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President’s Message
I hope this finds each of you with
that “Better than last year” and “Better than their Sire & Dam” set of lambs
that
you planned for before the fall breeding season. This is what we should be
working toward whether we’re breeding for
the “Breeder” or “Commercial” market. If you were successful in
accomplishing this you will be rewarded because the
demand for “Good Katahdin Sheep” is there. Many of our members who booked
lambs for this year are sold out and
are taking orders for next year.
This has been a particularly trying
winter for all of us. Those of us in the Deep South are not accustomed to
nor
equipped for snow. We had snow on several occasions as well as above normal
rainfall and below normal
temperatures. It gives us a chance to see what our northern breeders already
know about the durability of the
Katahdin. They perform well in any environment.
We look forward to seeing you at the
SCKA Annual Meeting and Private Treaty Sale, hosted by Howard & Lavonne
Brown, Lazy B Livestock, Prague OK. Please note that this years Membership
Meeting will be held on Friday
rather than Saturday as in years past. The Annual SCKA Membership Meeting
will be called to order at 8:00
AM Friday June 11th, where we’ll be electing (3) three new Directors to the
SCKA Board. Following the meeting
we look forward to a day of informative speakers and fellowship. Katahdins
on hand for Private Treaty Sale will be
displayed as well. Saturday June 12th will be dedicated to Youth Activities
with a presentation on how to pick a lamb.
These gatherings are also valuable to you for putting faces with names and
getting to know your fellow breeders. Make
your plans to attend this gathering and sale.
In December, on behalf of SCKA, I
submitted an application to KHSI for the Katahdin Regional Educational Grant
Program. This program’s purpose is to assist KHSI members with local and
regional promotion of breeding and market
animals. KHSI makes available to regional groups, on a competitive basis,
grants for promotional or educational activities,
events or material. I’m pleased to inform you that our application was
approved and SCKA received the maximum award
of $500. As of this writing I have submitted our proposal for the 2010 KREG
Program. We sincerely appreciate KHSI’s
assistance in SCKA’s efforts to
As my first year as President of SCKA
is winding down , I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you and ask for
your
continued support. I’d also like to thank the Board of Directors and
Officers for their assistance and hard work during
the past year. This is a great group and the two Directors whose terms are
expiring and another who is resigning for
lack of available time will be sorely missed. If you have questions,
comments or suggestions please feel free to contact
me or any of YOUR directors.
Earl Burris
President SCKA
Welcome Our New Members
Dawn Bello & Ken Davis, Iron Spike
Ranch, Doucette, TX
Steve Brien, Rose Hill Farms, Folsom, LA
Tommy Cromeens, Tommy Cromeens Livestock, Alvin, TX
Eric & Dwight Dalton, Mountain View Farm, Benton, TN
Jesse Duckett, Duckett Farms, Hope AR
Danny Gandy, D.W.G. Farms, Sparks, GA
Carl Ginapp, CMG Katahdins, Mason City, IA
Jim Mansfield, Four Hills Farm, Salvisa, KY
Ed Martsolf, Petit Jean Farm, LLC, Morrilton, AR
Aileen Scott, Aspen Mountain Katahdins, Butte, MT
Southwest Virginia Market Report
As I write this report we are 3 weeks from Easter and as
mentioned in my last report lamb prices are on the rise.
60-80 lb lambs for the Easter Market are bringing $1.80 to over $2.00 a lb
at sale barns in the east. The Western and
Orthodox Easter are the same date this calendar year which in my opinion
will increase lamb prices the next 3 weeks.
Lamb prices will continue to hold through spring and into
the barbecue season. Sheep and lamb numbers continue to
dwindle which means strong prices for producers raising hair sheep. I serve
as president of the Scott County Hair
Sheep Association and we have had a excellent run of 120 to 140 lb hair
lambs to our Food City Program.
Breeding stock sales have been strong for commercial as well
as registered hair sheep. I have heard of several flocks
changing hands.
Jay A Greenstone
SilverMapleSheep@yahoo.com
Home: 276-346-2444
Cell: 276-365-2424
Promotions Report - Mark
Dennis
Here we are again at the mercy of the ever changing weather.
