Back from St Barth

So, we are back since last Friday. As usual, the “landing” is quite difficult after 2 weeks on this incredible island. And not just because of the jet lag…

I would like to share with you 8 pictures from our trip. And no, I don’t know why 8, but it sounds good ;-)

 

From Guadeloupe to Saint Barth, beautiful lights

 

Saint Jean Bay, the west part

 

Petite Anse, from the beach

 

Petite Anse, from the top

 

Colombier Bay

 

Grand Cul de Sac

 

Petit Cul de Sac

 

From the Gustavia lighthouse

 

Happy sysadmin appreciation day, Olivier!!

Today, July 25 2008, is … the System Administrator Appreciation Day!!

As a reminder, what is a sysadmin

 

A sysadmin unpacked the server [...] from its box, installed an operating system, patched it for security, made sure the power and air conditioning was working in the server room, monitored it for stability, set up the software, and kept backups in case anything went wrong. [...]

A sysadmin installed the routers, laid the cables, configured the networks, set up the firewalls, and watched and guided the traffic for each hop of the network that runs over copper, fiber optic glass, and even the air itself to bring the Internet to your computer. [...]

A sysadmin makes sure your network connection is safe, secure, open, and working. A sysadmin makes sure your computer is working in a healthy way on a healthy network. A sysadmin takes backups to guard against disaster both human and otherwise, holds the gates against security threats and crackers [...]

[...] A sysadmin is a professional, who plans, worries, hacks, fixes, pushes, advocates, protects and creates good computer networks, to get you your data, to help you do work -- to bring the potential of computing ever closer to reality.

So, now, as you see again what we are talking about, what is this sysadmin appreciation day?

 

What is this sysadmin day?

 

Consider all the daunting tasks and long hours (weekends too.) Let's be honest, sometimes we don't know our System Administrators as well as they know us. Remember this is one day to recognize your System Administrator for their workplace contributions and to promote professional excellence. Thank them for all the things they do for you and your business.

By us at Innoveo, we have Olivier, our sysadmin!

 

So for us at Innoveo, we have Olivier, our sysadmin :-)

Olivier: this is your day. Umh, already finished, but anyway!

 

Illustrations!

 

Olivier, as usual, kissing his servers ;-)

Network cable sorting exercise

Sometimes, you have to be alone to solve some prod issues…And, at the same time, others are just eating a great dinner. Pfffuuuu….

But, after the effort, some comfort…and cigars. Guess with whom ;-)

It seems that we still have some “room for improvement”. Gosh!

OLIVIER HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD SYSADMIN DAY ;-)

Yesterday evening…

Wheat field

 

And corn field

Coming to light

via CICLOPS

Again, a fantastic view of Saturn.

As seasons change on Saturn, and sunlight creeps farther north, the region surrounding the north pole is steadily coming to light.

This scene reveals many features in Saturn's dynamic and beautiful atmosphere, including a detail largely obscured from the imaging cameras until now. On the terminator at center right is part of the polar hexagon, which was previously observed by Cassini's Visible and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) and Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS). These instruments used heat radiated from Saturn to observe the polar hexagon (rather than reflected sunlight, as is the case in this view). The hexagon was first imaged by the Voyager spacecraft more than 25 years ago.

The view looks toward the unilluminated side of the rings from about 38 degrees above the ringplane and is centered on a region 63 degrees north of the Saturnian equator.

The image has been brightened to show details at high northern latitudes, where solar illumination is presently weak.

Off to the ocean for one week :-)

I will be in the Cap-Ferret / France for one week.

I need to smell and to feel the ocean again ;-)

Take care!

St Barth 2007 - Part III

With some delay, the third post about our trip to St Barth in 2007. I have to go on! In now 12 (!) days, we will fly there gain.

Do not forget your sunglasses, before having a look at the pictures.

 

The beaches

 

What is interesting at St Barth is that there are so many beaches, which are so different from each other. If you stay 2 weeks, you are able to visit one different beach per day.

In 2007, we were at the following:

• St Jean Bay West (near the airport)

• St Jean Bay East (great for kids, a lot of families are present there)

• Saline

• Flamands 

• Gouverneur

• Lorient

 

• Corossol

• Shell Beach

• Colombier. It is the first time that we were there because you have to walk about 30' on a quite steep and narrow walking road. It was not really possible before because of our son (he was 5 last year). But, what for a view during the walk! And the beach is absolutely fantastic...

 

 

St Barth 2007 - Part II

I have published my last post about Saint Barth for a while... It was exactly on May 28, 2007. Quite a long time ago! On the other side, in 25 days, we will be again in Saint Barth for about 3 weeks. So, I should really now begin to enter this "period", step-by-step.

I know that I am making some of you quite nervous with my "Saint Barth" posts. Sorry guys, nobody is forcing you to read them ;-)

In the Part I, I have introduced our travel and talked about the "terrible" weather there ;-). In the coming posts, I will write about our villa (part II), the beaches (arrgggg, part III), the restaurants and the shopping (part IV), the fauna and flora (part V), the harbor and some boats (part VI), some sunsets (part VII) and a conclusion (part VIII).

If you would like to have a look at my flickr-set about this travel, you can go there. 113 pictures, also available in their original size (3072x2304).

 

The villa TEO

Last year (in 2007), we have decided not to go in a hotel as the first two times (Hotel La Banane and François Plantation). Not that these hotels were bad or something like that. This time, we wanted to test a stay with a villa renting. There are quite a lot of possibilities and different renting agencies. We have decided us for the "historical" real estate company of St Barth, called SiBarth. Huge choice of villas on the wimco website, very precise descriptions which correspond to the reality. Very good service.

We were at the villa TEO, which is quite new and absolutely beautiful.

Top ten reasons to come and stay in villa TEO:

1. It is very comfortable, charming and private
2. The views on the ocean, the boats, the Corossol Bay and the offshore islands are just TERRIFIC. We are missing them...
3. The infinity pool is just great! So cool in the afternoon after some hours on the beach.
4. The wood terrace is amazing, open, with dramatic 180° views.
5. The sunsets are just ... spectacular!And different every day.
6. The little garden is welcoming you, with beautiful and colorful flowers, and its very nice fountain.
7. The BBQ (a Weber...) is just great.
8. We have seen one iguana (a grey one) many times. As some colibris. Cool experience.
9. The kitchen and overall furnitures are modern, stylish, comfortable.
10. Thanks to the orientation of the villa, the whole terrace is "under the sun" about the whole day.

 

PICTURES: Some quite cold days behind us!

Quite a long time since we haven't got this kind of minus temperature (-10°C).