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Pura Vida

surfing

Photos by Gunther Intelmann (more…)

Watch Your Step! Baby Turtles Hatching

baby turtle

yes! we do have marine turtles in Guiones beach, and this baby one was born right in front of the Harmony.

“Shocking” Coral Reefs Back to Life

Bali coral

Did anyone else read the news on Bali’s coral reefs? They’ve suffered incredible damage from “rising temperatures and destructive fishing methods.” Now scientists are trying to send low-voltage electricity through the corals, to “jolt” them back alive. Let’s hope this won’t become an experiment gone awry.

Performa

Performa

RoseLee Goldberg, an art professor, curator, and former Harmony Hotel guest, just wrapped up her week-long performance art series in New York. Congrats to RoseLee! Check out Artforum’s coverage of Performa (ok, full disclosure: I work there). Also, what’s exciting is that, last spring, I interviewed RoseLee right in Harmony Hotel’s very own open-air restaurant. Expect excerpts of the interview soon…

Water Falling

water

I’m now back at Harmony, working on some creative water and wastewater solutions. Our goal is to bridge a greater connection with water sustainability, that’s assuring it’s integrity from source to sink. We started with a water audit, wow! The some-what low tourist months of August/ October consumed nearly 300,000 gallons of water! (more…)

Female Iguana

iguana

Laying down under the sun at Harmony parking lot, a beautiful iguana is calling the male attention standing up in the tree.

Monday Morning Wave (from The Surfer’s Path)

wave photo

(From www.surferspath.com.)

Light Blue Line

blue waves

There was this cool project planned in Santa Barbara that would show the increasing water levels in the city if Greenland turned into slush. (more…)