Spring 2022

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- Mar 24, 2022, 12:38pm
- ⛅ 1 °C
- Altitude: 62 m
- Canada New Brunswick Lakeburn Greater Moncton International Airport 46.115758, -64.6874346°6’57” N 64°41’15” W
Day 1
Travel Day
March 24, 2022 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C
Moncton to Toronto, a bit of a delay (reminder to get the Nexus card) and safely in Miami an hour late. Picked up by a Burning Man friend who drove us to the hotel (which is closer to Fort Lauderdale then Miami).
Caesar and I went to grab a drink in the hotel but it was packed with 10x conference peeps, so we walked to the 7-11, bought some water and walked back to the hotel via the beach. My feet are still tingling.... It was so nice to walk barefoot!Read more
Hey Beauty! I just read through your whole blog - what an Awesome time away! Your photos are absolutely Stunning - especially the ones of you! Xox ❤️🤗 [Kim]
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- Mar 25, 2022
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 1 m
- United States Florida Broward County Golden Isles Lake Villa 25.992245, -80.11866825°59’32” N 80°7’7” W
Day 2
Day 1
March 25, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Started my day in a posh hotel, which Trump was the keynote speaker for the 10x conference. However, my reality is I was annoyed that there was no coffeemaker in the room so I set out to find decent and cheap coffee. I wondered back to 7-11 and continued on to Walmart where I bought OJ and Processo instead. On the walk back the draw bridge had risen. Worked in the hotel room most of the day except for one brief interlude where I made my way to the beach (it was only 20 degrees). I went back down at 5pm and then meant Melanie in the lobby. We checked out the 10x health section and then walked to R Bistro, a great food establishment about 1.8km from the hotel. Stopped at the 7-11 again on the way back to the Diplomat Hotel (Hollywood) and grabbed coffee and snacks. Once back we were treated to loud music (even on 30th floor). T.I. was preforming for some of the 10x crowd. It was a great day with an early (10:30pm) bedtime.Read more
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- Mar 26, 2022
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- United States Florida Broward County Golden Isles Lake Villa 25.991655, -80.11762125°59’30” N 80°7’3” W
Day 3
10x
March 26, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Up early with the sunrise and eventually wondered down to the beach to stick my toes in the sand, and find some seashells. I also learned how to make a swan and fortunate cookie from a towel. Found a great cafe called Enjoy a few hotels down the blocks and grabbed some Java there and back to the room to work. Went back down to the beach at noon and decided to go SUP boarding and then back to the hotel to work more and meet Melanie for drinks. We decided to break the rules and sit on the mezzanine (above the pools) as we wanted some sun. Had great conversation and then meet other 10x people from Scotland, Simone and David. We chatted for a long while and decided to go to the 10x Block party together…. To which I had to sneak in. Met John and Anita (also part of the Scottish convoy) and it was a great evening!!Read more
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- Mar 27, 2022
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- United States Florida Broward County Golden Isles Lake Villa 25.991829, -80.11768425°59’31” N 80°7’4” W
Day 4
Yoga on the Beach
March 27, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Up with the sun again, the sunrises have been so spectacular! Decided to go outside and practice yoga on the deck and let the sound of the ocean be my music.
Returned to my room for work, a board meeting and some breakfast. Made my way back to the lobby at lunch and said goodbye to some 10x friends and went to the conference for a bit before leaving to catch some fresh air. I wanted to SUP again but the rental crew was not at the beach. So I found a favourite spot and called my daughter instead.
Melanie and I eventually made our way to an incredible Indonesian restaurant where we enjoyed the food and conversation with the owner, John. Uber brought us back to the Diplomat Hotel for our final night.Read more
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- Mar 28, 2022
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- United States Florida Miami College-Bayside Metromover 25.777777, -80.18953125°46’40” N 80°11’22” W
Day 5
Downtown Miami
March 28, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Relaxing morning of packing up from the Diplomat, making plans for the next few days and squeezing in a final Stand Up Paddle board. We dropped our luggage at the front desk and headed down to the beach bar for some margaritas and a nice stroll. The whole time at the resort we didn’t get in the pools, ocean or turn the TV on, but it was so nice to work from a warmer space!
