During that break from blogging, I got back to Iraq again for a work visit, including a lovely Saturday exploring the beautiful touristy mountains and waterfalls north of Erbil. Finally getting around to sorting and posting some of those, now. This was not, obviously, peak season — folks flock to these cool, waterfall-blessed high-elevation villages and mountains for relief all summer when the sun cooks the plains. We, on the other hand, got to see snow (higher up on the mountains in the distance, below) and a glimpse of winter :-).
The cluster of houses in the middle distance, on the far side of Bodega Bay, is the village of the same name. This photo was taken from the high cliffs on the ocean-facing side of Bodega Head, some of which you saw in the last “Coasting” entry a bit further down.
Last City Lights entry from that lovely dinner on the lagoon my first evening in Abidjan last week. Maybe the last City Lights entry for a while, since the days grow wonderfully long here in Amsterdam, which means I rarely have much chance to observe city lights lately 🙂
(so much world, so little time....) 