Friday Favorites #12 – Bermuda edition

I’m blogging from a cruise ship, the Celebrity Summit while it is docked in Bermuda. We’re in our last hour at port and then we’re on our way back to New Jersey. We’ve been in Bermuda for the last three days and it reminded me how much I love this island. I hope we will be back soon, maybe not on a cruise though (more on that later).

Josh ruined our old DSLR (water spilled on the camera in his bag) when we first got to Athens in May, so we were in need of purchasing a new camera before this trip. Instead of going back to a DSLR, we opted for a point and shoot that provided more functionality. Most of the pictures seen in this post were taken on our new Sony DSC-RX100M II. It seems like a great camera so far with some really neat features that we will need to take some time to learn.

Without further ado, I hope you enjoy some of my favorite pictures from this trip so far.

Sailing detour by the Statue of Liberty.

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Sailing underneath the Verrazano Bridge. Less than 11 weeks until I run over this bridge again.

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First formal night “fancy” selfie with Smartphone Control Mode on the new camera.

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Decorating my own cupcakes at Qsine Restaurant.

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View from Southampton. We hiked up a hill and spent a lovely afternoon at the pool and beach with my friend, Jen and her family.

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Turns out I’m not very good at stand-up paddle boarding because I’m not coordinated enough to paddle.

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I’m much better at paddling when I’m kneeling. I also enjoyed doing yoga on the board. I’m a lazy paddle boarder.

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Self-portrait face detection mode on the camera. The camera detects our faces and then starts the timer to take the selfie. I think it did a pretty good job.

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Morning run around Royal Naval Dockyard. This is an iPhone picture, I don’t trust myself enough to run with a camera.

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The butt of the cruise ship. Sorry, I’m so immature. Another iPhone picture.

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Chickens crossing the road, literally.

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That’s it for now. Goodbye Bermuda, until next time.

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

Sunday Snaps #5 – Summer Streets

IMG_3496.JPGIf you’re in New York in August, Summer Streets is a must-do. For three consecutive Saturdays in August, almost 7 miles of streets are open for people to run, bike, in-line skate, walk, and just enjoy. The route starts on 72nd Street and Park Avenue and heads south to the entrance of the Brooklyn Bridge. There are a lot of activities and even water stops along the way. My favorite stretch of Summer Streets is on Park Avenue South north of Union Square and south of Grand Central. The streets are wide and the restaurants with outdoor seating have the best people watching views.

IMG_3495.JPGOur marathon team has enjoyed Summer Streets each of the 4 years I’ve been on the team. I have memories of getting sick from the heat on my first Summer Streets but that hasn’t stopped me from enjoying it each year since. Yesterday, we kicked off our long run through Summer Streets with a run through Central Park’s lower loop then starting at 72nd Street all the way to the Brooklyn Bridge and back up. We ran over 14 miles yesterday on what was a glorious day with less humid weather in NYC. This was one of my favorite long runs in a while.

IMG_3489.JPGOn our way back, we stopped to Instagram for free juice. While out for a run on Saturday mornings, post a picture to Instagram, tag #juicepress and #willrunforjuice, and stop into one of the Juice Press locations to receive a free juice. In case you were wondering, I picked watermelon juice. It is incredibly refreshing after a run!

Thank you NYC for a wonderful run and summer weekend! Enjoy some of the pictures from our long run – most photos below are credited to my teammate, Tovy.

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Now it’s your turn – share with me your favorite running moment from the weekend!