Monthly Archives: July 2010

I’m outa here. Special thanks for Joe and Dustin from Spruce Meadows for helping me out here. The next Central American & Carribean Games is in Veracruz, Mexico, in 2014.

Since San Juan’s daily mid-afternoon deluges (along with their accompanying lightning and thunder show) have wreaked havoc on the jumping classes, the Ground Jury has rescheduled Friday’s Individual Championship from late afternoon to the morning. First round is @9:30, 2nd … Continue reading →

There are occasional moments in Puerto Rico, in July, when the weather is not deathly hot and suffocating. Unfortunately, those moments are when it’s raining buckets. The site got a direct lightning hit yesterday. There’s about 4″-6″ of water on … Continue reading →

Today started off dry……..almost sunny. Then………all hell broke loose. Can somebody please ship me a set of swimming touchpads? Easier to hold a swim meet here than an equestrian event.This is a jump for Sunday’s Eventing X-C. At the moment, … Continue reading →

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/doug-lansky/the-10-most-hated-airport_b_645066.html#s104831 My words from a few posts ago regarding LHR proved prescient. I actually disagree with a few of these. I really don’t mind LAX, as long as you don’t have to switch airlines. Switching airlines usually means you have … Continue reading →

According to Smoothie King’s web site, there is also a SK in DFW’s “C” Concourse, across from C14. I’ll be at DFW in a few hours, but my flight arrives at 5AM and my connex leaves at 5:45AM, so I’ll … Continue reading →

I fly an average of about 120,000 to 150,000 miles a year. That’s roughly equivalent to flying round trip LAX-London at least a dozen times. I shake my head ruefully whenever anyone politely inquires “did you have a nice flight?”. … Continue reading →