Serendib Travel

Nice to be out where I could see Orion. Hello, old friend.

Night at Harbin.

Dragon gate at Harbin (the artist’s name is Mark, according to Alex, but not sure of last name) — local wildflowers and fauna.

Lots of options for places to stay at Harbin and places to work.

Various magical spots to sit and chat and wander around — I adore the slightly oversized giants’ table in the Alcove Lawn. I’m not sure if they actually let you light fires in the Phoenix firepit area? You can definitely wander the Labyrinth, though — fun for kids. Kids whose families are comfortable in a

There’s a little garden area at Harbin, where you can wander and enjoy the flowers, take your lunch out to, etc.

If you walk up the path to the pools at Harbin, you can veer right and end up at what Alex calls the Lord of the Rings spot. It is very magical, and people have added various little things to the tree roots, in a way that feels oddly appropriate. I don’t know what kind

The rooms we actually stayed in, on the Domes road, very comfortable all around. Alex took the big main room, with the king size bed and kitchen, because he didn’t mind being woken up by people coming in for tea with milk in the morning. (People being me. Alex and Mary don’t take milk in

The nicest part of staying at Harbin is that we were up on the Domes road. We weren’t staying in the actual domes (pictured below, very funky and fun, thanks to the nurses (see below) for letting me take pics of their rooms), though perhaps slightly less space than the squared-off rooms we actually stayed

I spent two hours working by the river today. I wrote two new poems, painted a watercolor, walked on slippery stones, fell down a little (I’m fine), and hung out in a watering hole for a while — cold, but delicious. None of this was on my to do list for today, but I was