tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186863412024-03-18T19:54:37.543-07:00Living on the EdgeThese are ramblings of one living on the cutting edge of the baby boomer generationtesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732376143093638591noreply@blogger.comBlogger464125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18686341.post-37546095868599565532015-03-29T13:33:00.003-07:002015-03-29T14:40:35.751-07:00What up?It's been a while, and here is what we are doing at the moment, standing by as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsOZ8vFMZoA" target="_blank">Gavin is exploring and discovering.</a><br />
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We also now have a permanet address, just rented a house in Oceanside less than one munute from Aariel, and enough room for the kids to play.<br />
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I will get some time soon to write more.testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732376143093638591noreply@blogger.com0Oceanside, CA, USA33.1958696 -117.3794834000000332.9833456 -117.70220690000002 33.408393600000004 -117.05675990000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18686341.post-80255656844129796902014-11-03T06:55:00.004-08:002014-11-03T07:01:27.563-08:00Another roadraceTime is just rushing by, and so much has happened. Let's see if I can remember some of it.<br />
For the time being, we are living back in Oceanside at Ton's AirBnB and are enjoying being close to Aariel, so we only have ten minutes by car, but most mornings I walk ,and it takes me about an hour.<br />
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It's always great to arrive and have Gavin ask for Oma as soon as I arrive. We usualy take him to the park where he can do his thing.<br />
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One of the great things about staying in Oceanside is that I sometimes walk to the Oceanside Pier early in the morning.<br />
Weekend before last, here was a Triathlon, and Patricia and I watched it. The emphasis is on 'watched it,' We did not catch the swim, just the biking and the run.<br />
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<br />testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732376143093638591noreply@blogger.com0Oceanside, CA, USA33.1958696 -117.3794834000000332.9833456 -117.70220690000002 33.408393600000004 -117.05675990000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18686341.post-32027740425536016772014-10-24T13:31:00.000-07:002014-10-24T13:31:12.785-07:00Nice surpriseLast weekend, we were going to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Ynez,_California" target="_blank">Santa Ynez Valley</a> for Patricia's 52nd high school homecoming reunion. As is our habit now, we booked into a great <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1228990?guests=2&s=Apzn" target="_blank">AirBnB in Los Olivos</a>, and off we went. Our plan was simply to watch the Pirates' Homecoming game and crowning of the <a href="http://syvnews.com/news/local/education/gallery-syhs-homecoming/collection_9842b3f9-4a0e-57e5-a3b6-ab5444af00a6.html#0" target="_blank">Homecoming Queen</a> on Friday nite, go to the reunion lunch on Saturday and drive back on Sunday.<br />
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Los Olivos is the small town in the Santa Ynez Valley where Patricia grew up. I got all the stories from times gone by, just like when I took Patricia to Australia for the first time. You might remember that Los Olivos became prominent a few years ago when it was featured in the movie<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS9ocP6FNvM" target="_blank"> Sideways</a>.<br />
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When we got to Los Olivos, we checked into our<a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1228990?guests=2&s=Apzn" target="_blank"> AirBnB</a> and were made to feel very welcome, Sharon was like a sister and opened her house and made us feel right at home. It was then to our delight that we discovered that Saturday was '<a href="http://www.andrewmurrayvineyards.com/event/34th-annual-los-olivos-day-in-the-country/" target="_blank">The Day in the County</a>' or for short, 'Los Olivos Day.'<br />
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First we went Friday evening to the <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1341727703"></span>Homecoming game</a>. As I found out, it is a time when Alumni come home to their old high school to meet with their, by now, also old friends.<br />
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It was very fun for me as I have never been to a high school football game, and all the ceremonial goings on around it. Unfortunately our team lost bigtime, 14 to 59, but it was fun to watch and tell them what they should be doing from the stands.<br />
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Saturday morning I got up very early (5am) and went for a long 2 hour walk in the country - temps in the 40s, no lights and a beautiful star studded sky.<br />
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On my way back into town, all the vendors for Los Olivos Day were busy putting up their tents to display the wares.<br />
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There were many other attractions passing by, like The Family School, a Guide Dogs training school, wineries, 4-H kids, a dance school, a dancing horse, etc.<br />
After the parade was over, it was time for looking and shopping for some gifts.<br />
