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Thursday, May 5, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Windsor Locks Canal Trail
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| From Connecticut |
The trail itself is raised so you can't really get near the water except in a few places. Near the parking lot is a small spot with sand.
I saw what I think is a muskrat swimming along me in the canal and I'm definitely going to have to ride down on my bike. There were a decent amount of people out with kids and dogs and everyone is friendly.
Check out the State of CT's site for a map of state parks.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Naples
I flew down to Naples, FL to check it out. Never had been, but heard great things. I'm in the airport on my way home and I can't wait to get back. Naples is very pretty but BORING. Boring.
If you like the beach and golf you're ok. If you want much else, you're out of luck. The food is expensive and not that great. The most enjoyable food experience I had was a Mama Mia's where I got a couple of slices of good NY-Style pizza. I had some crappy cupcakes for dessert at a nearby cupcake specialty shop. I saw a reviewer on Yelp ask "Do the old people in Naples lose their tastebuds?" I have to agree.
The beach - pretty beach, but just beach. And you park at a meter and pay .25 per 10 minutes. Mmm kay. The big attraction is the fishing pier. It's just a pier. It's kinda long.
I did go to the zoo which I liked, mostly because I got there before all the kids poured in and it combines a zoo with a botanical garden. The plants were great but it was a little depressing to see the beautiful lions pacing in boredom. They have little islands with primates which are fun to watch.
Watch out for the old people drivers. They are TERRIBLE!
If you like the beach and golf you're ok. If you want much else, you're out of luck. The food is expensive and not that great. The most enjoyable food experience I had was a Mama Mia's where I got a couple of slices of good NY-Style pizza. I had some crappy cupcakes for dessert at a nearby cupcake specialty shop. I saw a reviewer on Yelp ask "Do the old people in Naples lose their tastebuds?" I have to agree.
The beach - pretty beach, but just beach. And you park at a meter and pay .25 per 10 minutes. Mmm kay. The big attraction is the fishing pier. It's just a pier. It's kinda long.
I did go to the zoo which I liked, mostly because I got there before all the kids poured in and it combines a zoo with a botanical garden. The plants were great but it was a little depressing to see the beautiful lions pacing in boredom. They have little islands with primates which are fun to watch.
Watch out for the old people drivers. They are TERRIBLE!
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Brazil 2010
This year I spent the holidays in Brazil. I'm not doing a play-by-play but here are the highlights:
Bagé
Hot, humid and busy were the streets with lots of people buying sundaes and cones.
Cassino
Claimed to be the longest beach in the world, it was (thankfully) much cooler and pretty windy - though that made the intense sun barely noticeable which led to my burnt thighs.
People pushing ice cream carts honking horns, selling corn on the cob, hotdogs, sunglasses, hats and even clothes - there was always someone coming by.
At night, people walk the avenida with some parking on the grass in chairs people watching.
New Years - New Years Eve is big at Cassino Beach (Praia do Cassino) - it's tradition to jump seven waves for good luck and they set off lots of noisy fireworks - not so much of the pretty ones, mostly just the loud ones. At midnight it sounded like we were being bombed.
Our New Years Eve dinner was a little bit of a disaster. Jose set up a nice table outside and just as he was wrapping up, it started to rain. No sweat, there is a sheltered area still outside so we started moving everything there. Jose hit a outdoor shower with the table, which dumped some water on him.
Then we had trouble getting Mauricio to calm down to eat since he's terrified of fireworks and they had already started setting them off around 6 pm.
Just as we were about to eat, the power went out. It was off for about 2 hours.
Another tradition is to eat lots of little things that symbolize abundance, like lentils and grapes. We were eating grapes and Jose reached in the dark for one that was on the table that turned out to be his father's teeth.
I elected to stay home for midnight, while Jose, Michele and Cilene went to the beach. Apparently just as 2011 arrived, it poured. I hope it's not a sign of things to come for the new year!
São José do Norte
(Literally) Sleepy little town on New Year's Day - everything was closed except for a small truck selling food. It had a pretty blue and white church, though, and was a pleasant little trip via ferry.
Here are the photos...
Bagé
Hot, humid and busy were the streets with lots of people buying sundaes and cones.
Cassino
Claimed to be the longest beach in the world, it was (thankfully) much cooler and pretty windy - though that made the intense sun barely noticeable which led to my burnt thighs.
People pushing ice cream carts honking horns, selling corn on the cob, hotdogs, sunglasses, hats and even clothes - there was always someone coming by.
At night, people walk the avenida with some parking on the grass in chairs people watching.
New Years - New Years Eve is big at Cassino Beach (Praia do Cassino) - it's tradition to jump seven waves for good luck and they set off lots of noisy fireworks - not so much of the pretty ones, mostly just the loud ones. At midnight it sounded like we were being bombed.
Our New Years Eve dinner was a little bit of a disaster. Jose set up a nice table outside and just as he was wrapping up, it started to rain. No sweat, there is a sheltered area still outside so we started moving everything there. Jose hit a outdoor shower with the table, which dumped some water on him.
Then we had trouble getting Mauricio to calm down to eat since he's terrified of fireworks and they had already started setting them off around 6 pm.
Just as we were about to eat, the power went out. It was off for about 2 hours.
Another tradition is to eat lots of little things that symbolize abundance, like lentils and grapes. We were eating grapes and Jose reached in the dark for one that was on the table that turned out to be his father's teeth.
I elected to stay home for midnight, while Jose, Michele and Cilene went to the beach. Apparently just as 2011 arrived, it poured. I hope it's not a sign of things to come for the new year!
São José do Norte
(Literally) Sleepy little town on New Year's Day - everything was closed except for a small truck selling food. It had a pretty blue and white church, though, and was a pleasant little trip via ferry.
Here are the photos...
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