It has been very cold in South Louisiana this
winter, we had four nights in a row where it was 22º. I lost all of the
leaves on my orange and lemon trees.
They are just sprouting out now! The Katahdin market continues to be very
good in many areas, breeders are
receiving many inquires on the availably of Katahdins via phone calls,
e-mails, and farm visits. This is mostly
due to having an informative web-site. Lambing has been up and down this
year, not sure why. Ram lambs
are more numerous than ewe lambs in many flocks this year, and the lambs are
big and growthy. There is a
lot of interest in acquiring commercial ewes to start new flocks and expand
existing flocks. Commercial Ewe
lambs, sired by registered Katahdin rams, will be available this spring. If
you have commercial ewe’s available
let the SCKA post your ad. The SCKA will have our Information Booth
displayed at the following Katahdin
functions: SCKA Annual Gathering June 11-12, 2010, in Prague, OK, KHSI 2010
Expo. Jefferson City, MO on
Sept.16-18, 2010, and Scott County VA Hair Sheep Assoc. Annual Gathering
Oct. 1-2, 2010. Send me or bring
your 8X10 ad and your name cards for posting on the booth, and bring your
very best Katahdins to display/sell
at the SCKA gathering. Show us who we should purchase our next Katahdins
from! This is a great opportunely
to promote Katahdins, see you in Prague, OK! Howard and Lavonne promise to
show us a good time. On another
note, a new Katahdin breeder last year purchased 13 Feb/March 2009 ewe lambs
and bred them in Sept/Oct,
they lambed Feb/March 2010 and have 23 new lambs on the ground. That’s what
I call producing; yes money
can be made with Katahdins in your pasture.
Marketing
Report - Mark Dennis
I trust that all members are having an
above average lambing season, the market is good, grass is growing, and
spring is here. The New Buzz word is “Katahdin Cheese”; two breeders are now
into Katahdin Cheese and having a
hard time to fill the demand. This may be another way to help pay for the
increase in price for everything we buy to
keep our flocks healthy. I received a call recently from a group of Katahdin
breeders in KY (commercial). This group
will have 1,100 lambs born this spring and they are asking for help in
marketing. If you are looking for slaughter lambs,
we can put you two together to help our fellow Katahdin breeders. It is
surprising to hear about flocks of Katahdins
around the county. I believe that there are more hair sheep Katahdin cross
than people realize, not in large flocks,
mostly 50 ewe’s or less. Someday they will organize into an association to
market all that great Katahdin meat.
It’s like I always say, “If I can get you to taste Katahdin meat I can sell
it to you”. I have learned that two members are
selling out their present flocks of Katahdins, and replacing them with only
certified Katahdins. They have realized
in their marketing that a larger group of folks are buying from certified
scrapie free flocks. Bring those GOOD Katahdins
to the SCKA Annual Private Treaty Sale and test out your marketing skills.
See you in Prague, OK.
Ramblings from Kat Ahdin
Well howdy folks. Not sure about your
neck of the woods, but down here in the deep south, our world is waking up
once again. A new beginning of sorts. The dogwood trees fill the woods with
their distinct blossoms. Azaleas, wisteria,
daffodils and tulips are blooming everywhere. Spring came a tad late this
year, but with the craziness that has taken
place over the past months, some of us wondered if it would arrive at all!
Beyond a doubt this has been one of the
coldest winters on record for us. Can you believe that many of our southern
states had colder temperatures than our
northern cousins.
Snow…no biggie. Snow in the deep
south, now that’s news. Heck, it turned so cold down here that on
several occasions, folks got up in the morning and couldn’t find their
lambs! Yep, never seen nothing like it. Went to bed
the night before with temperature below freezing, lambs snuggled downwind of
their mamas. Get up the next morning
and they’re gone…Somebody undoubtedly slipped in and hid all of the lambs.
On closer inspection, it looked like
someone had covered the ground with cotton! Just before panic set in, they
began to see the ground move. Low & behold
like magic, the lambs reappeared. White snow, white lambs, white
air…..white, white everywhere! Heck, the ground was
so completely snow covered till them poor little lambs were running into
each other flipping and flouncing everywhere!
