Taking in the sunset from The Wetlab, on Key Biscayne. Goodbye, January 25th.
Category: Places
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Sunset on Biscayne
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Mountain snow is an intriguing specimen. Cold and biting, but in the same moment, peaceful, almost magical. The entire setting emits a unique sort of serenity, that promise of a quiet sanctuary for all those brave enough to venture within its grasp. The cold hurts. Or, since I suppose some have significantly adapted to it, I should say that it hurts me quite a bit. It’s a sharp and internal pain, the total loss of feeling in my extremities, a constant gasping for breath, and a sudden awareness. Despite growing up in New England, I’ve never been able to handle cold well. Ever. But I’ve always loved those mountains. And there’s something perfectly wonderful about arriving at a place that you love in particular way only to see it engulfed in a sudden whiteness and to realize that it really hasn’t changed at all, to still love it. It’s a vivid reminder of the constant flux, the ebb and flow. And then, it’s a taste of the reality of something more; the cold is nothing from which to shy away. Somewhere, at this very moment, someone is within the icy clutches of the Ross Sea. Another is camped on Everest and yet another is simply enjoying an evening stroll in Moscow. Cold. Biting. Peaceful.
Magical.
White Mountains
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A hole in the wall pub on the edge of the River Thames, a chilly night, warm apple cider, and three friends from a small town in New England at the center of the world.Cutty Sark Pub
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My best friend is studying at the University of Greenwich, so I left the city to visit her, and we went to the very center of the world. The Royal Observatory is where you’ll find the Prime Meridian of the world. Just as the sun begins to set across the River Thames, the bright green divider lights up the sky.
Greenwich
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I think that walking is the best way to explore any place, especially a new place. Today, I walked over ten miles, alone, on my own two feet. Here is the end of the day, the sun setting on Trafalgar Square and nearby Buckingham Palace.Evening Stroll, London
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During the Blitz, the British government operated from underground, here, in the Churchill War Rooms. They’re now a museum, an opportunity to walk through and imagine a time in the past.
Churchill War Rooms
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exploring & escapades 