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The Betsy Hotel has a neat rooftop deck for guests. From the loungers you can look out over the top of the palm trees to the ocean. Like the rooms overlooking the courtyard, the city sounds rise up and past you when you’re up on the deck. I took this image at shortly after 8:00 pm. Most everyone else was dining at this time of night so I had the space to myself. It’s always a joy to me when […]
About a year ago, my wife had to travel to Miami and I tagged along for the ride. We stayed at the Betsy Hotel at the northern end of Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. Since we had the misfortune to be traveling during spring break we were glad we booked at the Betsy. It’s boutique charm was not what the spring breakers were looking for so the hotel ended up being a sea of calm, a nice retreat. Our room overlooked […]
This ‘nodding donkey’ was whirring away on the beach near High Island in Texas. The sun is still a 33 minutes away from breaking above the horizon.
Unlike yesterday’s image, this one took a bit more effort. I didn’t see the abandoned row-boat when I pulled the car off the road, just the inlet. It was as I was trying to get a better perspective on the inlet that I spied the boat in the weeds. I had to scramble down a muddy hillside, navigate some thorny bushes and cross a small stream to get the boat in the foreground of my shot. All of which left […]
Back in March of this year, my wife took a business trip to Miami, Florida and I tagged along for a break. We thought the hotels were a bit pricey when booking them but didn’t realize till we pulled up in front of the Betsy Ross Hotel that we’d picked a Spring Break week! Thankfully, the Betsy was not a Spring Breakers hotel so our stay was quite pleasant. One of the things I particularly like about winter is that […]
