{"id":2498,"date":"2016-01-30T14:47:44","date_gmt":"2016-01-30T18:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/?p=2498"},"modified":"2016-01-30T14:47:44","modified_gmt":"2016-01-30T18:47:44","slug":"new-years-eve-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/?p=2498","title":{"rendered":"New Years Eve 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Year\u2019s eve we found ourselves back at Bitter End, anchored near Prickly Pear island. Fellow cruisers, Second Wind (Howard and Hope) and Judith Arlene (Ed and Judy)were near by so we decided on a pot luck dinner and games on Blue Sky while we awaited midnight. Nigel (Judy &amp; Ed\u2019s dog) joined us in his finest attire (bow tie at his neck and cuffs on his paws).<\/p>\n<p>The bay was filled to the brim with boats of all sizes, including many mega yachts. The bars and restaurants were full and music abounded around us. There was no need to set the timer for midnight as ship horns honked and people cheered. We rung in the new year with a glass of champagne brought by Judith Arlene and some Grand Marnier soaked strawberries and a bite of chocolate. Oh what a reward for staying up until midnight. Cheers to everyone for a healthy and happy 2016.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/svbluesky.com\\\/blog\\\/?p=2498&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:81678350}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 840px; height: 353px;\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-original-height=\"353\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 310px; height: 353px;\" data-original-width=\"310\" data-original-height=\"353\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2509\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"306\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"173\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2509\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/PC314717.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,576\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;TG-1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1451552173&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;15.41&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"North Sound\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/PC314717-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/PC314717-1024x576.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/PC314717.jpg?w=306&#038;h=173\" width=\"306\" height=\"173\" data-original-width=\"306\" data-original-height=\"173\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"North Sound\" alt=\"Small squall made a beautiful start to New Years Eve day\" style=\"width: 306px; height: 173px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Small squall made a beautiful start to New Years Eve day <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2511\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"306\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"172\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2511\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/P_20151231_163957.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,576\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Z00AD&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jpeg&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1451579996&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.78&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Jpeg&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"North Sound\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/P_20151231_163957-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/P_20151231_163957-1024x576.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/P_20151231_163957.jpg?w=306&#038;h=172\" width=\"306\" height=\"172\" data-original-width=\"306\" data-original-height=\"172\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"North Sound\" alt=\"Anchorage getting a bit crowded on New Year&#039;s Eve\" style=\"width: 306px; height: 172px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Anchorage getting a bit crowded on New Year&#8217;s Eve <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 530px; height: 353px;\" data-original-width=\"530\" data-original-height=\"353\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2510\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"526\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"349\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2510\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC07166.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,679\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-W30&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1451581008&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"New Year&amp;#8217;s Eve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC07166-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC07166-1024x679.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC07166.jpg?w=526&#038;h=349\" width=\"526\" height=\"349\" data-original-width=\"526\" data-original-height=\"349\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"New Year&#039;s Eve\" alt=\"Ready for New Year&#039;s Eve guests on Blue Sky\" style=\"width: 526px; height: 349px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Ready for New Year&#8217;s Eve guests on Blue Sky <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 840px; height: 238px;\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-original-height=\"238\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 420px; height: 238px;\" data-original-width=\"420\" data-original-height=\"238\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2508\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"416\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"234\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2508\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/P_20160101_120352.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,576\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Z00AD&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jpeg&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1451649832&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.78&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Jpeg&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Charlie\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/P_20160101_120352-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/P_20160101_120352-1024x576.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/P_20160101_120352.jpg?w=416&#038;h=234\" width=\"416\" height=\"234\" data-original-width=\"416\" data-original-height=\"234\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Charlie\" alt=\"Charlie relaxing on New Year&#039;s day with a few super yachts behind\" style=\"width: 416px; height: 234px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Charlie relaxing on New Year&#8217;s day with a few super yachts behind <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 420px; height: 238px;\" data-original-width=\"420\" data-original-height=\"238\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2507\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"416\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"234\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2507\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/P_20160101_120322.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,576\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Z00AD&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jpeg&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1451649801&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.78&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0003&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Jpeg&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Saba Rock\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/P_20160101_120322-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/P_20160101_120322-1024x576.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/P_20160101_120322.jpg?w=416&#038;h=234\" width=\"416\" height=\"234\" data-original-width=\"416\" data-original-height=\"234\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Saba Rock\" alt=\"A view towards Saba Rock after many New Year&#039;s boats had left\" style=\"width: 416px; height: 234px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> A view towards Saba Rock after many New Year&#8217;s boats had left <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Year\u2019s eve we found ourselves back at Bitter End, anchored near Prickly Pear island. Fellow cruisers, Second Wind (Howard and Hope) and Judith Arlene (Ed and Judy)were near by so we decided on a pot luck dinner and games on Blue Sky while we awaited midnight. Nigel (Judy &amp; Ed\u2019s dog) joined us in &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/?p=2498\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;New Years Eve 2016&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[26,49],"class_list":["post-2498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bvi","tag-judith-arlene","tag-second-wind"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/PC314717.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2498"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2512,"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498\/revisions\/2512"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}