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The day was very full. We sat and listened to a young jazz bands and tasted some great wines.<br />
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After this, we went to the reunion with about 25 people (out of a, graduating class of 100) and there was lots of food and great conversations.<br />
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Before leaving the valley as always, we went up the mountain to the place were Patricia and I got married and took a selfy.<br />
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<br />testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732376143093638591noreply@blogger.com0Los Olivos, CA, USA34.6677172 -120.1150066999999834.6154777 -120.19568769999998 34.7199567 -120.03432569999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18686341.post-19439983141692645212014-10-09T18:22:00.000-07:002014-10-09T18:22:13.398-07:00It's been a whileWe have come and gone, or more like gone to South Africa for three month and come back home to play with Gavin.<br />
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I assume everyone has been following our trip on<a href="http://patriciastravelblog.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"> Patricia's blog,</a> and yes, I know she has not finalized it, and that is still in the works.<br />
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We have been busy drooling over Gavin and his adventures and learning the ways to negotiating the world around him.<br />
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Now we are searching for a place to live for a while, so we can get all our stuff out of storage and from the different places we have stored them at.<br />
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Searching for somewhere decent to live for an affordable price is very challenging here in our area.<br />
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I am happy to have Patricia on my side, She is the best researcher I have ever seen, so there is hope for us,<br />
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We just celebrated Patricia's birthday, and that gave us a chance to get some of the family together for our 2014 picture.<br />
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With a bit of luck, I will now be posting a bit more often, so I can keep a record of what I have been doing when I start forgetting stuff.testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732376143093638591noreply@blogger.com0Encinitas, CA, USA33.0369867 -117.2919818000000332.9305042 -117.45334330000003 33.1434692 -117.13062030000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18686341.post-10624892222159620622014-08-28T01:04:00.001-07:002014-08-28T01:06:00.331-07:00Sitting waiting<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
We're waiting at the airport in
Johannesburg for someone to give us a lift out to get closer to home.
Last night, we were still hoping to make it to Germany to attend my
nephew's wedding in Freiburg, but when we saw Lufthansa was extremely
overbooked for the next few nights with an equally long standby
list,we realized it was not to be. We investigated Delta for a
flight home, same thing there for the night. The flight was
hopelessly overbooked, and there were a ton of people on standby with
us 27 & 28 in the cue, so we called Hector at the B&B were we
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Now after having a good night rest, we
are back at the airport waiting for another 8 hours until we find out
if we can actually get on for tonite. The joys of flying standby!
But we wouldn't be able to do this traveling any other way.</div>
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This rest just gives me time to reflect
a bit on a great time here in South Africa,
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One thing that stuck out for me was how
relaxed life seems to be, at least in East London. I got used to
walking slower and taking my time to do stuff. As an example, our
gardener, Nico, annoyed me in the beginning for coming late, and I
don't mean just five minutes; sometimes it was over an hour, but by
the end of our stay, I just got used to it and was very surprised
when he turned up on time on our last day here.</div>
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What also made our stay very pleasant
here was the cost of everything. We would go for dinner and for a
comparable meal at home of $25 per person including wine, we paid
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That's the upside for us. The downside
is felt by the other side. People here earn very little, like $15 for
an 8-hour job cleaning house or gardening.</div>
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The experience here made me appreciate
even more the life we live. I suppose that is reflected in the
statistic that says that we in the US & the Western countries in
general are the top 1% of the worlds population.</div>
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We had great weather, so we took
advantage and walked the beach every day and went on some safaris,
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Whenever I park my car somewhere,
someone would be there pretending to make sure it is safe, and of
course, you tip them when you leave, and I found it very appealing
how everyone cups booth hands when receiving a gift. The tip for a
service like this usually is $0.05US. I am not joking.
