It has been a while since I last posted. I am returning to blogging at a different pace, by reading more of your posts and joining the WP weekly photo challenges.
I saw a few interesting past themes. One of those is: ‘I’d Rather Be’. I’m back in Amsterdam, a tad colder than Fernando de Noronha archipelago in Brazil and a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site where I spent a few days in mid-March. It’s not yet Spring weather, and I’d rather be on that island.
If you are interested to know more about this paradisiac place, here you can find more information.
Sights & Insights 
Welcome back!
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Thank you, Sally. Trust all is well with you.
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Missed you and your beautiful photos, Lucile. I’ve been on a lengthy blogging break myself, but still checking in to read and comment on a few. I posted last week during my spring break. I’m bringing back the Sunday Stills photo challenge with some updates beginning in May, with the help of another blogger as a Co host. Hope you can participate!
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Heartfelt thanks for the warm welcome, Terri. As you may notice, my restart has been slow as I took such a long time to reply to you. Sorry about that. I will check your blog and will do my best to join your challenge if time allows. Hope you are well and wish you all the best with the challenge. You are brave to host a new one, as it takes a lot of time, but you’ll surely do a great job.
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Welcome back, Lucile!
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Thank you, Sue!
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I’m pretty sure I’d rather be there too. 🙂 Nice to see you back here!
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Thanks, Amy. Great to see you here too, and it is a pity that we are not there now!
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Glad you are back. Your images woke up beach memories…the sound and touch of the wind, the physical sense of water in all it’s manifestations, irritation of sand in the eyes, and the embrace of the sun. Thanks!
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Hello Brenda, I love your comment. I just needed to close my eyes and imagine I was there again! Thank you so much.
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I was missing you, Lucile. Glad you are back with the most gorgeous photos.!
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Hello Lois, I miss you too! I hope to be back more often and to visit all of you my blogging friends as well. Hope life is treating you well.
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Looks like there’d be space there for me too 🙂 🙂
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Absolutely. And I am sure you’d love to be there, Jo.
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I’d rather be somewhere nice and warm too, but at least you have lovely photos to warm us up! It’s good to see you blogging again after a while.
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Hello my dear Mara, great to see you around as well. Makes me happy. Let’s see if I find my way back here more often! It’s been a lazy restart.
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Lucile, you have come back with the most perfect images! They are all so serene, and it’s easy to see why you’d prefer to be there!
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Hello, Lexie. Lovely to see you here. My come back has been too slow, and I’m finding difficult to restart my blogging activities.I’ll get there eventually. I am happy that you enjoyed these photos. Hope you are doing well.
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I’d love to be there too…more snow is coming here now.
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I’m enjoying that Spring is popping up some days of the week, but dread the days when the temps are going down again. Hope the snow is gone by now over there.
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It is. Just came home from a vacation, in time for meeting Spring!
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Enjoy spring!!
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I will!
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just lovely photos…I almost came to Amsterdam this week…to see the tulips. But couldn’t get my butt in gear to do ANY-FRINKIN-THING. Hey…what theme are you using now, it’s cool.
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Thank you. What a pity! I never manage to see you.
My theme is Rosalie. I love it.
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Great images Lucile! It’s good to have you back and sharing your delightful photography skills with us. Hope to see you soon 😊 I also love your new theme.
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Thank you so much, Debbie. It has been a slow restart, though. I am looking forward to meeting you and your husband very soon.
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Yes and I’m starting to get excited about it, despite pangs of guilt (my latest post covers these issues). 🙂 Thanks so much Lucile xx
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I can imagine! But focus only on the excitement. Looking very much forward to meeting you. 😘
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So exciting isn’t it??
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What a magnificent place. I can see why you’d love to be there. I am hopeful that spring has finally found its way to you and has lifted your spirits.
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Very beautiful place indeed, Lisa. Still needs a bit more of infrastructure but I was pleased with the environmental protection. There are is a limited number of visitors allowed per day and one pays a daily fee to be there. Additionally, you pay to visit all protected areas. No massive attack of tourists to be seen! Turtles, dolphins, sharks and all other species have protection there.
Spring gave us one week with summer temps, but it’s now back to 12-14 C. Not bad, though.
Hope you’re well!!
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Sounds absolutely magical #wanttogo
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Kind of magic, but unfortunately the infrastructure is way behind. Government is not really using the money collected to do what is needed there. Somehow it feels good because it’s not much developed yet, but where is the money going?
Ah, it’s very expensive there.
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Sad that the money not being put to its proper use but good that it remains pristine
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It does, thanks to the environmental protection agencies which also gets money directly from every tourist, so the funds are not deviated to the local government. They also get money from the national budget. They’re the most interested in doing a great job to protect the archipelago. Fingers crossed!
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it is my ultimate dream to go to Fernando de Noronha… fingers crossed for 2019, i really hope i can manage to travel there.. 😍😍😍
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I’m crossing fingers for you too! Thanks for visiting.
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