I mean, Catherine (of the fabulous Anguilla Villa Company) was even waiting at the villa wearing a fabulous tropical-patterned dress that (1) I immediately commented on and (2) she admitted to wearing just for me.
Maarten, I still held out a sliver of hope.Īnd in fact, the rest of the travel day ran like clockwork: An easy transfer from plane to dock, complete with icy bottles of water and chilled towels soaked in lemongrass oil(!) an uncharacteristically bump-free boat ride over to Anguilla complemented by a round of rum punches a breeze through Customs and the Jeep we'd rented waiting in the parking lot, just as Ronnie Bryan promised.
But as my sister Trina and her husband Scott skidded breathlessly into the early boarding line with us at JFK and we scurried onto the plane bound for St. I should have known when Delta Airlines slashed our newbies' connection time at JFK to just 45 minutes - then sent them a red, boldfaced warning which read (I'm paraphrasing only slightly here), "Hey, you're probably not going to make the connection that WE idiotically scheduled for you, so you might want to re-book at your own expense" - that this trip was not going to be tranquility wrapped in blue, but calamity soaked in rum. Pounds of homemade scalloped potatoes consumed: Until nauseous Number of rum punches consumed: We can't count that high (and even if we could, we can't remember) Stories we heard about someone named Snakey: 2 Swim platforms exposed to ladybits and sloshed with frozen mojitos: 1īug bites (Trina): 7 (all localized to right butt cheek)įaces melted by Carolina reaper & ghost pepper sauce: 2 Stabbings (by a particularly sharp plant): 2 Hexes placed upon Angel for his lack of injuries: 1 Injuries (Angel): 0 (for the 22nd year running) Times Tracey sampled a stranger's dinner: 2 besides the crushing pressure of planning the perfect trip?Ī whole lot of incidents, injuries, and ill-considered decisions, which are best summed up in this handy tally:
#Escape from new york movie
This edition includes the new UHD 4K/Blu-Ray release of the film with a limited-edition collectible slipcover packaging with newly-commissioned art by frequent Carpenter collaborator Chris Bilheimer, and a Sacred Bones exclusive black and blue starburst with red splatter 7” featuring the iconic main theme from the movie and previously unreleased version of “69th Street Bridge” newly recorded by John Carpenter along with his collaborators Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies.What happens when two longtime visitors to Anguilla bring two newbies along for a week.
#Escape from new york series
John Carpenter’s fan-favorite Escape From New York is the seventh release in the deluxe box set series of collaborations with our friends at Shout! Factory / Scream Factory!, joining Halloween, and Halloween II and III, Prince of Darkness, They Liveand Big Trouble in Little China. "Boasting one of the most iconic characters ever in Snake Plissken, and an effective sci-fi set-up, this is entertainment of the highest order." – Empire MagazineĪ thrilling landmark film that jolts along at a breakneck pace, Escape From New York leapt to cult status with high-octane action, edge-of-your-seat suspense and the mind-blowing vision of lone warrior Snake Plissken ( Kurt Russell) battling his way out of a post-apocalyptic Manhattan!
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