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The Beach
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Beach - east side of property - cloudy day
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Beach - east side of property, overcast
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Beach view - hobie cat
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Beach - east side of property
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Beach view - central
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Beach - central
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Beach - central, gazebo
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Beach - facing west
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Beach - facing west, towards Secrets Excellence, which is around the...
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Beach - facing west, charter fishing boat. I'm guessing about 30 ft. Two...
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Beach - facing west, note the waves breaking off Secrets Excellence.
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Beach - facing west, just off the hotel property. There is a vendors...
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Beach - facing east, Sunscape is down the way, about 35 minutes walk
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Beach - east end of property, there is a vendors market just past the...
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Beach - west end of property
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Beach - west end
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beach - east end, I'm standing near the gazebo.
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Beach - looking towards Secrets Excellence
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Beach - you can just see the children's play area in the background
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Beach - facing towards Sunscape
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Beach - west side of property
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Another view of charter fishing boat
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sand sculpture
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Another view of sand sculpture
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Security guy ....
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Watersports area - hobie cats and windsurfers
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Another view of watersports area
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Beach - late afternoon
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Beach - early morning
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Beach - sunset
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Coconuts
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coconut palm - about to be trimmed
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trimming the coconut palm
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chop chop
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and more chop chop ....
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OK, what else needs trimming?
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Yes, this one
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This one's all done.
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Coming down
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Still coming down ...
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chopping up the trimmings
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Opening a coconut
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Coconut opened up.
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Another view of opened coconut
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Dining - Macao Buffet
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Dinner buffet - salad area
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dinner buffet, hot selections
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dinner buffet, more hot selections
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dinner buffet - grill and pasta bar areas
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dinner buffet - carvery area
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dinner buffet - breads and rolls
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dinner buffet - more salads
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dinner buffet - desserts
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dinner - buffet dining room
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dinner buffet - dining room, salad tray in background
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dinner buffet - our candle (we brought our own)
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dinner buffet - one of the dessert stations
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dinner buffet - coffee and juice bar
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another view of dining room
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dinner - one of the many displays set up
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Another view of display at dinner
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Giardinetto
Gourmet Dining Room - Extra Cost
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Gourmet restaurant - lobster
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Gourmet restaurant - another view of lobster
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Gourmet restaurant - beef medallions
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Gourmet restaurant - refilling the wine
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Gourmet restaurant - another view of food presentation
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Hotel Grounds
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View of beach and watersports hut
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beach - east side, security hut and vendor's market to the right
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watersports hut
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Watersports hut. Beach club in distant background, far left.
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I believe this is building 'J'
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another view
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vendor's market just off east end of property
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habitations and spiral staircase (to left)
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near the beach club & massage hut
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landscaping
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covered walkway leading to the 'runway' (main walkway)
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sunset - taken from the beach
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palm trees - at sunset
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after sunset - note the cloud colour
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main 'runway' - Sirenis Tropicale to right, Sirenis Cocotal to...
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main walkway (a bit closer to lobby area)
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new landscaping along main walkway - this used to be a fish pond.
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one of the covered walkways leading to main walkway.
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covered walkway and tropical flowers.
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main hotel - Saona buffet and lobby area to right
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Covered walkway in background. This used to be a fountain.
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New landscaping, used to be a fishpond. Buffet & lobby in...
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Entrance to lobby area
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Main walkway, taken from lobby area.
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Lobby area - this statue also used to be a fountain. Landscaping in progress.
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hotel grounds near main buffet restaurant
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Fountain near lobby entrance, main walkway in background.
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new landscaping
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Main walkway - looking toward pool and beach
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Palm tree and Christmas decoration.
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One of the covered walkways
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One of the fountains left intact.
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Covered walkway
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general view - Sirenis Cocotal property edge.
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Spiral staircase (one of many)
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Vendors market - photo taken from spiral staircase
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Beach Club
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near the beach
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Watersports hut
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Five minute rainsquall passing by
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landscaping
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We had a heavy rain during the night
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A closer view of puddle from heavy rain about 4 am
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Another puddle - early morning, just after sunrise.
