Spring Travels

 

Photo by Patrick Jones. From Hilton to Condado Plaza. 4 Mar 2024.

We're now into Spring Break, although currently enjoying March Madness games from home. Above is a shot from earlier in the month while I had meetings in Puerto Rico, taken from the Caribe Hilton looking toward the Condado Plaza and Condado Beach. Both locations have been a feature in previous visits to the island. Back in 1999 we honeymooned in the Condado area, staying in a family flat and enjoying a trip to El Yunque and Luquillo Beach. In 2007 we brought our daughter to PR and stayed at the Caribe Hilton.

This month I've celebrated a milestone birthday and we took the kids to Saint Lucia over Presidents Day weekend in February. Later this week we have a quick Amtrak ride to NYC for food, a musical and more family memories.

With the calendar flip to April, we have some final campus visits, AAU basketball tournaments, and work trips. The kids are entering the last two months of school and we have a high school graduation to celebrate.

On the theme of milestone birthdays, unlike past years, this year was a relatively quiet one at home. And that's ok. I have been incredibly fortunate to celebrate in amazing locations with dear friends, places like Mexico, Japan, Amsterdam, Singapore, Costa Rica and San Francisco. This year has been more of an extended celebration, stretching out over late February through March. Our afternoon splurge at Sugar Beach in Saint Lucia certainly counts as a special festive present, full of memories of sun, sand and good food.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Sugar Beach. 16 Feb 2024.