Wedding video

I’m only several months behind.  I just uploaded video from our wedding.  Moments before the ceremony, I handed our camcorder to David and asked him to take some footage.  I didn’t even explain how it worked, but he somehow managed to get some good footage.  I hadn’t set the white balance on the camcorder (something that is burried in the camcorder options), so I did have to go back and adjust that in post.   The video is below, or you can watch the high def version at Vimeo.


Isla Mujeres

The last excursion on our honeymoon was to Isla Mujeres, and I’ve just posted the video we took while there (yes, I’m a bit slow getting this posted).   I previously posted the video from swimming with the dolphins.  It was probably our favorite trip on the honeymoon.   In addition to swimming with the dolphins, we ziplined from a cliff to a platform in the ocean, swam with manatees, and relaxed by the ocean.  We reached the island by way of a small cruise ship.


Isla Mujeres from klinehome.com on Vimeo.

Honeymoon – Iberostar Grand Hotel Paraiso

Some time ago, I edited video from the resort we stayed at during our honeymoon.  I never uploaded it, though.  I have now.  The standard def version is below, or you Continue Reading

Phinally

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28 years ago, on October 21, 1980, the Phillies won the World Series.   I was 12 years-old at the time, and I still remember sitting on the blue recliner at home, watching Tug McGraw strike out Willie Wilson to clinch the team’s first championship since their founding in 1883.  That was game 6.  My dad took me to a playoff game against the Astros that year, and to Game 1 of the World Series, a Phillies win over the Royals.

After many losing seasons, two unsuccessful trips to the World Series, and a first round exit from the playoffs last year, the Phillies returned to the playoffs this year.  The Phils had a fantastic finish to the regular season, overtaking the New York Mets and clinching the division title on the second-to-last day of the regular season.

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Swimming with the dolphins

One of our favorite parts of our trip was swimming with the dolphins on Isla Mujeres, an island that we reached via ferry. I’ve uploaded a video of our time with the dolphins.  These are snippets from a longer video that we purchased. Continue Reading

New theme

A year has gone by since the last time I changed the look of the site, so it is about time for another new look.  This is a good time for a new look, as Elizabeth and I move forward into married life.  This theme rotates different images in the header.  Right now, there are 25 images that will rotate, and we can add more in the future.  Above the site title at the top of the page are links to the pages of the site.  Below the title are links to the six most populated post categories on the site.

Honeymoon video – Tulum

I’ve uploaded the first video from our honeymoon.  This is video of our visit to Tulum, a pre-Columbian Mayan city (now ruins).  The ruins were quite remarkable, and the view from the cliffs overlooking the ocean was spectacular.  The one bad part of the day was that it was very hot, and Continue Reading

More honeymoon photos

I’ve uploaded more honeymoon photos – more photos from the resort, and photos from our day on Isla Mujeres, where we swam with the dolphins and manatees.  You’ll be able to tell from the photos how much fun it was.

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Xel Ha

After visiting Tulum, our next stop was Xel Ha.  The best way I can think to describe Xel Ha is that it is a nature sancturary and water park (salt water) wrapped up in one.  You could snorkel or swim amongs all sorts of colorful fish, explore the trails and caves, swim with dolphins, or just relax and try out the different restaurants.  We stayed at Xel Ha for a few hours, before the bus took us back to the resort.  We didn’t swim with the dolphins, as we are doing that as part of a tour/cruise on Sunday.  I’ve uploaded photos from Xel Ha.

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Tulum

We have a couple of excursions planned for the week.  For the first one, we visited Tulum, site of ruins of a small Mayan city.  It was a sweltering hot day, but it was interesting to see the ruins and imagine what life must have been like in the area centuries ago.  The view was amazing, too.  I’ve uploaded photos from Tulum.
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