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We got to make a lot of great friends
here, and on our last Sunday, Jimmy & Theone invited us to a
great restaurant about half hour drive from East London, right above
the beach. We ate lots of oysters enjoyed a fantastic buffet. To top
it off, the chef at the restaurant is our new friends Mary &
Steve's son.</div>
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testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732376143093638591noreply@blogger.com0Chintsa East, Amatola Coastal, South Africa-32.823269 28.115193900000008-32.849957 28.074853400000009 -32.796581 28.155534400000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18686341.post-32585952347510676432014-08-16T23:51:00.002-07:002014-08-16T23:51:44.489-07:00BlogggggingI've been looking forward to making an entry about the great party with friends we had yesterday, including some nice pictures and, something to say.<br />
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Well, I can talk about the party, but, there are no pictures. Once again,we had everything prepared: new battery, the right lens on the right camera body. Everything looked great; everybody was happy, and after a few hours, they left, and I had not picked up the camera once, just forgot.<br />
The upside is,we had a great time with our new friends, but no pictures to prove it.<br />
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It often happens that when we have a great meal and want to record it, by the time we remember, the food has been eaten.<br />
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So I will simply recount what we prepared,<br />
starting with Patricia's sundried tomato pesto, olives, mushrooms sauteed in sherry ....<br />
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When everyone settled down, we served lemon garlic chicken, garlic shrimp - did I mention we love garlic - and a very beautiful looking and great tasting toasted quinoa salad, accompanied by a luscious green salad.<br />
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Theona made a great loaf of tomato, olive, rosemary bread that went just perfectly with the entire meal.<br />
I made a Black Forest Triffle to round off the lunch.<br />
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We had water, wine and beer to wash it all down and coffee to keep us awake for the rest of the day.<br />
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I am looking forward to a Biergarten Party when we get back home, so, Michal, get ready.<br />
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Ah, I did take one picture of the empty table before it all started.<br />
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The party was for some of our new friends here in South Africa, for the welcoming birthday party and hours watching the World Cup together, for all the tips and recommendations they gave us, and the knowledge that we could always call on them, if needed.testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732376143093638591noreply@blogger.com0East London, South Africa-32.983333 27.866667000000007-33.409688 27.221220000000006 -32.556978 28.512114000000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18686341.post-6684970641694007372014-08-07T10:51:00.000-07:002014-08-07T10:51:15.031-07:00LapdogWhile the Laptops getting smaller the Lapdogs getting bigger.<br />
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<br />testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732376143093638591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18686341.post-43511177995944099542014-07-31T22:50:00.001-07:002014-08-03T22:45:16.002-07:00Township tourLast week we went touring in two townships in East London. Here is a little video I recorded at a primary school we visited. They were rehearsing for a fundraiser for the school. We had fun with the children, knowing that Gavin will be doing stuff like this soon.<br />
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We took lots of pictures, some of which you can see at<a href="http://patriciastravelblog.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"> Patricia's Blog.</a>testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732376143093638591noreply@blogger.com0East London, South Africa-32.983333 27.866667000000007-33.409688 27.221220000000006 -32.556978 28.512114000000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18686341.post-88290087038549390622014-07-29T08:37:00.001-07:002014-07-29T08:45:29.894-07:00Someone had to do itToday was washing the dogs day. We have been avoiding it for a few days, not the Rassie, but Tommy.<br />
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We are still having a great time here, loving the weather as it gets a bit warmer now.<br />
I have not written much as <a href="http://patriciastravelblog.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Patricia writes</a> about all the goings-on here.<br />
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<a href="http://patriciastravelblog.wordpress.com/">http://patriciastravelblog.wordpress.com/</a>testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732376143093638591noreply@blogger.com0East London, South Africa-32.983333 27.866667000000007-33.409688 27.221220000000006 -32.556978 28.512114000000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18686341.post-85332366119933530892014-07-23T09:03:00.001-07:002014-07-23T09:03:11.581-07:00Still having a great timePlenty to do, I finished painting the outside of the wall and it looks great, even if I do say so myself.<br />
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Our friend Fanzi, was taken back to Port Alfred by her sister Anne to do more studies. On Monday, we took Anne to her internship at The EV Krull Game Reserve, a great wildlife farm near here.<br />
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Now we are taking care of Tommy for a few weeks until Mirjam comes back from Germany to continue her business, called 'The Taste Factory' making and selling her candied almonds to stores and to anyone wanting them.<br />
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Patricia had a little mishap last week; she slipped and sprained her wrist, so she has had her arm in a sling for three days. I think it looks real good, and the advantage was that she let me do some things instead of being so independent.<br />
