We made it. The house is stocked. The beach is beautiful. The pool is great, although the shallow end could be about a foot shorter (Shep is barely able to keep his mouth above water).
But documentation? Not so good. Between the humidity, the air conditioned house where I keep my camera, and the record-setting high temperatures outside, a recipe for photo disaster was created.
Every time I took my camera outside, the lens fogged up. For hours. Then I would take it inside, and I’d have the same problem in reverse. It took me until mid-week to learn to set my camera out on the porch first thing in the morning to let it heat up before the activities began.
So in the days in between we’ve been enjoying vacation. The kids are swimming nearly every spare moment. There are bike paths everywhere, of which Neko and I have been making good use. R&D have joined us for the first portion of the trip, which has been great, since we don’t see anywhere near enough of them. That four adults to three kids ratio is pretty spectacular, too.
So just imagine that there are nice photos here. And a phone call to my brother-in-law Doug to wish him a happy birthday, which was Monday, because somehow that did not get scheduled as a recurring event on my calendar. Happy birthday, Doug!
The lesson here? Technology is nice to have, but is just as finicky as anything else.