tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post2859537055765816807..comments2023-07-24T11:24:24.639-04:00Comments on Riding the USA: Three WishesGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254196892811043203noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-30330826359382206712011-01-25T17:23:18.100-05:002011-01-25T17:23:18.100-05:00Mike: Thanks, I love sunsets at sea, there's s...Mike: Thanks, I love sunsets at sea, there's something magical about seeing the sun disappear :-)<br />If you ever go back to Puerto Rico, look up the Grand Melia hotel, I spent a week there two years ago and it's simply amazing, check out photos here: http://picasaweb.google.com/george.ferreira/Cruise_Puerto_Rico_08#GFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254196892811043203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-10985139058914181062011-01-22T23:59:23.363-05:002011-01-22T23:59:23.363-05:00Really great photos George! Nice range of shots f...Really great photos George! Nice range of shots from deep snow to the shot of you in the turquoise water. I really like the sunset photos too. Sorry you're having a lot of the white stuff. Hope it disappears soon.<br /><br />We went to Puerto Rico in 06. We really liked it.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11946652999166458805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-78686650473198228132011-01-22T17:07:58.378-05:002011-01-22T17:07:58.378-05:00Tony: Congratulations but I beat you by 2 years, F...Tony: Congratulations but I beat you by 2 years, February will be my 27th year of marriage, still the same wife :-) ha ha<br />Have fun on the cruise, check out more pictures here:<br />http://picasaweb.google.com/george.ferreira/CaribbeanCruise1111#GFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254196892811043203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-70722768443429767102011-01-22T16:38:21.632-05:002011-01-22T16:38:21.632-05:00Hi George,
Looks like u had a little bit of Snow t...Hi George,<br />Looks like u had a little bit of Snow then LOL.<br /><br />The wife and I are off on a Cruise on Feb 11th 2011 starting out at Barbados visiting some of the Islands u went too, we are celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary from last Dec. Pics of the cruise will appear on my other blog (A Yorkshire Mans Trails) google it.<br /><br />When are u expecting to get back out on the bike.<br /><br />All the best TTAll Around The Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04123528374722370541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-70025781972126057132011-01-22T11:34:11.330-05:002011-01-22T11:34:11.330-05:00Roger: Thanks, can't be soon enough, it was -1...Roger: Thanks, can't be soon enough, it was -10 Celsius this morning (14 Fahrenheit) brrrrrrr :-)<br /><br />Sonja: I'm not sure if I would prefer rain, I wouldn't trade a few snow storms for days or months of rain ;-)<br /><br />Lori: Yea, your storm will be traveling up and we are getting it on Tuesday, thanks :-) The Yamaha Tenere will arrive in May, I put a deposit down on the first day they announced it back in September :-)<br /><br />Ken: You can't take a bad picture when the subject is turquoise water and blue skies ;-)GFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254196892811043203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-4332013343950368812011-01-22T01:55:35.644-05:002011-01-22T01:55:35.644-05:00Wow..from white snow to white sand beaches, back t...Wow..from white snow to white sand beaches, back to white snow. Cool post, and great pics!Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224016448511521446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-85928831224739231152011-01-21T23:44:50.258-05:002011-01-21T23:44:50.258-05:00Yes! The crazy weather is messing everything up! ...Yes! The crazy weather is messing everything up! Our new storm will be coming in Sunday night and might last through Tuesday. Possible snow and freezing rain again. Yipee. :(<br /><br />We were just talking about the Yamaha on Wednesday! That is just a great looking bike! Any updates on when they might be bringing them to the US?<br /><br />Hope your storms end soon too!<br /><br />-LoriBeemerGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15239761274177026636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-11011667475705547092011-01-21T22:52:37.888-05:002011-01-21T22:52:37.888-05:00What is that white stuff called again? Can't r...What is that white stuff called again? Can't remember. All we get at the we(s)t coast is transparent precipitation ;-), and it is not too cold either. Hope this is over soon, and you can be back on your bike.<br />What a contrast the turquoise waters are. It looks like a great alternative to snow.SonjaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389245948579828531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-85087469154790245132011-01-21T22:32:19.643-05:002011-01-21T22:32:19.643-05:00Some fantastic pics there, talk about extremes, am...Some fantastic pics there, talk about extremes, amazing.<br /><br />I certainly hope your summer arrives soon and you get back on that great bike of yours.....all the best RogerRogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048736059922578612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-40899923750149153412011-01-21T09:19:50.856-05:002011-01-21T09:19:50.856-05:00BlueKat: You have no idea how hard it is to be bac...BlueKat: You have no idea how hard it is to be back, to look out the window and see snow instead of blue water and sandy beaches ;-) Already missing my friends badly :-( and it's summer for them is SA.<br /><br />Gary: I should take your advice, next snow storm I will be outside with a bottle of vodka :-) The chocolate didn't help me.<br />I think I have developed the FSW syndrome, ha ha, I need to move south permanently :-)GFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254196892811043203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-50245983836569129372011-01-21T04:47:41.002-05:002011-01-21T04:47:41.002-05:00As humans, we go through a metabolic change at aro...As humans, we go through a metabolic change at around the age of 19. Before this age we don’t have many feelings. As children we don’t really feel the cold but as young adults the lower temperatures begin to get to us. This gets worse in fully grown adults, except when we have having partaken of alcohol. If we drink a lot in one session, this regresses us back to acting like children and remarkably, this also affects the level at which we begin to feel cold. For the sake of science, I have tested this a few times in my life (well actually more than just a few) and I can personally confirm that drinking makes you feel warmer in the snow.<br /><br />Of course, also being bikers, there is another condition that affects us in cold weather. In Latin, this is called Hansanfeeticus Freezaloticus and I am sure that motorcyclists who live in more northern areas of the USA, Canada and Europe recognise and indeed suffer from this condition. This has an acronym, of FSW or to use its full name, “F***ing Shitty Weather”. Over the years, sufferers of this condition have developed an auto-imune response to this which bizarrely is also called FSW, but in this instance this means “Flying South for Winter”. This is especially prevalent in people that were born in much hotter places, Mozambique for example, where the urge to go to hotter places in January is almost to much to bear. So they have to succumb and make the arduous journey south from wherever they are to seek out warmth, the sun, and places like Bikini Beach.<br /><br />I too am suffering from FSW and intend to fly south to Spain in about 2 weeks time. I know that flying in planes is not good for pollution and global warming, but what the heck, it’s too cold to stay at home!Gary Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05163380727432573785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575417631109784818.post-89408344118691133302011-01-21T02:41:02.340-05:002011-01-21T02:41:02.340-05:00Holy cow! That's a lot of snow! The white hous...Holy cow! That's a lot of snow! The white house and white snow - very pretty. But I feel your pain. "Pretty" entertains me for an hour or two, then the restlessness sets in followed quickly by serious grouchiness. <br /><br />Your sunsets are beautiful. I'm glad you got a little break from the cold! Must make it hard to come back!Bluekathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13485258388887249275noreply@blogger.com