We made it as far as San Jose Costa Rica today. We missed a flight so we are a day behind. This gives us a nice opportunity to check out San Jose for a night anyway. Maybe a bit more when we leave country. It is about 80 degrees with a stiff breeze. It was a bit of fun getting a hotel with the driving around and checking a few out using pidgeon Spanish. There are a couple of large international hotel chains, but most are local owned and run. The prices are generally reasonable. If you want to spend a lot you can spend a lot, however. We are (of course) staying at a locally owned hotel, "Hotel El Rodeo." The service so far has been very good. It is almost time to get a drink.
California, Berkshire NY, Baltimore Maryland and Washington DC
I am back from a speaking engagement at a familiar conference (CIDM) in San Jose California. Afterwards, I met Angie at the ATL airport and headed to the farm and to see my cousins, Aunt and Sister (and my newest relative) in Baltimore and Washington DC. It was a densely scheduled trip, but nothing compared to our typical overseas vacation trips. I have been having educational fun with my recent birthday gift. It is a Radiacode 103. It is a very sensitive scintillation radiation detector. Loads of fun. The 1k µS/hr spike shown is what the carry on baggage x-ray machine doses out. I am glad I wasn't inside the x-ray equipment. Stopping at some antique stores along the way, I found a number of uranium glass pieces. Yes, they are radioactive. Yes, the dose is comparable to that you get from riding in a commrecial airplane. I took a couple of pics of property in Upstate NY. Un believable. It will beat out images of the best trailer trash anywhere. And yes, the vehicles are systemic...
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