Category: America (Page 11 of 14)

Last night I saw a game being played in the pub where we stayed, its called “Shuffle Board.” Its similar to Bowls but each player has 4 discs that he slides down a table that has been dusted with silicon and “Walnut-dust” and the idea is to get the disc as close to the edge on the other side, the closer to the edge the more it counts, your opponent can also crash into you sending you off the edge:

The two “Touristy” things we were going to do today were epic fails, first we ran out of road on the way to Crater Lake, and then the view of the highest Peak in California (yes we crossed over into the big C,)  was covered in clouds and it looked like a little hill with snow on and low clouds.… Read More

Last night we sat outside our Motel Rooms and ate Biltong and Nuts for dinner, washed down with some Californian Wine.

“I think I saw the ghost of Elvis” but a guy that looked like a Rock Star appeared and spoke Spanish to us, (a cashier earlier in the day told Peens she could not understand him as he spoke Spanish, he has a very heavy accent when speaking English.)… Read More

Yesterday we were spoilt by Tex’s lovely daughter at her home and we tasted all the wine she made under her Lable:

Her Boyfriend is also a wine maker and we tasted some of his wine, and then we were given a taste sensation with more local wine from the valley and something to snack on.

Then came the big spoil, they did a Braai for us, but used a new cut of meat, called :Hanger Steak, (Lies Steak in Afrikaans.)… Read More

Above is our little hotel for the night.

Below is the Electric Charging Station for Tesla Cars. We are just over 200km from SF and Electric Cars are big. Up to now I have only seen 4 Porches, and two were electric. I have never even seen one in RSA. We saw several Electric Mustangs and Lexus is very big here in California.… Read More

We slept in a very Romantic little hotel last night, Peens switched on our electric fire in our room and I can see why so many people from SF come here for the weekend, it is at the entrance to Yosemite National Park, and if you are not the Camping Type and need more luxury but still want to see the park then this hotel is just perfect.… Read More

Danny-Boy was on the bike today, but we hear from his dad he sleeps with a little Soft Toy he bought himself so that everyone on the trip can think he has a girlfriend that bought it for him, so today the toy rode with him. But in his defense, he did not put it on the bike, we helped his dad put it there so that Danny-Boy could feel loved,

We did not want to do the big U-Shape ride on the main roads to get back on track after we were forced to take the South Exit from the park due to the roads being snowed-in and still closed after the winter, so we, in our wisdom, thought it would be very clever to just  curt across the top of the U, but there was no major road running East, so we had to Zig-Zag from one little town to the next small dorpie.… Read More

We made it to Las Vegas, we are meeting at the Pool Bar at 19h00, I need to push to get this Blog out before then.

I now hear all my friends are sleeping (except Peens who went looking for them, even the young Danny Boy is resting.) So they will be strong tonight, me not so much as I am dedicated to all of you, so here it goes:

Last night already we started celebrating Rockies Birthday.… Read More

I see a Test blog Post has gone out?? I suspect that the Person who is tasked with my blogs I.T.  (you see, the Political Incorrect Fleisch would have said “my Computer Man,”) has started working on increasing the size of the “Previous Post” and “Next Post” so it will be easier to navigate the blog and must have sent out the Test Blog.… Read More

Las Vegas is “pumping” with people, all here to witness the ‘NFL Draft” that is happening here in Vegas. Its a 3 day event and it started today. This event is where all the “buying” of new players as well as the re-buying of older players who has completed their contracts and are available again to sign a new contract happens.… Read More

There was a time today that I did not think I would be able to send out this Blog today, I was convinced we were all still going to be fighting our way through desert sand, dehydrated and awaiting certain death by Cayote’ Dinner. But here I am, with a Bourbon in my hand and many good photos to show you.… Read More