Grabbed an Uber to our accommodations in downtown Miami and then off to South Beach for a walk, a drag show at the Palace and exploring the area.Read more
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- Mar 29, 2022
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- United States Florida Miami College-Bayside Metromover 25.777803, -80.18954825°46’40” N 80°11’22” W
Day 6
Wynwood
March 29, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Spent my morning soaking up sunshine on the 20th floor. First doing yoga and then beside and in the pool and hot-tub. We then made our way to the Wynwood area. First we explored the salty donut and I had my first (gf) donut in years… accompanied by a refreshing lemonade. Then off to KYU an experience I would recommend to everyone (they also have a location in Mexico City and NYC). The food was incredible!! The squash was my favorite followed by the Thai rice with duck. We walked off the meal at Wynwood Wall and final stop was Cielito for delicious gourmet popsicles!
Once back at MiamiX I headed for the hot-tub where I spent the rest of the evening.Read more
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- Mar 30, 2022
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- United States Florida Miami College-Bayside Metromover 25.777813, -80.18952225°46’40” N 80°11’22” W
Day 7
Little Havana and Salsa
March 30, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Started my day with some work e-mails and calls, then off to McDonalds (just meters away) to grab some coffee. It was a really windy day but I still made it up to the 20th floor to do yoga and sit in the hottub. Then off to explore Little Havana, had some Cuban coffee, explored the area and began to ferment a new business idea. Back for a quick change and then to south beach for Super and salsa dancing at Mango Tropical Cafe.
Tomorrow Melanie and I part ways…. I want it to last longer as we are having such a great time!Read more
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- Mar 31, 2022
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 406 m
- United States California Inyo County Tecopa Grimshaw Lake 35.847031, -116.23123935°50’49” N 116°13’52” W
Day 8
Travel Day
March 31, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Up early to pack, do yoga on the deck one final time and then off to the airport. Southwest was delayed leaving Miami and then again in Dallas. Made it to Las Vegas at 7:30pm, quick stop at Whole Foods and we were on our way to Tecopah. Stayed at a remote spot at the base of a hill. Andrey started a fire and I organized the van and unpacked. We caught up and marvelled at the beauty of the night sky.Read more
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- Apr 1, 2022
- ☀️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 1,812 m
- United States California Lone Pine Reservation 36.559014, -118.1593536°33’32” N 118°9’34” W
Day 9
Death Valley
April 1, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
First night in the van and slept pretty well. Up at the crack of dawn to a roaring fire and some coffee. Then to Tecopah Hot Springs (pre 7am before it gets busy). After a soak and a swim, on the road towards Death Valley. Pulled over at Salsbury pass to make breakfast but it was to wind so decided on snacks and continue driving. After a bit we stopped and hiked toward a hill that quickly became more difficult than expected.
We then went for a walk on the salt flats and continue to Artist Drive. Beautiful hike into the canyons where we stopped for a shaded rest. Lots of switchbacks eventually lead us to the Sand Dunes and then a brief stop at Rainbow Canyon before finally gassing up again in Lone Pine.
Camp tonight is on Turtle Creek Trail near Alabama hills, below the Sierra Mountain Range. Managed to fix a lose screw that was preventing the door from sliding properly. Then onto supper… salmon and sweet potatoes and tea over the campfire. While cooking we did lots of stretching. The fire is almost out and the stars are amazing. Big hiking day tomorrow!Read more
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- Apr 2, 2022, 11:21pm
- ⛅ 6 °C
- Altitude: 2,132 m
- United States California Mono County Whitmore Hot Springs Little Alkali Lake 37.657648, -118.80718437°39’28” N 118°48’26” W
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Sierra Ridge Climb
April 2, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Woke up, looked out the window at the gorgeous sunrise … took a photo… and back to sleep for an hour. Got up and moving and then went to wake Andrey. He made a big breakfast and coffee, and I did yoga. Then we headed up into the mountains for the next 7 hours. I had to take many, many breaks, and along the way found a strange looking “rock” which Andrey was concerned was radioactive. We finally reached a ridge and took a longer break before finding our way back down. We still had to cross a creek and walk quite sways to the van. Luckily I had learned to use a walking stick by then.
Back at the van we packed up some firewood and heading out to find some water and visit hot springs 2hrs away. We made a quick pit stop in Bishop for some water, whiskey and kielbasa.
Unfortunately, the hot springs were packed (and the roads were scary)…. We back tracked and found a spot on a side road. We had a nice fire, cooked up some potatoes, onions, peppers and sausage for a late supper and then some tea. It was snowing out as we tried to find a place to stay and it is dropping down to zero tonight. Brrrrr…Read more
Gorgeous! [Shellie]
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