This Wednesday at twelve minutes past twelve was the last time this century for a moment with a quintuple combination of the same pair of digits to occur. The St. Eustatius Historical Foundation decided to mark this instance by rewarding the visitor to its Museum who entered closest to this moment.
Caleb Capron from Ohio (USA) was the lucky one. Caleb was visiting St. Eustatius with a group of 33 students on the schooner Harvey Gamage of the Ocean Classroom Foundation which offers "education under sail." While sailing through the Caribbean the students learn about the history of the islands as part of their College program.
Caleb summed up Statia with the words "really relaxed atmosphere, friendly people, beautiful scenery." He thought that "The museum was good. Especially the pre-Columbian archaeology section was pretty neat." He said he found the information he was looking for in addition to finding out about things he did not know.
Museum staff member Mrs. Theresita van Putten-Duinkerk presented Caleb with the book "St. Eustatius. Echoes of the Past" and the "Historical Walking Tour Guide" which are on sale at the museum shop. Caleb was delighted with the books and said they would be very useful for the classes on board the Harvey Gamage and he would share them with the other students.