{"id":3507,"date":"2015-07-01T15:02:15","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T08:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=3507"},"modified":"2015-07-01T15:02:15","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T08:02:15","slug":"villa-upgrade-fridaysaturday-6-26-27-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=3507","title":{"rendered":"Villa upgrade, Friday\/Saturday,  6\/ 26-27 \/15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>FRIDAY, 6\/26\/15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today was a usual day in the life of the newly retired. We ate, we swam, we slept. That is all.<\/p>\n<p>Actually, we did move from the villa we\u2019ve been in, over to one of the \u201cbeach villas.\u201d It\u2019s the upgrade that wasn\u2019t available when we checked in Wednesday. It\u2019s not actually on the beach, but has a great view. We are enjoying the pure relaxation. It\u2019s beginning to hit us that we don\u2019t have to rush home to anything. We can take our time, and get things done, when we feel like it. I\u2019m sure there\u2019ll be a sense of urgency at some point, but it\u2019s sure not now.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3886.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3506\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3886-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3886\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3886-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3886-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3886-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3883.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3504\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3883-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3883\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3883-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3883-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3883-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3885.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3505\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3885-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3885\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3885-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3885-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3885-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3513.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3503\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3513-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3513\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3513-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3513-1024x765.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3513-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3508.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3500\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3508-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3508\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3508-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3508-1024x765.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3508-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3510.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3501\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3510-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3510\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3510-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3510-1024x765.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3510-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>SATURDAY, 6\/27\/15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No sense of urgency yet. Just enjoying another day in the tropical breezes. I did walk up the road about a half-mile to a small store for some snacks and soft drinks. The prices were much cheaper offsite.<\/p>\n<p>I have been getting a chance to swim in the lap pool every day. It nice to look up when I breath and see palm trees and blue sky, rather than the dingy roof I always saw in the pool area back in Beijing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FRIDAY, 6\/26\/15 Today was a usual day in the life of the newly retired. We ate, we swam, we slept. That is all. 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