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Nick Lewis
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Web Dev / Synth Nerd / Photographer - Based near Reading in the UK Podcaster and creator of Modulations https://nick-lewis.npub.pro https://fountain.fm/show/GT5qIkp33spJGwEJJDkE https://modulations.substack.com https://peakd.com/@nicklewis

Taking some night shots this evening on my iPhone whilst walking along the beach. I absolutely love the effect and the clouds genuinely looked like this. We reckon the moonlight was the cause of it.

#sandos #playacar #mexico #photostr #quintanaroos #playadelcarmen

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The rain storm last night was phenomenal. Well we are in the tropics of course and now as dry as a bone. Like it never happened.

#mexico #tropical #carribean

#asknostr Nostr seems to handle a lack of access pretty well, for example using Nostur, it buffered a post I wrote when I had no signal and sent it later. Is this by design? It’s good, especially in parts of the world where service might be limited or at best occasionally interrupted.

Wow the rain is impressive tonight in our jungle hotel. It’s louder than British rain!

Which cruise company have you gone with? Never been on one myself but a colleague has done two this year. Yeah! Dedicated or what?!

Nice work, nobody will know. Although my Amazon order of cheap computer parts as failed to arrive.

Hola and GM from a windy Mexico this morning. Well at least it is in Quintana Roos.

Being in a different time zone appears to affect engagement? The people who might normally respond aren’t seeing my notes or they get lost in the feed?

One of the startling things has been the proliferation of soldiers on the streets of Playa del Carmen but I totally get it. There is trouble in Paradise. Often the way. The link between beautiful parts of the world and drug cartels, seems to exist in so many places; especially this part of America. This is why people encourage the use of official taxis and tour guides; not just to make extra money but your corpse on the beach, is not what their government needs; bad for tourism.

I did feel a little ill at ease yesterday when approached by people along Avenida Quinta. Were they genuinely trying to interest us in their hand-crafted souvenirs or was it the front for something darker? More sinister? The guys dressed as superheroes, what the fuck were they up to? Fun bar promoters or worse?

Maybe I’m overthinking but sometimes it’s better to be brutally obtuse than too game for it; something more than you might have bargained for.

This article made for harrowing reading and I wouldn’t want to share it with my mum or she’d fly out and rescue my wife, myself and our two friends. She doesn’t own a plane but would commandeer one if given half the chance.

https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-04-07/mexico-puts-soldiers-on-its-beaches-to-guard-vacationers.html

Apart from that, the people are all lovely and I want to explore Mexico more, it’s raw, real and its beauty more than skin deep. If only the military could just burn the cocaine plantations in the Americas.

#mexico

Absolutely - my friends kids terrify me sometimes but it’s not their fault, they have so much rammed down into their heads. Even if parents discourage it they persist.

Our own children and my 3 grandchildren differ though because of my wife and I being detached from celebrity culture. nostr:note10zt5xgkg5evqa88s4exmcjkdws548qp76htuu09wqz0nxag0ut4sa9kkwq

Senor Frogs in Playa del Carmen is fun and we got to keep our glasses. They also have a clothes store in the town and you can find out more about them through their website https://senorfrogs.com/what-to-do-in-playa-del-carmen-8th-av/

The food and drink was great and I’m sure we’ll go back soon whilst we are staying in the area.

Are we in for a storm today on the Carribean coast? It’s sounding windy out there and the jungle is dancing.

Or was it the Tequila.

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