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<br />testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732376143093638591noreply@blogger.com0Komga, South Africa-32.612628581941181 28.1634521484375-32.626003081941178 28.1432821484375 -32.599254081941183 28.1836221484375tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18686341.post-21107078909169294642014-07-17T10:38:00.001-07:002014-07-17T10:38:24.723-07:00WildlifeToday was the the day we went to see the wildlife first hand here in South Africa.<br />
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Before we got to the Lions and Cheetahs, we had to have some fun on the drive.<br />
I'll never again complain about potholes in the road.<br />
Patricia got some great pictures of<a href="http://patriciastravelblog.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"> Zebras, Giraffes, Antelopes, Elephants etc.</a><br />
Our first stop was an Ostrich, and Patricia had to get right into her feathers to feel how warm she was.<br />
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Then there were the Cheetahs. I suppose they know a gentle hand when they see one.<br />
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give her until after the weekend to have it all put together.<br />
<br />testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732376143093638591noreply@blogger.com0Komga, South Africa-32.799828912717139 28.103713989257812-32.826520912717136 28.063373489257813 -32.773136912717142 28.144054489257812tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18686341.post-71882391297073869212014-07-13T04:30:00.001-07:002014-07-13T04:30:08.377-07:00Having something to doI love going on a vacation and having something to do.<br />
Thankfully, Bernd had just that something in mind for me.<br />
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About one month in, I started looking at it and very casually started to scrape and sand the old paint away.<br />
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Now when you look at this, don't get any ideas about asking me to have a vacation at your home, it's not going to happened.<br />
There are two more steps, undercoat and then paint. Now the time is getting short. I only have 45 days to complete this.<br />
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Patricia is posting her own/our experiences with her pictures,<br />
and I love every single one of them. Go and check out<br />
<a href="http://patriciastravelblog.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Patricia's Travel Bits</a> and have fun following our time here.testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732376143093638591noreply@blogger.com0East London, South Africa-32.983333 27.866667000000007-33.409688 27.221220000000006 -32.556978 28.512114000000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18686341.post-12179627895052692532014-07-04T02:22:00.000-07:002014-07-04T02:22:20.340-07:00Not that we need oneYesterday we had an excuse to drive out of East London west to Port Alfred where we picked up our friend Franzi, who is studying Hospitality Management at the<a href="http://www.stenden.ac.za/" target="_blank"> Stenden<u> University South Africa</u></a>.<br />
We arrived after a pleasant 2 hr drive through great open spaces, with townships along the way.<br />
On the way back, Franzi led us to Bathurst where we had lunch at a historical building.<br />
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<br />testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732376143093638591noreply@blogger.com0Port Alfred, South Africa-33.502718540949473 26.838014396484368-33.608620040949475 26.676652896484367 -33.396817040949472 26.99937589648437tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18686341.post-9497054594040529972014-06-26T01:58:00.000-07:002014-06-26T02:26:46.431-07:00My father said....Whenever my mother panicked about us kids not being at home on time or not knowing where we were, my father would say either that we would be home when we got hungry, or that if they don't hear from us, all is well.<br />
So all is well. I know since we are here in South Africa and haven't made an entry in my Blog for the last ten days, everyone should assume that we are having a great time.<br />
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As I have mentioned, Patricia arrived on the 15th, and on the 20th, we celebrated my 68th birthday. Our friend Mirjam from Stuttgart, who also lives here for a few month in the year, arranged a nice celebration with some new friends. Everyone, including us, had a great time, and we got a lot of good info on where to go and what to see around here.<br />
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We are still settling in, as the house is very comfortable, and our hosts Eva and Bernd thought of everything to make our stay pleasant.<br />
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There is a great garden to take care of; I have to check for gopher mounds every day, and try somehow to keep them out of the yard, look after the pool sometimes and do some general stuff around the place.<br />
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Bernd left us with his cars, so first thing in the day, we go to the beach for a two mile walk to let the dogs out. Rassie loves to chase the birds - never has a chance - but you know what they say, it's the chase. .........<br />
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Then it's time for lunch, and we have the afternoon to play and explore.<br />
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Patricia is very heavy in shells at the moment, and I hope it wears off in time, otherwise there will be no room for anything else in our suitcases.<br />
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So far, we have had great weather, blue skies every day and temperatures hovering around the mid seventies, although the wind gets up around 35 mph.<br />
Today it started raining, but not very heavily, just steady with temps in the mid 60s.<br />
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We have met very nice people and are starting to get a feel for the place, also being told where we can and can not go to be on the safe side, just like in LA.<br />