Enough of that foolishness. Let’s get down to business. Mark your calendar
for June 11th and 12th. Time is fast
approaching for the SCKA Field Day, Annual Meeting and Private Treaty Sale.
This year, Howard & Lavonne Brown
(Lazy B Livestock / Prague, OK) will host the event. Be sure to note that
the schedule will be a little different this year.
The Brown’s have opted to have the SCKA Annual Business meeting begin at
8:00 AM on FRIDAY (June 11th) . We
have Board elections and SCKA business to conduct so make sure to be there.
* Registration is at 7:30 AM. The Browns
have an interesting mix of speakers lined up to educate and enlighten all of
the Katahdin producers immediately following
the Business meeting.
Youth Day is scheduled to begin at
9:00 AM on Saturday June 12th I hear there is going to be a demonstration on
how
to pick a lamb. Now this may be billed as a youth event, but I imagine there
are several adults who are looking forward to
this event as well. Presentation of a registered Katahdin to the lucky
shepherd who entered the winning essay is scheduled
for 10:00 AM. I’m looking forward to seeing you there! Snow in the deep
south/New Orleans Saints won the Super
Bowl/Katahdin Selling for $10,000 each. ……….Oh well, two out of three aint
bad………..Geaux Saints!
See you in Oklahoma!
Kat Ahdin
Avoiding the Sulfur
Trap
Many sheep producers unwittingly
sabotage their mineral supplement program by providing yellow sulfur salt
blocks for
the purpose of external parasite control in place of or in addition to
granular mineral supplements or mineral blocks. All one
need do is consult any of the internet chat groups or visit the local sale
barn to hear armchair veterinary advice about the
so-called advantages of feeding sulfur salt to livestock. This article is
intended to debunk the myths surrounding the feeding
of sulfur for the purpose of parasite control and to bring to your attention
the detrimental effects of excessive sulfur in the
diet of sheep.
Sulfur’s Role in Parasite Control
Sulfur has historically been used as a
treatment for external parasites. Sulfur-containing compounds are even today
extensively used to control external parasites of horticultural plants.
Animal use is usually in the form of a lime-sulfur solution,
which is applied externally to the animal. Topical use of sulfur is
moderately successful in external parasite control. However,
there is no evidence that supports the belief that added sulfur in the diet
controls external parasites such as flies, fleas, ticks,
etc. Use of sulfur in this way falls into the category of “wives’ tales and
folk medicine”. Not only has sulfur salt not been proven
to control parasites, but also, excess sulfur can actually be detrimental to
your livestock.
Sulfur is Necessary in the Diet
Sulfur is an essential mineral that is
necessary for life. It is contained in every cell of the body. Sulfur
concentrations are
particularly high in hair, skin and hooves. Sulfur is found in many key
compounds within the body including amino acids
(methionine, cystine, cysteine and taurine) and B vitamins (thiamine and
biotin). Compounds containing sulfur are responsible
for structural integrity (collagen), chemical reactions (enzymes), oxygen
transport (hemoglobin), energy regulation (insulin),
and milk let down (oxytocin), as well as many other vital functions. Despite
the fact that sulfur is a key mineral essential for life,
addition of inorganic sulfur to the diet is not necessary for the health of
most animals. Most animals receive adequate amounts
of sulfur through organic sources (sulfur-containing amino acids, biotin,
thiamine, etc) in their diet. Plants and microbes are
capable of synthesizing sulfur-amino acids from inorganic sulfur, thus many
feedstuffs typically fed to goats are rich in sulfur
including: alfalfa, corn gluten feed, molasses, cottonseed meal, soybean
meal, barley, yeast, etc. In fact, research has shown
that excess sulfur in the diet results in reduced animal performance.
The only exception
of when additional inorganic sulfur is necessary is when a diet high in
non-protein nitrogen is fed to sheep.
In this instance, the rumen microorganisms need inorganic sulfur in order to
manufacture sulfur containing amino acids from
the non-protein nitrogen. A common recommendation is to feed a nitrogen to
sulfur ratio of 10:1 in diets containing high levels
of non-protein nitrogen.
The Negative Effects of Excess Sulfur
Sulfur toxicity. The margin between
desirable and harmful concentrations of sulfur in a ruminant diet is
surprisingly small.
