Sunsets, sunrises. Both left us feeling grateful for the opportunity to be there, enjoying the splendour and colours. Here's a cloud, after the sun had set. We loved all the shades and colours.
Down the hill from the swimming pool and the abandoned bar/restaurant, the beach is very rocky. This particular clump of rocks intrigued me. It reminded me of the gap in the rock formations at the Gaspe or of some of the natural rock bridges that one can see lots of places. But it's a lot smaller than those.
In previous postings I've mentioned the abandoned hotel. It hasn't even been boarded up entirely, but many of the roofs look as if they are in need of repair, and there might be some serious leaking in some of the units. It was a large hotel complex. Here is just a portion of it:
All those buildings have been abandoned (though probably not abandoned legally). The part of the lawn that has clearly been tended to is on the northern edge of the condo complex.
Much of the neglected ground was once part of the fairways of the golf course that surrounded the complex. Quite frankly, Ms. Eclectic and I were just as happy to have no golfing there. It was more open, less crowded, safer, and quieter. But there's no doubt that the abandonment of the golf course (and hotel) had a serious negative impact on the resale values of the condos.