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Vendor's market
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tropical flowers after the rain
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tropical flowers
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more tropical flowers
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Covered walkway
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Covered walkway as seen from top of stairs
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One of the residence buildings and the vendor's market
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residence building
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residence building
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beach area as seen from stairs
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another 5 minute squall passing through
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Beach and cloud banks after sunset
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another view of clouds after sunset
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After sunset
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Clouds at sunset
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Sun shining on cloud bank after sunset
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Horseback Riding
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I passed these 3 a bit up the beach past Secrets. These were the ones...
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Another view of riders
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Moving right along
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and they rode off into the sunset ....
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Natam & Karmen-V
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Karmen performing at the hotel. She has a very powerful voice.
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another view
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Karmen hits a high note
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another view
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Natam
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Karmen and Natam. They have just signed a recording contract and should go far.
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Natam & Karmen
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Hotel Lobby Area
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Hotel lobby - this area is very popular for conversation and drinks in the...
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Conversation area
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This area used to be a pond - not sure what they plan to plant there.
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Looking out from lobby onto main walkway
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Entrance to main buffet
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Lobby bar - a very nice place to hang around
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Main lobby area
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Another view of conversation area
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Conversation area & lobby bar
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Lunch Buffet
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Beach Club - bar
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Another view of bar at beach club
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Buffet line & grill area
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lunch buffet - salads area
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lunch buffet - salads and hot foods
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lunch buffet - cold cuts & complements
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lunch buffet - hot food, grill station in background
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lunch buffet - crepes station
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beach club - dining area
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Another view of beach club dining area
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Bob Caps the Mermaid
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The 'weapon'
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the 'target'
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delivery in progress
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darn that's a tight fit .....
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stretch that santa cap
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It's a done deed.
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the finished product
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view of mermaid from beach bar
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And here she is ....
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mosquito fogger
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time to shut the door ....
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pool - just outside beach bar (Sirenis Tropicale side)
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Another view of pool on Tropicale side
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Pool - Tropicale side of property
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Another pool view
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Pool - Tropicale side
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Swan on bed. This greeted us the first day.
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Another view of swan
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close up of swan
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Fruit basket and bottle of rum. Part of VIP club package. I joined VIP...
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mini fridge
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hanging closet - three doors, two tracks ....
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entrance to balcony
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Another view of closet
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balcony
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Up & Down the Beach
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View up the beach toward Secrets Excellence. Excellence is up by the breakers.
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Secrets Excellence
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Beach, just off the Secrets Excellence property
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Secrets Excellence. Note the extensive beach grooming.
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From Secrets, looking toward Sirenis. It's about a 15 minute walk back.
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Surf - this is just beyond the Secret's property.
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Another view of surf - there is no reef here so the waves come right up to...
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Waves - I could watch these for hours.
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Beach grooming at Secrets - I suspect the beach has not fully...
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Beach at Secrets - this was yet another red flag day here. We had a yellow flag.
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Secrets beach
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Beach - this is well beyond the Secret's property
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Surf - well beyond the Secret's property.
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Well beyond Secrets which is back around the point
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Even further past Secrets - I went for a a bit of a walk.
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Beach, well beyond Secrets.
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Getting further away .....
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I think that's the remains of a Remax sign ....
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another view
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yet another view - For sale? Who knows?
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Seemed to be some kind of commercial establishment. I could hear music...
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Heading back towards Secrets. It was about 45 minutes walk when I turned around.
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Nice pristine beach .....
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Secrets is just around the point .....
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Surf
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Another view of surf.
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This boat has met it's final end .....
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Surf & Sand
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Another day, another walk. This time to Sunscape the Beach. It's about 40...
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Looking back toward Sirenis
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Heading toward Sunscape ....
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Sunscape is just a bit past the point in the distance.
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another boat or what's left of it ,,,,
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Beach - between Sirenis and Sunscape
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a little 'chunk' of driftwood
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Pretty, but too big to bring home ....
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another view of driftwood
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and another view
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a little 'shack' on the beach. Last year this property was for sale....
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Sunscape is just around the bend ....
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Another little shack. This one 'might be' in my price range. The...
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Shadow of a palm. Looking back toward Sirenis. The sun is starting to get...
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Sunscape is just behing the palm trees
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And here it is ....
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