When excessive amounts of sulfur are present (greater than the ability of
the rumen microbes to utilize it), the excess sulfur
is absorbed into the animal’s bloodstream as sulphides. Sulphides are toxic
and often result in reduced appetite and growth
rate. Necrosis of neural tissues can also occur. In addition, some
sulfurcompounds can destroy thiamine activity. Many now
believe that development of PEM (polioencephalomalacia) is more closely tied
with excess sulfur rather than thiamine deficiency.
Classic symptoms of PEM include sheep that often press their head against a
wall or post or become “star gazers”, where they
stand with their head back over the shoulders looking up at the sky. If not
treated with thiamine, most affected animals will die
within 48 hours.
Mineral Interactions.
Sulfur directly interacts with other essential minerals including copper,
selenium and molybdenum. Chronic
exposure to high sulfur in the diet has an adverse effect on ruminants,
particularly by inducing copper deficiency. Remember,
sheep do have a daily copper requirement, particularly hair breeds. Excess
sulfur in the rumen reduces the bioavailability of
copper by formation of insoluble copper sulfides, which cannot be utilized
by the animal. By rendering the copper that is present
unavailable, the copper requirement is thus increased by the presence of
excess sulfur. Copper deficiency is exacerbated when
excessive levels of molybdenum are present.
Copper is needed by a variety of key
systems in the body. Numerous key enzymes necessary for reproduction,
immunity and
growth require copper. In addition, copper is necessary for proper
metabolism of iron, maintenance of connective tissue,
pigmentation of skin and hair, maturation of hoof tissue, and many other
functions. Sheep that are mildly to severely deficient
in copper will display one or more the of following symptoms: loss of
pigment around the eyes; winter coats that are slow to
shed out; decreased conception rates; increased days open; hoof problems
and/or depressed immunity.
The Bottom Line
Use of yellow sulfur salt blocks has no
proven effect on control of flies, ticks, fleas, mosquitoes or other
external parasites in
livestock. Providing yellow sulfur salt blocks to sheep can be detrimental
in the following ways:
1. Sulfur salt blocks provide
excessive amounts of sulfur in the diet, which can result in possible sulfur
toxicity, development
of PEM and induced copper deficiency.
2. The salt delivered by the sulfur
salt blocks inhibits consumption of more balanced free choice mineral
supplements.
Sulfur salt blocks do not provide balanced levels of other essential
nutrients.
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Holiday Calendar For Marketing Sheep and Goats
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Epiphany |
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Eid
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December 20 |
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November 28 |
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April 8 |
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Birth of the Prophet |
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How to WIN a Registered Katahdin Ewe Lamb
Requirements:
1. Must submit an essay (no more than 2
pages) to Howard Brown, Lazy B Livestock, 8362NS 3550 Rd.,
Prague, OK 74864.
2. Each applicant must include a “Letter
of Recommendation” from Parents, Guardian or Youth Advisor.
(someone to haul the ewe and to see she is fed)
3. Must be postmarked by June 1, 2010.
4. Need to be between 9 and 18 years of
age.
5. Agree to breed ewe to Registered RR
Katahdin Ram.
6. Agree to exhibit ewe at shows and fairs
in 2010.
7. Must be present to win (at Prague OK on
6/11 & 6/12).
8. Winner must submit a report to Howard & Lavonne
Brown
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Braised Lamb
with Horseradish and Parsley |
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For lamb:
2 teaspoons kosher salt, or
to taste
1 teaspoon freshly ground
black pepper, or to taste
2 tablespoons extra-virgin
olive oil
2 1/2 to 3 pounds boneless
lamb, from the shoulder or leg, cut into 1- to 2-inch cubes
6 garlic cloves, peeled and
slivered
2 cups chicken or lamb
stock, white wine, water, or a combination
1 large horseradish root
(about 3/4 pound
For purée:
2 packed cups parsley
leaves, thick stems discarded, washed, spun dry, and roughly chopped
2/3 cup extra-virgin olive
oil
2 garlic cloves, peeled
1 tablespoon sherry or other
vinegar, or to taste
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt |
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Make the lamb:
1. Combine the salt and pepper
in a small bowl. In a large, deep skillet with a tight-fitting
cover, warm the olive oil over medium-high heat for 1 minute. Add as
many of the lamb cubes as will fit without crowding and cook,
undisturbed, until they are well browned on the bottom, 3 to 4
minutes. (You will inevitably have to brown in batches.) Turn the
cubes over, season with some of the salt and pepper mix, and brown
on the second side, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer the lamb to a plate and
repeat with the remaining meat (the browning will take about 15
minutes total if your skillet is 12 inches or larger). Adjust the
heat so the pieces brown as rapidly as possible without burning.
