Jason Dunn
02-28-2005, 07:00 AM
If you've been wondering where I've been hiding, the answer was Scotland for one week, Rome for another week, and another week fighting to get caught back up. Historically I announce when I'm leaving on this site, but given that both my wife and I were leaving our house empty for two weeks, it didn't seem like a good security precaution to announce I was leaving. :-) Ashley and I spent a week in Scotland, staying at a villa in a resort 45 minutes outside Edinburgh. We spent the week relaxing, eating, and taking wonderful day trips with Craig from Capercaillie Tours. I had my trusty Canon Digital Rebel with me, my <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/articles.php?action=expand,32692">4 GB Kingston CompactFlash card</a>, my problematic Fujistu P5010D, and my Pocket PC...which I'm sad to say I didn't load up with vacation and travel-related software. ;-)<br /><br />Scotland was beautiful - I couldn't get over the landscapes! Even the simplest tree and hilltop had so much character, it was a thrill to photograph everything I could. I shot around 800 pictures and kept 400 or so...I think another weeding pass is in order. Rome was beautiful as well, but in different ways - the architecture was wonderful, the buildings were stunning, but it was the opposite of Scotland in many ways: more people, more noise, less clean. Great food, great history, and equally shutter-bug worthy: I shot around 800 photos and kept 500 (though I'm still sorting and deleting). Below you'll find a selection of my pictures and the rather rough post-vacation road of reality...but it's good to be back!<!><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/jason-vacation2005-001.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/jason-vacation2005-002.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/jason-vacation2005-003.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/jason-vacation2005-004.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/jason-vacation2005-005.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/jason-vacation2005-006.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/jason-vacation2005-007.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/jason-vacation2005-008.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/jason-vacation2005-009.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/jason-vacation2005-010.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/jason-vacation2005-011.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/jason-vacation2005-012.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/jason-vacation2005-013.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/jason-vacation2005-014.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/jason-vacation2005-015.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/jason-vacation2005-016.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/jason-vacation2005-017.jpg" /><br /><br />We arrived home a week ago Friday, and after a blissful sleep on Friday night (there's nothing better than sleeping in your own bed is there?) my wife became concerned on Saturday that she had a problem with her leg. After consulting with a doctor over the phone they suggested we go to the nearest hospital have it checked for a blood clot. Those can be serious things, so we spent the afternoon in the hospital along with most of Sunday morning waiting for the test results. They came back negative, so we're in the clear, and Sunday night I felt like some Chinese food. That resulted in some of the worst food poisoning I've ever had, which decimated me for all of Monday and left me weak as a babe on Tuesday and most of Wednesday. So much for getting back on track quickly! <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/somanyemails.jpg">My email messages</a> weren't answering themselves, so I've been trying to get caught up - but there are still a lot left! If I owe you a response, I'll try to get to you as soon as possible.<br /><br />It's great to be home and working on the sites I know and love! :mrgreen: