A lady with 9 grandkids (26-8) and I facing off a mixed doubles team. Not a winning day -:) but the clouds are beautiful.
Archive for August, 2020
6-4, 4-6, 17-15
A great day for tennis after a rainy day yesterday. We have many long rallies and exciting plays.
1-6, 6-1, 12-10
We played Canadian with a threesome group. 涨潮 rising tide: 4:29 and 5:47
Swimming pools / open water: bucket list
One of the items on my bucket list is to swim/soak in the remarkable and gorgeous pools, and there are many of them on this planet. Below is the list to visit/go/swim:
- Havasu Falls @ Supai / Grand Canyon, AZ
- Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle @ San Simeone, CA
- Amangiri @ Canyon Point, Utah
- Aussie
- Icebergs pool @ Bondi Beach, Sydney
- Port Kembla, salt water
- Merewether Ocean Bath
- Marina Bay Sands @ Singapore
- Gellert Baths @ Budapest, Hungary
- Szechenyi Bath Budapest
- Pamukkale Thermal Pools @ Denizli Province, Turkey
- Italy
- Grand Hotel Tremezzo @ Lake Como
- Belmond Hotel Caruso @ Ravello
- Blue Lagoon @ Grindavík, Iceland
- Ik Kil Cave Pool @ Chichén Itzá, Mexico
- Victoria Falls / Devil’s Pool @ Zambia (NG)
- largest pool @ San Alfonso Del Mar resort, Chile
- Oiso Princehotels Japan: 500m lap
… some open water options
- Istanbul: Bosphorus Cross $2,181+
- Austria: 2024 Sept @ Wörthersee (visit; Falkensteiner)
- India: Kochi swimathon 2014.4.21 @ Ernakulam, Aluva, Kochi
Like an autumn day
A gorgeous day …
A soaking rain seemed to wash the ground clean: even the balls look fresh and new after nearly two hours of play.
The tide
6-4, 6-4
A very quiet corner to play, with a friend whom I haven’t played with over tens some years!
… and some shiny tomatoes, $1.49 a pound but can you eat them? The bagel, is the best in the whole wide New York!