Turn off the heat and let the pan cool for 1 minute.
2. Turn the heat back to medium; add the
garlic, and cook, stirring, until it begins to soften, about 1
minute. Pour the stock, wine, or water into the pan, raise the heat,
and bring the liquid to a boil, stirring and scraping the bottom of
the pan with a wooden spoon to release any cooked-on bits. Simmer
for 1 minute.
3. Add the browned lamb, along
with any juices that have collected on the plate. Bring the pot to a
boil, cover, and then reduce the heat until the mixture simmers very
gently.
4. Peel the horseradish and
cut it into 1/4-inch-thick slices (keep the root from your eyes and
nose; it's pungent). Stir the horseradish into the pot. Simmer,
covered, until the lamb is tender, 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours (shoulder
meat will cook faster than leg meat). Taste the lamb before serving
and add more salt and pepper if desired.
Make the parsley purée:
5. In a blender combine the
parsley with half the olive oil and the garlic cloves. Purée to a
rough paste, then pour in the remaining oil while the blender is
running and process to a smooth paste. Mix in the vinegar and salt,
taste, and adjust the seasonings if desired.
6. Serve the stew, passing the
parsley purée on the side.
Test-kitchen notes: Start
checking the lamb for doneness after 1 hour and cook until the meat
is very tender, especially if using precut stew meat. Lamb shoulder
will cook in about 1 1/2 hours, and leg meat can take as much as 2
1/2 hours. Pre-cut lamb stew is often leg meat; check with your
butcher to be sure. Or, buy shoulder and cut into pieces yourself.
If making the parsley purée in
advance (it will keep in the fridge for 1 day), return to room
temperature and stir in the vinegar just before serving (otherwise
the vinegar will dull the bright green color). |
Lamb Market Adds Value to Mercer Farm
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After decades of watching
their numbers drop and then plateau in Kentucky, the sheep industry
in the Bluegrass appears to be growing once again. In fact, Kentucky
is one of only six states in the nation last year to experience
growth in the sheep population.
What is it that is making this
livestock industry growing in popularity again after all these
years? It is a mixture of factors, including the continued
diversification of Kentucky farms, a renewed interest in fiber arts,
and the growingmarket for local meat products.
Jim Mansfield, a sheep
producer in Mercer County, has found that these smaller livestock
animals are the perfect match for his small farm’s forage base and
they are showing great potential in the value-added market arena.
When Mansfield first purchased his farm in mercer County in the late
1990s, he originally turned to beef cattle to take advantage of his
forage acres.
“We quickly realized that on
our small farm, beef cattle weren’t making any money,” said
Mansfield. “That is when Ibegan looking at sheep as a more intensive
alternative.”
Mansfield knew that he wanted
to raise sheep for meat, and in his research discovered the Katahdin
breed. Katahdin is a composite sheep breed developed by crossing
several different English wool sheep breeds and a Caribbean hair
sheep breed. The Katahdin was developed in Abbott, Maine by Michael
Peil, who was interested in producing an easy care sheep with good
meat quality and hardiness that did not have to be sheared.
“The fact that Katahdin are
hair sheep and do not require shearing was another plus for the
breed, “ said Mansfield. “I really liked the idea of not
having to spend the time
and money on shearing sheep.”
Mansfield began his transition
away from cattle to sheep in 2003. He said he spent the first few
years building fences, trying to get his numbers up, and just
learning about the care for sheep. He knew ultimately his goal was
to focus on the sale of the meat, but he felt he first had to gain a
solid understanding of the care of the breed.
“Katahdin are a smaller breed
and I learned quickly that they are very hardy, thrifty , easy to
care for, and most importantly, they produce great quality meat,”
said Mansfield. “The lamb is known for tenderness and a mild flavor.
