What I did on my summer vacation…

Well, as you may have noticed, I was not around last week. It was time for a long overdue vacation. My trip took me to beautiful St. Maarten for five days last week and it was just what the doctor ordered. I’m almost ashamed to admit it, but it was my first vacation since September of 2007. I can now reset the clock on that counter thankfully.

This was a vacation in the truest sense: No email, no phone, no twitter and no blogging. I’m quite glad to be back, though the spectre of 1000 emails upon my return was less than appealing. Things are starting up a bit slowly this week as I regain my footing, so bear with me.

I realized quickly that I picked the right spot when I found I
could go spotting with an 18mm lens. The Sunset Bar and Grille at Maho
Beach might be my new favorite spot on the planet. My whole vacation
was not spent looking at airplanes, but here are a bunch of my favorite aviation-related photos from the trip.

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