MIA is worth extra just for the food!

The cuban sandwich at Cafe Versailles is simple & very good!
And La Carreta is great!

Start the island early.... leave it late!

Holy crap! I'd run in fear from such stunning beauty!

I did complete the swim - 3.5 miles. And it was fantastic! The whole week was great... just got back tonight.

You can see me in photo 58 of 260 - standing next to the punk kid who blew the field away... again. The guy is good!

Come home. Go to sleep.
Get up in the morning, shave. Go to work. Come home. Go to sleep.
Get up in the morning, shave. Go to work. Come home. Go to sleep.

Get up in the morning. Fly. Ferry. STJ!

and I will be a star on that cam in less than 1 week! Dancing on the beach for a webcam is on the bucket list.

I want to be right there!

the local mud & pathogen race int texas went well. Excluding for the mutant High School Speedo Swimmers... I swam well! Can't wait to revisit STJ.... only 8 days away!!!

There is a difference. One is access to a private venue for entertainment. The other is access to a government controlled service where they can arrest you if you fail to comply.

Paying for preferential government treatment is not the same as buying a better seat at a concert. It's graft.

Wow - I forget how pretty STJ is above the waterline, too. Excellent pixs!

it will be great to swim with you, Ruby - hope all goes well on Monday!

of course I'm swimming the whole monty. and slowly. Have to get my money's worth! Swimming a practice race tomorrow at lake benbrook. 2.4 miles of mud.... assuming we are not rained out - which is looking likely. I can't wait to swim over coral & fish instead of McDonalds wrappers... not that I ...

It's all about the squid. God's perfect creation

My wife had to bail out for work reasons.... and after much soul searching (and a trip for the two of us in Sept!) I kept my flight. (I've used this swim as motivation for many miles in our local concrete pond.) So the villa turned into a Maho Bay Tent Cottage and the transportation that was a renta...

Nancie-Pa - Come by the post-swim party tent. My plan is to be sleeping under the 3rd table from the left by about 3:30. Give me a kick.

Keep an eye out for the middle-ager-in-spandex-who-shouldn't-be.... oh wait. That's about everyone!

Except for the punk High School kids who are going to actually race in this "race".

Cheer for everyone except the punks!