Archive for beach
the kingfisher and the heron [jatp]
Posted in Statistics with tags beach, British Columbia, Canada, heron, jatp, kingfisher, Pacific North West, Strait of Georgia, tide, Van Isle, wildlife photography on September 8, 2018 by xi'an
flotsam [art brut]
Posted in Books, pictures, Travel with tags art brut, beach, flotsam, jar, sea on April 17, 2016 by xi'an
Drake Island beach (#2)
Posted in Kids, pictures, Running, Travel with tags beach, Drake Island, grass, Maine, sunrise, USA, vacations on August 24, 2014 by xi'an
Drake Island beach (#1)
Posted in Kids, pictures, Running, Travel with tags beach, Drake Island, Maine, sunrise, USA, vacations, Wells on August 23, 2014 by xi'an
do and [mostly] don’t…
Posted in pictures, Travel with tags beach, Cancún, condo, flat, Mexico, rental on July 20, 2014 by xi'an
Rather than staying in one of the conference hotels, I followed my habit of renting a flat by finding a nice studio in Cancún via airbnb. Fine except for having no internet connection. (The rental description mentioned “Wifi in the lobby”, which I stupidly interpreted as “lobby of the appartment”, but actually meant “lobby of the condominium building”… Could as well have been “lobby of the airport”.) The condo owner sent us a list of “don’t” a few days ago, some of which are just plain funny (or tell of past disasters!):
– don’t drink heavily
– don’t party or make noise
– don’t host visitors, day or night
– don’t bang the front door or leave the balcony door open when opening the front door
– don’t put cans or bottles on top of the glass cooktop
– don’t cook elaborate meals
– don’t try to fit an entire chicken in the oven
– don’t spill oil or wine on the kitchentop
– don’t cut food directly on the kitchentop
– don’t eat or drink while in bed
– avoid frying, curry, and bacon
– shop for groceries only one day at a time
– hot water may or may not be available
– elevator may or may not be available
– don’t bring sand back in the condo
