Lying on the Georgia Coast about midway between the resort islands of Tybee and Jekyll, Sapelo is accessible only by ferry. This fact gives it a much different flavor than the barrier islands familiar to most.
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Callaway Gardens
Itsy Bitsy Guatemalan Spider
I took these photos in Guatemala. The second one is blurry because: a.) I had the range maxed out on the lens of the little camera I had at the time. Mind you, this was not because it wasn’t easy to get close to this spider (it was on a cut log on the … Continue reading
Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright
Guatemalan Monkey
If you see this monkey, he should be treated as armed and dangerous. Not only would he and his friends not pose in blissful solitude for a snapshot – leaving me with this and few even more blurred and unusable shots mostly of monkey butt (yes, Bevis, I said monkey butt) – but they proceeded to rain … Continue reading
Isla Contoy, Mexico
We rode a rear-console fishing boat with twin out-board motors from Isla Mujeres to Isla Contoy. The diminutive captain stood on a cooler in order to see over the bow as he piloted between the two islands. We were asked to squeeze as far as possible to the rear of the boat so the bow would … Continue reading
Tulum: City of the Sun
Lately, it is easy to view the ancient Mayans as just a giant buzz-kill. After all, they are the ones who brought us the news about the imminent demise of civilization as we know it that is scheduled for just over three short years from now. (Ordinarily, I would be writing those words completely ‘tongue-in-cheek’. However, with the global economy … Continue reading
Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Garrafon de Castilla Last week my wife and I made a trip to the Yucatan that concluded in a three day stay on Isla Mujeres. Taking the advice of two guidebooks and a couple who had made multiple trips to Isla, we avoided the Garrafon National Park, which, at $50 [USD] a head, is widely considered … Continue reading
Mind & Eye 