How I gained 5 pounds in 7 days

or Food at the NH Riviera Cancun Resort. The problem at resorts is all the food and all those fancy drinks and all those calories. Here is just a little of what I consumed.

Iguana at Tulum

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Apr 16, 2009, Camera: Canon, Model: Canon PowerShot SD990 IS, ISO: 80, Exposure: 1/125 sec, Aperture: 5.8, Focal Length: 28.5mm, Flash Used: No, Some editing with Picasa

Perfume Tester

A little girl testing perfumes at Cancun Airport Duty Free shop. The shelf was just the right height for her and she sprayed herself with everything she liked--she liked almost everything! She must have been a delight when she and her mom finally boarded the plane.

Photo information: Apr 18, 2009, Camera: Canon, Model: Canon PowerShot SD990 IS

ISO: 250, Exposure: 1/60 sec, Aperture: 4.5, Focal Length: 19.5mm
, Flash Used: Yes, Cropping: Yes
Latitude: 21.038044° N Longitude: 86.875420° W

Shopping in Playa del Carmen

Photo information: Apr 16, 2009, Camera: Canon, Model: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
ISO: 80, Exposure: 1/160sec, Aperture: 8.0, Focal Length: 5.8mm, Flash Used: No, Cropped: No


The "play" in Playa del Carmen!

Photo information: Apr 16, 2009, Camera: Canon, Model: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
ISO: 80, Exposure: 1/160sec, Aperture: 8.0, Focal Length: 5.8mm, Flash Used: No, Cropped: A little


Vendors lay out trinkets and souvenirs in bright colours.

Photo information: Apr 16, 2009m Camera: Canon, Model: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
ISO: 80, Exposure: 1/160sec, Aperture: 2.8, Focal Length: 7.7mm, Flash Used: No, Cropped: A little


Canopy over the shops, Playa del Carmen. It looks cool but heat is sweltering all the same.

Photo information: Apr 16, 2009, Camera: Canon, Model: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
ISO: 80, Exposure: 1/60 sec, Aperture: 8.0, Focal Length: 5.8mm, Flash Used: No, Cropped: A little


Blankets! Who needs blankets in this hellish heat? I'll take one of those sombreros.

Photo information: Apr 16, 2009, Camera: Canon, Model: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
ISO: 80, Exposure: 1/125 sec, Aperture: 2.8, Focal Length: 5.8mm, Flash Used: No, Cropped: A little


Open courtyard inside a little hotel, Playa del Carmen

Photo information: Apr 16, 2009, Camera: Canon, Model: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
ISO: 80, Exposure: 1/60sec, Aperture: 2.8, Focal Length: 5.8mm, Flash Used: No, Cropped: A little


Souvenir shop in Playa del Carmen, mostly hats and handicrafts


Jewelery store with armed security at front door.

Photo information: Apr 16, 2009, Camera: Canon, Model: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
ISO: 80, Exposure: 1/500 sec, Aperture: 2.8, Focal Length: 5.8mm, Flash Used: No, Cropped: A little



Closer view of armed security at jewelery store in Playa del Carmen

Photo information: Apr 16, 2009, Camera: Canon, Model: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
ISO: 200, Exposure: 1/160 sec, Aperture: 5.5, Focal Length: 23.2mm, Flash Used: No, Cropped: Yes


Bright Mexican ceramics, just looking at these colours makes one feel happy.

Photo information: Apr 16, 2009, Camera: Canon, Model: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
ISO: 80, Exposure: 1/80 sec, Aperture: 2.8, Focal Length: 5.8mm, Flash Used: No, Cropped: A little

Blankets in Playa del Carmen

A hellish hot afternoon in Playa del Carmen--who needs blankets?

Photo information: Apr 16, 2009
Camera: Canon, Model: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
ISO: 80, Exposure: 1/125 sec, Aperture: 2.8, Focal Length: 5.8mm, Cropped Yes, Flash Used: No
Latitude: 20.617833° N, Longitude: 87.078420° W

Wanna Iguana?

These fellows are very obliging when you want to take a photo; they don't move at all.

