Re: PESO 2019 - in Cozumel - GDG
I always find it rewarding to talk to the locals and learn a little about their lives and points of view. As I said, Cozumel is heaven for scuba divers, but that is it's only real claim to fae. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 2:25 AM Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Thanks for the compliment on the photo, Daniel! > > Cozumel is like so many small tourist towns for me: Most of what gets > thrust in front of tourists is the junk for sale by a lot of people trying > to make a living. I ignore nearly all of that. > > My little troupe of erstwhile friends and I got off the ship and took a > short tour which included an hour at a tequila maker. Nice tasting there! > Then they all headed to a beach club and evidently had a lovely time there. > I was not interested in the beach ... This is a gay cruise, there's much > more fun to be had... and a more entertaining view of the wildlife... on > the ship's pool deck with the guys than at the beach for me. So I had the > taxi driver take me back to the pier and spent the afternoon walking the > ship and talking with people. > > I didn't go on a gay cruise for the local color. As I said to one of the > beautiful young guys whom I had a margarita with, "We're here for us: We > make our own entertainment, we are our own entertainment, as we travel > through exotic places and enjoy being apart from our 'normal' world for a > time. All of us together." ];-) > > I did have a great time alone with the taxi driver as he told me all about > his life: He competes in triathlon events, he cycles. A youngish man of 44 > years, his family came from the Island, his wife is from the mainland ... > how they met, their kids. He asked about my life in the USA. For a twenty > minute ride, it was a good long lifetime of sharing ideas and interests. > That's the kind of cultural exchange I like. :-) > > G > — > No matter where you go, there you are. > > > On Feb 6, 2019, at 6:25 PM, Daniel J. Matyola > wrote: > > > > Cozumel is famous for one thing, which it does extremely well: scuba > > diving. Aside from that, it is a run-of-the-mil destination. > > > > Cozumel sits at the northern edge of the longest and best reef in the > > Caribbean, and the facilities for diving there are far superior to > anything > > else in the Caribbean. I would never dive with any dive operator in > > Jamaica, other parts of Mexico, or any of the other islands; the > > equipment is rarely up-to-date and well maintained, and the emergency > > services are non-existent. Cozumel, however, exists almost entirely on > > income from scuba divers, and it takes the sport very seriously. My son > > and I loved Cozumel for the diving; my wife is not a diver, so she was > > bored -- except for the hair-raising plane trip to Chichen Itza. > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 8:35 AM Godfrey DiGiorgi > > wrote: > > > >> In port, Cozumel, Mexico ... > >> > >> https://flic.kr/p/QRD6iv > >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2019 - in Cozumel - GDG
Thanks for the compliment on the photo, Daniel! Cozumel is like so many small tourist towns for me: Most of what gets thrust in front of tourists is the junk for sale by a lot of people trying to make a living. I ignore nearly all of that. My little troupe of erstwhile friends and I got off the ship and took a short tour which included an hour at a tequila maker. Nice tasting there! Then they all headed to a beach club and evidently had a lovely time there. I was not interested in the beach ... This is a gay cruise, there's much more fun to be had... and a more entertaining view of the wildlife... on the ship's pool deck with the guys than at the beach for me. So I had the taxi driver take me back to the pier and spent the afternoon walking the ship and talking with people. I didn't go on a gay cruise for the local color. As I said to one of the beautiful young guys whom I had a margarita with, "We're here for us: We make our own entertainment, we are our own entertainment, as we travel through exotic places and enjoy being apart from our 'normal' world for a time. All of us together." ];-) I did have a great time alone with the taxi driver as he told me all about his life: He competes in triathlon events, he cycles. A youngish man of 44 years, his family came from the Island, his wife is from the mainland ... how they met, their kids. He asked about my life in the USA. For a twenty minute ride, it was a good long lifetime of sharing ideas and interests. That's the kind of cultural exchange I like. :-) G — No matter where you go, there you are. > On Feb 6, 2019, at 6:25 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Cozumel is famous for one thing, which it does extremely well: scuba > diving. Aside from that, it is a run-of-the-mil destination. > > Cozumel sits at the northern edge of the longest and best reef in the > Caribbean, and the facilities for diving there are far superior to anything > else in the Caribbean. I would never dive with any dive operator in > Jamaica, other parts of Mexico, or any of the other islands; the > equipment is rarely up-to-date and well maintained, and the emergency > services are non-existent. Cozumel, however, exists almost entirely on > income from scuba divers, and it takes the sport very seriously. My son > and I loved Cozumel for the diving; my wife is not a diver, so she was > bored -- except for the hair-raising plane trip to Chichen Itza. > > > On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 8:35 AM Godfrey DiGiorgi > wrote: > >> In port, Cozumel, Mexico ... >> >> https://flic.kr/p/QRD6iv >> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2019 - in Cozumel - GDG
