By Vladimir Brezina
Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge this week is Relaxing.
On a paddling trip, we don’t paddle all the time…
Regarding the last two photos… we do seem to have a knack for finding, in the unlikeliest out-of-the-way spots, on tiny deserted islands, chairs.
We call them “dictator chairs”. We’ve probably all seen somewhere that iconic photo of the dictator—well, a would-be dictator at that stage—seated on a cheap plastic chair in his hideout in the jungle, flanked by menacing bodyguards with machine guns and mirrored sunglasses. (So as not to offend any dictators that might be following our blog, I’d better not show any particular photo of that kind here.) The first time we saw one of these chairs, on a little island, that was the image that came to mind. The white plastic chair gleamed in a sinister manner against the dark undergrowth. There was no dictator or bodyguards, but the chair was surrounded by a luxuriant growth of poisonous plants. And it did have a lovely view out over the water…
Vladimir Brezina (RIP) 
Johna Till Johnson
Wind Against Current 
Morning coffee on the beach (or sandbar) is the epitome of relaxing in my book.
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It is! Especially if you’ve camped on it :-)
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Very relaxed, but where’s the glass of wine?
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Here.
Actually, we don’t take any on our paddles… on balance, it’s not a good idea :-)
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…well I can see the sense in that :)
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… it’s not a good idea especially on those nights—such as the night when we camped on the little island shown in the last two photos—when we have to get up every hour to check that the tide hasn’t risen so far as to threaten our campsite :-)
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I really liked the last one,the best seat available for relaxing :)
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Definitely! We watched a lovely sunrise from that seat, but then unfortunately had to leave it behind as we paddled away…
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It would have been a very soothing experience and i feel you have passed on a luxury for the people who will find it :)
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An unexpected luxury at the end of a long day… :-)
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That last chair…It looks like a present from the Gods….In such a lovely spot!!!
I agree about plastic White chairs..May be there are factories everywhere on the world!
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More likely one big factory in China… Remember, white plastic chairs never go bad. They never need to be replaced. They’ll be around for thousands of years…
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:) Like the chinese Little cat that raises its paw….:)
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:-)
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simply being on the beach is relaxing! and to be sitting on that chair must be heaven! :)
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Actually, it wasn’t the most comfortable chair, if truth be told… ;-)
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Love the last pic. That chair looks so inviting. It just needs a sun umbrella. :)
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Somehow those who put the chairs in these out-of-the-way places always forget the umbrellas—and the coolers full of cold beer too :-(
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Sigh, I’d like to be a “dictator” for a day….
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Just go out, find a nice dictator chair, sit in it, and close your eyes…
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Nice way to relax. ;-)
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It’s very peaceful, because, after (or before) a full of day of paddling, suddenly there is plenty of time and nothing in particular urgent to do… :-)
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I so need to find something like that. I’ll call it my fortress of solitude :D
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A private island! We all need one :-)
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