Photo information: Apr 12, 2009
Camera: Canon, Model: Canon PowerShot SD990 IS
ISO: 160, Exposure: 1/200 sec, Aperture: 16.0, Focal Length: 28.5mm, Flash Used: No
Latitude: 20.831058° N
Longitude: 86.890655° W

From the corner of my "northern" eye, I thought I had seen a squirrel run by but on second look it was an iguana.

Photo information: Apr 12, 2009
Camera: Canon, Model: Canon PowerShot SD990 IS
ISO: 80, Exposure: 1/640 sec, Aperture: 8.0, Focal Length: 7.7mm, Flash Used: No
Latitude: 20.831058° N
Longitude: 86.890655° W

Coral at sunrise

In the morning, everything I came across on the beach seemed to be a miniature landscape.

Photo information: Apr 14, 2009
Camera: Canon, Model: Canon PowerShot SD990 IS
ISO: 80, Exposure: 1/125 sec, Aperture: 8.0, Focal Length: 7.7mm, Flash Used: No

Early Light

The beach at NH Riviera Cancun in Mexico, just after sunrise; the sun is still low in the sky. I loved how the beach looked in this light.

Photo information: Apr 14, 2009, Camera: Canon, Model: Canon PowerShot SD990 IS, ISO: 80, Exposure: 1/160 sec, Aperture: 8.0, Focal Length: 7.7mm, Flash Used: No

I have to get this monkey off my back!

Photo information: Apr 17, 2009
Camera: Canon Model: Canon PowerShot SD990 IS , ISO: 80, Exposure: 1/400 sec, Aperture: 8.0, Focal Length: 7.7mm, Flash Used: No,
Latitude: 20.828301° N, Longitude: 86.893809° W

Caribbean Tide

I found the tides rather gentle (can you call a tide "gentle?"), not a lot of difference between high and low. Loved the colours, warm sandy browns changing to deep turquoise. Now I understand what inspires Caribbean jewelry, textiles etc. I could never tire of this!

Photo information: Apr 13, 2009, Filename: IMG_1913.JPG
Camera: Canon, Model: Canon PowerShot SD990 IS ISO: 80, Exposure: 1/200 sec, Aperture: 8.0, Focal Length: 7.7mm Flash Used: No, Latitude: 20.828947° N, Longitude: 86.893015° W

Photo information: Apr 13, 2009, Filename: IMG_1911.JPG
Camera: Canon, Model: Canon PowerShot SD990 IS ISO: 80, Exposure: 1/160 sec, Aperture: 8.0, Focal Length: 7.7mm, Flash Used: No
Latitude: 20.828947° N, Longitude: 86.893015° W

Seaweed

Lots of this kind of debris along the beach every morning before the clean up--quite an interesting mix of plants when you examine them.

Photo information
Apr 13, 2009
1600×1066 pixels – 239KB
Filename: IMG_1875.JPGCamera: CanonModel: Canon PowerShot SD990 ISISO: 80Exposure: 1/200 secAperture: 2.8Focal Length: 7.7mmFlash Used: No

Shelter

Welcome shelter from the burning sun these grass umbrellas lined the beach at our resort last week.

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Apr 17, 2009
1600×1200 pixels – 374KB
Camera: Canon Model: Canon PowerShot SD990 IS ISO: 80 Exposure: 1/100 sec Aperture: 8.0 Focal Length: 7.7mm Flash Used: No Latitude: 20.828972° N Longitude: 86.893015° W

Coral

A piece of coral I found on the beach Puerto Morelas.

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Apr 13, 2009
1600×1200 pixels – 302KB
Camera: CanonModel: Canon PowerShot SD990 IS ISO: 80 Exposure: 1/200 sec Aperture: 8.0 Focal Length: 7.7mm Flash Used: No

Caribbean at sunrise

Photo information: Apr 13, 2009
Camera: CanonModel: Canon PowerShot SD990 IS
ISO: 80 Exposure: 1/500 sec Aperture: 2.8 Focal Length: 7.7mmFlash Used: NoLatitude: 20.827528° NLongitude: 86.892843°