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<br />testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732376143093638591noreply@blogger.com0East London, South Africa-32.9833333 27.866666699999996-33.4096883 27.221219699999995 -32.5569783 28.512113699999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18686341.post-54644902938252920472014-06-17T23:43:00.000-07:002014-06-17T23:43:02.012-07:00No tow-truck neededYesterday driving to my walk on the beach, I was stopped behind a car parked in the middle of the road and two guys repairing something on the front wheel,<br />
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and when I got back an hour later they were still working on it.<br />
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Much better system here, no need for workshops, just do it right there where it happened.testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732376143093638591noreply@blogger.com0East London, South Africa-32.9833333 27.866666699999996-33.4096883 27.221219699999995 -32.5569783 28.512113699999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18686341.post-51428794782945382282014-06-14T09:08:00.000-07:002014-06-14T09:21:55.115-07:00Just got hereMy honey just got to Johannesburg and I have to wait another day until I can hold here in my arms.<br />
For the last two hours I have been following here flight, refreshing the page almost every 2 minutes, I guess, I know, it is still better than sitting for over 14 hours in the plain.<br />
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I am not complaining, thanks to Daireus we can do this and loving it once we get there.<br />
Fortunately we will have a few month until we do this in return.testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732376143093638591noreply@blogger.com0Johannesburg, South Africa-26.2041028 28.047305100000017-26.432114300000002 27.724581600000018 -25.9760913 28.370028600000015tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18686341.post-9378005708454173012014-06-11T07:24:00.000-07:002014-06-11T07:25:47.915-07:00Relearning There is something I haven't done for I don't know how long. For the last 30 to 40 years, I always put my washing in the dryer either in the laundromat or at home, even though we live in California where the sun shines all the time. I had to come to South Africa to hang my clothes on a line and let the sun do its work. They do smell nice and fresh when I took them down.<br />
The only problem seems to be that my pans are starting to shrink. Can this be the sun's influence?<br />
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Our friend Bernd left two days ago, so I am in charge, well not in charge, of course, Rassie is still in charge.<br />
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He is not letting me out of his sight, just to make sure I am not leaving too.<br />
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I am having a great time here walking on the beach, working in the garden and doing stuff around the house, and waiting for Patricia to get here by the end of this week.testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732376143093638591noreply@blogger.com0East London, South Africa-32.9833333 27.866666699999996-33.4096883 27.221219699999995 -32.5569783 28.512113699999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18686341.post-67629414017307251782014-06-05T07:55:00.001-07:002014-06-11T07:19:55.949-07:00Daily challenges ...like after getting up early 8:30AM, having a quick bowl of cereal, and going for our walk on the beach.<br />
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After getting back to the house, it's time for coffee and croissants, or something healthy, and reading the paper. To our surprise without warning, lunchtime has come, and we eat again.<br />
If there are any tasks that have to be done, with all our strength restored after lunch, we attempt them.<br />
Topping of the day is usually accomplished by either having some cold cuts or going out, like last night, we were invited to have dinner at Miriam and Franziska's house.<br />
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Patricia and I met Miriam last year in Stuttgart where she had a stand at the Weihnachts Markt in Stuttgard.<br />
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Franziska, one of her two daughters, is studying hotel management here in ZA.<br />
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They prepared a great dinner for as.<br />
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testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732376143093638591noreply@blogger.com0East London, South Africa-32.9833333 27.866666699999996-33.4096883 27.221219699999995 -32.5569783 28.512113699999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18686341.post-48746492789589191172014-06-02T07:23:00.000-07:002014-06-11T07:31:05.758-07:00Jet-lag almost goneI got here to East London (EL) South Africa (ZA) on Saturday, landing in Johannesburg on Friday, leaving the sun of California behind me and spending about 24 hours in planes and airports.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My transport over the Atlantic from Atlanta, a 14hour flight</td></tr>
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I had a nice couple from Tuscon AZ sitting next to me, who were on their way Namibia for a safari.<br />
We talked for a bit and then retreated to our respective headsets and movies.<br />
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On Saturday morning, after staying over night at a nice little guesthouse near the airport, I made my way to the final destination via Kulula Air. At first we boarded the plane, and everyone was seated until we were told that there is something wrong with the electrical system, and we have to change planes. They put as on a bus and drove to the next airplane.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little excitement never hurts anyone</td></tr>
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After arriving in EL, late, Bernd picked me up, and I met our charge for the next few weeks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rassie, loves to run after the birds on the beach</td></tr>
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This is a very nice place, and all I am missing now is for Patricia to get here in a few days, and, of course, I would love to have Gavin and Banjo here too.testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732376143093638591noreply@blogger.com1East London, South Africa-32.9833333 27.866666699999996-33.4096883 27.221219699999995 -32.5569783 28.512113699999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18686341.post-66644121843064948422014-05-25T09:48:00.000-07:002014-05-25T09:48:41.438-07:00Surfs up<div style="text-align: center;">