I tested this out when I processed one of my three year-old-rams.
The meat was great, not gamey, not strong like one would expect for
an animal of that age.”
During the transition to sheep
production, Mansfield also began to develop his plan for adding
value to his sheep.
“I decided I didn’t what to
direct market the meat, I wanted to go wholesale or direct to a
retailer and sell that way, ” said Mansfield. “I knew I wanted to
spend my time farming, not traveling to restaurants and direct
marketing my product.” About two years ago, Mansfield got in with a
national grocery chain and that relationship has grown to where he
now has a market for about 1000 lambs a year. He works with
Bluegrass Lamb and Goat in Garrard County to get the lambs processed
, and then a food distributor picks up the processed meat and takes
it to the grocery stores in Kentucky and Tennessee.
“I am also purchasing lamb
from seven other farms now to meet the contract demand for the
lamb,” said Mansfield. “It keeps me busy as I do all the farm
visits, live animal transportation coordination, billing, and
invoicing. The meatis sold under our label of Four Hills Farm, LLC.”
Mansfield said he is looking
at more markets beyond Four Hill Farm’s current contract. His goal
is to see the demand for quality fresh market lambs grow from his
current 1000 market lambs each year to 4000 or 5000 lambs per year.
“If a retailer wants a fresh
quality product, why should they have to buy it out of California or
have it shipped from New Zealand?” asked Mansfield. “We’ve got an
animal that does well on Kentucky farms and a market for a home
grown product that is fresh.”
If the market demand continues
to grow, Mansfield said it would require him to not only expand
production of his own operation, but to contract with additional
sheep farmers in the state to provide more quality product.
“As the market grows I will be
able to offer the producer a fixed price with a written agreement,
two of the things I would have loved to have had with I began this
venture,” said Mansfield. “I think the demand for fresh lamb has
always been there, but we didn’t have a dedicated processor like
Bluegrass Lamb and Goat to help up supply products year round. Also,
the changing demographics in the U.S. have expanded the potential
lamb customer base. We lamb producers do have a growing market for
the product.”
If you would like to learn
more about Four Hills Farm, contact Him Mansfield at 859-865-4962.
This article was written by
Kara Keeton of The Farmer’s Pride, Wednesday, October 21,
2009. |
HLB Howard Brown
Attention Notice Attention Notice Attention
Associated Sheep
Registries of Milo, Iowa has been awarded the contract to handle
Registrations
for Katahdin Hair Sheep International, INC. Karey Claghorn is the new KHSI
Registrar, Registrations
and Transfers are to be sent to New Registry, (do not use the Registry
address on old forms and old
certificates in Morrilton, AR.)
New Registry
address- KHSI Registry 15603 173rd Ave Milo, IA 50166
Phone 641-942-6402 fax 641-942-6502 Email
registry@katahdins.us
2010 SCKA Katahdin
Vacation Cruise
The SCKA Katahdin vacation cruise on
board the Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship
Voyager of the Seas will sail on 11/28/2010
from Galveston, TX for 7 days. There will be NO WORK & LOTS OF GOOD FOOD.
Sara and I have booked the cruise and
we invite you and friends to come sail with other Katahdin breeders to pass
a great time and “Great Katahdin Fellowship”.
This is a great time of year to cruise the Western Caribbean because
hurricane season is over. The ship is decorated for
Christmas and you can purchase interesting Christmas gifts. The ports of
call are Roatan, Honduras, Belize City, Belize,
and Cozumel, Mexico. It is a wonderful cruise ship, visit it by Googling:
Voyager of the Seas cruise ship, and take the
Virtual Tour. It even has an Ice Skating Rink for a little exercise. If you
are interested contact our friend from past cruise
bookings, Kary Paz 1-866- 728-1177 ext. 4458. Tell Kary you are sailing with
Mark Dennis & the SCKA so you can receive
the cheaper rate. The price is starting at $639.00 per person for 7 days. If
I can answer any questions give me a yell,
remember you need a passport to leave and return to the USA now. We are
looking forward to the Katahdin Fellowship.
Remember to make your arrangements early for best price. See Ewe Onboard!
Mark Dennis, Louisiana
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