The beaches are all public but the chairs belong to the resorts so you need the right colored wrist band. Even though they are public, it sometimes… Read more “Us and Them”
Author: R Mead
Botanical Lesson on the Street where we live
The thatched roof on the little point at the end is a café, above, that has become our de facto office; the staff looks there for us… Read more “Botanical Lesson on the Street where we live”
Random Thoughts by a Warm Sea
Perhaps I’m feeling lazy or guilty about where we are and how we’re living or perhaps the cold meds are kicking in. Some observations, in no particular… Read more “Random Thoughts by a Warm Sea”
Travels with the Meads
American English is a wonderful language. If I were to say, “Today’s post should give you reason to think about traveling with us,” it would leave a rather… Read more “Travels with the Meads”
80 Degrees and Sunny
I’m not complaining. Given the number of times we’ve been to Cancun and because the Mayans haven’t built any new ruins, we are treating this like a… Read more “80 Degrees and Sunny”
The Mexican Experience for an American* Tourist
We were told once that the three legs of the Mexican economy are energy, tourism, and money sent home** from the US. Tourism relies on timeshares and… Read more “The Mexican Experience for an American* Tourist”
Bike America, v1.1
We may stop scheduling our 48- (or 50-, depending on whom you ask) state bike ride. Version 1.0 was a couple weeks away from launch when Doré’s… Read more “Bike America, v1.1”
Would we do it again?
Wrong question but the answer is, “Probably not.” A better question is, “Are we glad we did it?” The answer to that is “Absolutely!” We experienced exotic… Read more “Would we do it again?”
Normandy to Isle of Wight
Because our travels took us south into France, we ferried back from Dieppe in Normandy to Southampton on the southern end of Great Britain rather than the… Read more “Normandy to Isle of Wight”
Iceland, Reykjavik, and Eyjafjallajökull
What part of Eyjafjallajökull don’t you understand? Eyja means islands. Fjalla means mountains. Jökull means icecap. That’s simple enough. As a proper noun, Eyjafjalla (islands mountains) is the… Read more “Iceland, Reykjavik, and Eyjafjallajökull”
Tandemonia 