It's great to be out there early in the morning watching the waves.</div>
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<br />testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732376143093638591noreply@blogger.com0San Diego County, CA, USA33.173479453602376 -117.3655700683593833.120303453602375 -117.44625106835937 33.226655453602376 -117.28488906835938tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18686341.post-73790025806544307832014-05-20T19:05:00.000-07:002014-05-20T19:05:51.103-07:00Early morningsEarly mornings are not for everyone, but I enjoy going for my walks at 5am before I wake up, so about half hour into the walk I ask myself where am I and what am I doing here.<br />
Right now, we are staying in Oceanside about two miles south of the pier, so this is my walk, along the beach listening to the calming sound of breaking waves.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out there in the distance is where I am going.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So is he/she just waiting.</td></tr>
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If this does not get you out of bed early in the morning, you must be in a better place.testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732376143093638591noreply@blogger.com1San Diego County, CA, USA33.19380832556643 -117.3846244812011733.187164325566428 -117.39470948120118 33.200452325566431 -117.37453948120117tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18686341.post-422894557175513502014-05-17T09:35:00.002-07:002014-05-17T09:41:04.592-07:00Old Car, new AutoWe didn't quite plan it this way, but in mid April after leaving our day with Gavin, crossing a major street, someone ran the red light and hit our trusted Honda just in front of the right front wheel at 50 mph.<br />
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As you can see, that gave quite a bang. Somehow luckily, it was totaled, so we needed a new car.</div>
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After Patricia searched the net for two days, she found a very good deal (we do like Hondas), so it was another Honda Civic, like the old one, just 10 years it's junior, a 2012.</div>
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We hope to have this one for as long as we had the last one, over 10 years.</div>
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The hope is that our next car will be an electric, self-driving one, moving on a solar road.</div>
<br />testhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732376143093638591noreply@blogger.com0Loma Alta, Oceanside, CA, USA33.201798507350944 -117.3409795761108433.200137507350945 -117.34350107611084 33.203459507350942 -117.33845807611084tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18686341.post-55078348719328239832014-05-11T19:36:00.001-07:002014-05-11T19:36:57.821-07:00Random Pictures<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wow, what a building. Designed by Frank Gehry from the inside out, this houses the Business School of Management at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spring is beautiful everywhere, and in<br />Cleveland, it has just started.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Bunch of butterflies in the botanical garden<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">There was a display of the biggest<br />cockroaches I have ever seen<br />at the Botanical Gardens<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">And where do I find my Patricia?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Patricia enjoying a break in Little Italy<br />in Cleveland after walking all over the museum area.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">We also had a quick look at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">This is why we went to Cleveland: <br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEdiAcu6sHQ" target="_blank">Yuja Wang</a> played Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto #3 with the Cleveland Orchestra, absolutely exquisite and well<br />worth traveling to hear.<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aariel working on a project at her school during Volunteer Day.<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Opa and Gavin having a rest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">after reading. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Becky and Ben are here for the month<br />of May, just to hang out with Gavin<br />and help out.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you say cool dude?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am on my knees vacuuming broken glass off the lawn. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wind was so strong last nite, it blew over a glass top table and broadcast glass over about 20 feet of lawn.<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">In the meantime, Gavin is helping<br />with watering.<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After we made a rack for dads surfboards<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Then it is time to clean up our workshop<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone came for the Easter egg hunt.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The grownups are just looking on.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Easter was a total success.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">The bunny left lots of eggs.<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">We also had an Eater egg hunt<br />at Chris and Corina's place.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our friend Winnie let us have her Timeshare<br />in Oceanside for a week.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gavin was exploring all the empty cupboards<br />in the place.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Gavin doing his pencil roll with<br />Oma's help.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Wow, that was a fast tumble.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">I wonder if I'll be as big as<br />coach Dave someday.<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not to forget our years potato harvest.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last but not least, Dad is teaching his<br />son how to skip stones on the surface of<br />the ocean.</td></tr>
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