[Leica] Nathan's PAD 18/11/2016: a last outing at Hostal Maruja

[imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)]

Some lovely intimate shots Nathan, and I see someone walking into the sea 
too. I'm envious.

I went for my daily swim today in the Irish Sea. It was about 4 degrees 
celsius, is likely to be colder tomorrow, and Irish machismo tells me I 
can't wear a wetsuit. Of course, I don't bring a camera, as, at this time of 
year, it's hard to take a photo when you're shivering.

That said I may have to switch from Seapoint which is only two pedal strokes 
away from my house in Monkstown (although a lot more back up the hill) to 
the more distant Sandycove a couple of miles away. Sandycove and its Forty 
Foot swimming hole have constant water whereas Seapoint is very tidal. The 
tide goes out a very long way into Dublin Bay, and on cold nights the sand 
freezes and chills the tide as it comes back in. It can make a big 
difference when you dive in.

Douglas



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu>
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Sent: Friday, November 18, 2016 8:03 PM
Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 18/11/2016: a last outing at Hostal Maruja


> Winter is approaching, such as it is, and one of my favourite beachside 
> restaurants, Hostal Maruja in La Marina, will close for the season on 
> Sunday. So today, eight of us went for lunch there, to take advantage of a 
> very nice autumn day with temperatures around 27C/80F, lovely sunshine and 
> hardly any wind. I was especially keen to introduce some of my colleagues 
> who had not yet been to this wonderful place.
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> Studying the menu:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-8gKtfqD/A
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> The setting. To be able to eat like this in November is a real privilege:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-8wjNRbz/A
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> Carmen, one of the people who had been to Hostal Maruja before:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-fmph73R/A
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> Carolina, an eminent economist on my team:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-4hNdrKb/A
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> We spent 2 1/2 hours eating lunch. It was not planned to last that long, 
> but it was just too pleasant, it was Friday afternoon, so?
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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