A Vincent Mounier Photography Blog
Minneapolis Skyline
May 6, 2005
If asked a few months ago what the most unlikely places on Earth for me to visit were, I would have had to answer - not necessarily in that order - The White House, Sting Ray City, a Survivor movie set, Shanghai's Imperial Bowling Alley, and Duluth, Minnesota.
Yet here I am in Minneapolis, visiting the largest mall in America and headed north towards Lake Superior. Comme quoi...
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Moody technology
May 3, 2005
I must apologize to those of you who visit these premises often enough to have found them temporarily out of service.
The web hosting company is going through some changes, upgrading servers and PHP and as everybody knows, such changes are rarely glitch-less. But I can assure you that it is being worked on and we hope to have everything back to normal within the shortest delays. In the meantime, if you find the blog or even the web site unavailable, arm yourself with pa...
History is being written
April 27, 2005
)arrow Today in France, the world's new largest passenger plane, the mighty Airbus A380, completed its maiden four hour long test flight!The giant is 239 ft long, has a 261 ft wingspan, and a height of 79ft! Its two full length wide body decks, 166 ft long and 23 ft wide, framed by 220 windows and 16 doors, will accommodate over 550 passengers in a standard 3-class version and up to 800 in a "Pack'em up like sardines" configuration. At full weight, the plane wi...
Rambling out loud
April 27, 2005
)oquote I accept no fate, no fear, no limits.But I'll take a coffee, thank you. )cquote
Welcome to the blue planet, Mathieu!
April 26, 2005
)arrow The coconut telegraph still works: I heard Mathieu was born yesterday, April 25th, in Grand Cayman! His parents Sabine and Marc must be in heaven. What an extraordinary development in a fascinating journey! I wish all three of you the best of the best!
Rainy Night in Montreal
April 25, 2005
The streets were shining, low lingering clouds reflected the city lights and I kept stepping into puddles.
From the peaceful suburbs...
April 22, 2005
)arrow Everything considered, time doesn't flow much faster in Beloeil, QC, than in it did in Little Cayman, KY. This moon is rising over Mont St-Hilaire, right across the Richelieu river... R.A.S. (N.T.R.)
Back to the Future
April 13, 2005
"Mon pays, ce n'est pas un pays, c'est le printemps..."
It's here. Spring is at our door. Quebec is emerging from under its heavy snowy blanket and liking what it sees. Soon, flowers will bloom and the sun will allow for great paragliding. Now that's what really matters! ;-)
I haven't done much in terms of blogging since my departure from Little Cayman, mostly for technical reasons. My laziness is very technical, you see. The laptop it still out for repair, and the d...
The lessons of the Tourism Industry
April 4, 2005
"If there is a TOURIST SEASON, how come we can't SHOOT them?"[With a wink to all my tourist friends, and keeping in mind that I will soon be one too...] ;-)
Farewell to the Rock - Final part
April 3, 2005
The time has come. Boxes have been shipped ahead. The Lighthouse Condo #1, once home, sits by the sea, empty and lifeless. Everything has been sold or given away. A few people are still arguing about who gets my silly U.N. helmet.
I have retracted into my shell, a protective bubble that insulates me from the insular world which used to flow through my veins. The sea has become a distant element, the reef an abstraction. Dive boats are passing by offshore in a never-endi...
Don't stop the carnival!
March 30, 2005
)arrow M. was stopped on the road near the snorkeling area of Preston Bay by a waving, frantic F. "The sea poisoned me!" he yelled, "The sea poisoned me!" One of his feet was already swelling to unbelievable proportions so M. rushed him to the clinic. It turns out F. had been stung by a sting ray. Three times! He was in such terrible pain that when the nurse told him to put his foot in warm water, he overdid it a little. Now he's got second degree burns...
Farewell to the Rock - Part 5
March 29, 2005
The dice have been thrown. I am officially homeless and unemployed. Scary void, extraordinary freedom. I have music playing very loud, shielding me from the unforgiving world out there with a blanket of sounds and lyrics, for a while longer.
People smile and stare, my journey has become strange to them for they are unwilling to lower their own guard and must keep up with the pointless race, day after day. C'est chacun pour soi et dieu pour tous, après tout.
Hours pas...