The "Captain Bob's Favorite" Story

It was an ordinary day. Just saw Captain Bob's new entry advertising one of the boat trips or excursions that you can take if you would ever visit on the island of St. Martin/Sint Maarten. The trip leaves from a dock within walking distance of the cruise ship pier and does an all day excursion of the island. It departs from Dock Maarten in Philipsburg at 10 AM on a brand-new 36 foot, 500 horsepower speed boat that will hold 13 passengers. Returns about 4:00 PM, in time for people who may be visiting from a cruise ship, to get back in time before the ship sails. It tours the South coast to Simpson Bay, through the Dutch ................ No need to give you the entire itinery, since that isn't the storyline today. This all goes back to a month or so ago when Captain Bob sent me a Personal Message (PM) on TravelTalkOnline (TTOL). TTOL is a travel forum that I read that gives you the updated information on a varitey of islands. Captain Bob is a reader of the forum also, and he eivdently also reads SXM Travel Forum where I have entered a few photo contests with photos I have taken while visiting different islands in the Caribbean. Captain Bob sent me a PM asking me a question. He writes:

Hi, I saw your photo of Pinel on the SXM forum competition. I think you went with me on Swaliga 2 to Anguilla or St. Barts a long time ago. I love the pinel photo and I wanted to ask your permission to use the photo for my website to promote our trips that have lunch at Pinel. Its a great shot and really captures the feeling and beauty of the spot. I would be happy to give you a photo credit. Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you. Capt. Bob

Wow, he wants to use one of my shots for his advertising. I know some would want paid for the use of a photo, but in this case, I am more than happy to let him use the photo. I "PM"ed him back and told him he would be more than welcome to use the photo and it

 would be neat to have a photo credit for it. Well, when I opened his site today, there was the photo with my name under it. I'm famous! Not really, but the photo is one of my favorite I have ever taken and it has won a contest and is featured above my fireplace in my famiy room. And, I just might have to take Captain Bob's trip when we visit St. Martin the next time. Oh, and we definitely will be making a return visit to Pinel Island so I can take the yearly photo from the exact same place that I took the one he is using. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an oridnary guy. PS - recognize the photo - I have used it on my blog numerous times.