The AstronomyCast podcast, in conjunction with some other people, organized a cruise in the Caribbean area, and had some people give talks on Maya history, Cosmology, Mars, an astronaut talking about some of his stories, a guy from the inside of Star Trek, and various SF authors.
In addition, Pamela and Fraser had routine get togethers for taping shows, star parties, and general hanging out.
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| They have a sea turtle farm for commercial and conservation reasons. |
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| | A place with curious geology....
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| | The limestone here routinely interacts with the salt water and has etched some really interesting shapes.
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| Everything is a tourist trap. | Some of the palm trees were mostly knocked over in some storm, but managed to live. The trunks reoriented on vertical and continued growing.
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