One of a half dozen or so murals when getting off the train from just after security to the D terminal
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Atlanta – not so Hotlanta right now
Sunny and chilly wind…
Clockwise from top left
- 3 stadiums aide by side!?
- Statue downtown of chicken chain’s big investment in scholarships over the years
- Statue of woman who helped reshaped downtown
- Indian lunch: salad with dal, veggies and a nice hot green sauce
- New stadium under construction (reverse side of the leftmost stadium in the other photo)
- Flatiron building! cf near St Lawrence Market in Toronto
- Thats one big wreath! And the fire hydrant in front has a plaque: the first display of water system in 1875
Cute “pet me” dog at San Diego airport
The dog’s vest says “pet me.”
The handler’s shirt says “Ready. Pet. Go”
Ocean Beach, San Diego
Clockwise from top left
- Happy hour edibles
- Bar/resto has a partial airstream trailer built in to the kitchen window
- World Curry (in Pacific Beach)
- Empty Pacific Beach… was nice when sun was out, and yes, I did stick my fingers into the ocean
- Line caught salmon sashimi
- Lifeguard memorial statue
Seattle “sights” (sightings?)
Clockwise from top left:
- Non-traditional Sb*x sign
- Roof of torn down gas station
- Snow!
- Really ms*t employees have a dedicated checkin line with this airline?
- Tasty veggie farotto (sp?) last night
Taha’a: fabulous overwater bungalow
Oh yes, we have champagne!
Tahiti: final night
Hotel 10 min from airport, with an early Sunday morning flight.
Infinity pool (with bar) truly looking infinite with the lagoon. Last sunset here for us, with Moorea in background.
The hotel made a little flower and stick welcome message on our bed.
Taha’a: scooter for the day
A mere 8500 CFP / US$80 for the day, inc one tank of gas (which we nearly bled dry). The 50cc scooter laboured up the handful of hills near the center of the hibiscus shaped island.
The scooter was delivered to us at the boat dock, and picked up at our restaurant prior to sunset, so we never had to go to their office.
Clockwise from top left:
– sunset from waterfront dinner resto Chez Louise
– tasty seafood dinner (lobster, parrotfish, curried non-local shrimp, raw fish Tahitian style – parrotfish, not tuna, this time), 5500 CFP /US$50 pp plus drinks(but tax and tip included)
– cows with Raiatea in the background, on our 15 min hike to a semi-deserted beach
– helmets required!
– one of the bays at center of the island
– view to Raiatea from the southern tip of Taha’a
– drying tamanu nuts (used for skin products) at the vanilla farm… this is the Vanilla Isle after all
– Joe Dassin beach with snorkeling just offshore, inc a dropoff
We also visited a pearl farm, had a tasty lunch on the bay at Taha’a Maitai resto, and tried to see rescued turtles at Hibiscus hotel but they no longer do that (the danger of an LP guide that is 2 years old 
Tip: most places have hard to see road signs
Taha’a: coffee table view to lagoon below
Also, hyper tattooed emcee at last night’s traditional dance show (he did cool fire twirling at the end), and the logo behind the front desk of the resort (with birds of paradise in front).
Taha’a: stingrays and more
More random photos
Clockwise from top left
– rocking my pareu
– stingray (one of two regular visitors by or bungalow)
– Susan in her pareu
– Susan ready to snorkel, at 7am!!!
– flower (not plumeria)
– boxfish (one of several near our bungalow)