, I've got a new camera and lens that should be perfect for this and I want to get some high quality pictures. Of course, since I am taking my good camera, which is not water proof, I am dressed in street clothes, because I'm not going anywhere near the salt water with my DSLR. I hop on a taxi with a few other people which reduces the cost (the more people, the less each one has to pay). There is a draw bridge that allows tall boats to enter and leave the marina. It is open a lot in the afternoon, so traffic can back up and extra time has to be allowed to make it back to the ship on time. However, I notice that there is now a second drawbridge which I believe is new. The driver confirms that it is new and helps reduce the traffic congestion. Looking at Maho Beach there is the ocean, sand, a two lane road, a fence and then the runway. Once I arrive at Maho Beach I notice the beach (meaning the sand), is a lot shorter (distance from the road to the water) than I remember it. One of the locals confirms that there has been some erosion of the beach. I also notice a second fence has been added near the end of the runway (but only near the runway). I guess they are trying to get the people that like to hang on the fence while the jets are taking off to back up a bit. I'm not sure how effective it is, since the jet blast can, and does, blow people off the beach and into the water. First I take some photographs of the sign warning of the danger of standing behind the jets as they are taking off. Then I go over to the Sunset Bar to wait for the jets to land. 737s, 757s and some Airbuses land at this airport. However, the big prize if the KLM 747 that lands here. The bar and the beach are both full of people with cameras, and all seem to be waiting for the KLM 747 to arrive. I take pictures of the smaller planes as they arrive, so that I have everything set the way I want for the arrival of the KLM 747. Some people, with better eyes than mine (or binoculars) suddenly say, "There it is." Of course it is big, blue and has four engines (though it is not the only four engine jet to land here - the Airbus 340 also has four engines). I take several photographs. However, when I look at them I realize that the 747 was a little bigger than I allowed for. As it was right over the beach, it was too big for the zoom setting I had and the nose and tail cones are not in the photograph. Nonetheless, I am happy with the results. I stay and get a few more photographs when one of the woman from Lithuania asks me if I got pictures of the 747. Yes. They didn't and wanted to know if I would share mine with them. Yes. She gets my e-mail address and I get her cabin number. She is going to send me an e-mail from home and ask me to e-mail it to her. However, this is a 24 mega pixel camera and it creates a ten megabyte file. While a ten megabyte file can be e-mailed, I've actually got 21 photographs of the KLM 747 (the camera can be set to take several pictures per second) and that is too much to e-mail. I bring blank discs with me and I'll copy the photographs to a disc and give it to them. They are heading back now and I figure I can save some money and join them, so I do. Back on the ship I copy some stingray photographs, some ship photographs, a few of the other planes I photographed and of course all the KLM 747 photographs to the disc and find their cabin. She wants to pay me for the disc, but I refuse the offer (the disc only cost me fifty cents). Approaching Tortola ... [IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/dTor1_zpsb192eb94.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/dTor_zpsb8474a6a.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/dTor3_zpse2defc92.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/dTor4_zps3720ec15.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/dTor5_zps02d849e2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/dTor6_zps27f378d2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/dTor9_zps9fe7bbdc.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/dTor11_zps9700e929.jpg[/IMG] Approaching St. Kitts ... [IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/eKit0Pan868-70_zpsfb4a23e8.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/eKit_zpseb4ccf12.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/eKit1_zps500c8929.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/eKit2_zps003a1add.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/eKit3_zpsa59a2582.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/ZefH/RC%20Legend/eKit4_zps6baa7a56.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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