BTW, I love the Bubba Gump image. I guess he is everywhere these days! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 8:35 AM Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > In port, Cozumel, Mexico ... > > https://flic.kr/p/QRD6iv > > Our little troupe hired a short taxi/tour ride to a local Mayan info and > tequila distillery/plantation. Most then went on to the beach; I requested > the driver drop me back to the pier where I walked around a little while, > then re-boarded our ship. > > There's nothing about a beach that I can enjoy more than the pool deck on > the ship... and there's no sand to bother with. :-) The tequila distillery > was very interesting, the port side shops pretty much the same as anywhere > else in today's world. > > Enjoy! > G > — > No matter where you go, there you are. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2019 - in Cozumel - GDG
Cozumel is famous for one thing, which it does extremely well: scuba diving. Aside from that, it is a run-of-the-mil destination. Cozumel sits at the northern edge of the longest and best reef in the Caribbean, and the facilities for diving there are far superior to anything else in the Caribbean. I would never dive with any dive operator in Jamaica, other parts of Mexico, or any of the other islands; the equipment is rarely up-to-date and well maintained, and the emergency services are non-existent. Cozumel, however, exists almost entirely on income from scuba divers, and it takes the sport very seriously. My son and I loved Cozumel for the diving; my wife is not a diver, so she was bored -- except for the hair-raising plane trip to Chichen Itza. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 8:35 AM Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > In port, Cozumel, Mexico ... > > https://flic.kr/p/QRD6iv > > Our little troupe hired a short taxi/tour ride to a local Mayan info and > tequila distillery/plantation. Most then went on to the beach; I requested > the driver drop me back to the pier where I walked around a little while, > then re-boarded our ship. > > There's nothing about a beach that I can enjoy more than the pool deck on > the ship... and there's no sand to bother with. :-) The tequila distillery > was very interesting, the port side shops pretty much the same as anywhere > else in today's world. > > Enjoy! > G > — > No matter where you go, there you are. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2019 - in Cozumel - GDG
When I was a teenager I had a summer job in a hardware store. One of the old boys who worked there was Reg, who'd fought Rommel in the desert. A regular customer was a rather stuck-up, posh lady called Mrs Sandicock, which she insisted was pronounced Sandicoe. Whenever she came in Reg made a point of pronouncing her name very loudly, as written, and as she was leaving he would turn to me and say "Always puts me in mind of my time in the desert, that woman". > On 6 Feb 2019, at 22:34, ann sanfedele wrote: > > oh lordy- visiting "exotic" venues ? I'm with you re: beach sand and this > is a fun shot. > > ann > >> On 2/6/2019 1:35 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> In port, Cozumel, Mexico ... >> >> https://flic.kr/p/QRD6iv >> >> Our little troupe hired a short taxi/tour ride to a local Mayan info and >> tequila distillery/plantation. Most then went on to the beach; I requested >> the driver drop me back to the pier where I walked around a little while, >> then re-boarded our ship. >> >> There's nothing about a beach that I can enjoy more than the pool deck on >> the ship... and there's no sand to bother with. :-) The tequila distillery >> was very interesting, the port side shops pretty much the same as anywhere >> else in today's world. >> >> Enjoy! >> G >> — >> No matter where you go, there you are. >> > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2019 - in Cozumel - GDG
oh lordy- visiting "exotic" venues ? I'm with you re: beach sand and this is a fun shot. ann On 2/6/2019 1:35 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: In port, Cozumel, Mexico ... https://flic.kr/p/QRD6iv Our little troupe hired a short taxi/tour ride to a local Mayan info and tequila distillery/plantation. Most then went on to the beach; I requested the driver drop me back to the pier where I walked around a little while, then re-boarded our ship. There's nothing about a beach that I can enjoy more than the pool deck on the ship... and there's no sand to bother with. :-) The tequila distillery was very interesting, the port side shops pretty much the same as anywhere else in today's world. Enjoy! G — No matter where you go, there you are. -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO 2019 - in Cozumel - GDG
In port, Cozumel, Mexico ... https://flic.kr/p/QRD6iv Our little troupe hired a short taxi/tour ride to a local Mayan info and tequila distillery/plantation. Most then went on to the beach; I requested the driver drop me back to the pier where I walked around a little while, then re-boarded our ship. There's nothing about a beach that I can enjoy more than the pool deck on the ship... and there's no sand to bother with. :-) The tequila distillery was very interesting, the port side shops pretty much the same as anywhere else in today's world. Enjoy! G — No matter where you go, there you are. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
