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Wow all the money siphoned out of this great state.

No wonder they built the biggest casino in the US at the border between Oklahoma and Texas. Winstar, an hour drive from Dallas. Mostly players are yes, Texans. High rollers they are many.

I drove many a times in Houston and San Antonio but not in Dallas and golly, the roads are built for the future.

Anyways while I'm enjoying my stay I just noticed how everything is "big" here.

Yesterday I was in Orgiva, a small town in the Alpujarras and did have my camera. I'm not a good photographer, though.

Pics - Orgiva is hot enough to shade its main street - I do enjoy the effect when towns do.



This particular bit of road is watched over by this gent. I have no idea who he is. I did walk round him looking for a plaque.



The reason I was in Orgiva was to put my 9-year-old UK car through the first and vital stage of becoming a 9-year-old Spanish car - the ITV test. Since its last MOT in the UK it has driven to and around Spain, been used as a mini truck for building supplies, lived in the street and been bumped and scraped and peed on by dogs and crapped on by birds and not had a single service. It passed. Damn I love this car.



The ITV station is not in Orgiva, but nearby in the mountains. I don't know what other advantages the site may have but the view is good while you wait your turn



and now for something completely different. I live in a town, without a garden, and the townhouse has 10 foot walls. I have some plants in my atrium, at least 40 yards from the nearest garden, and they have been there a couple of months. These chives have died and I think this is the culprit but - how the hell did he get here?



I did say I'm not a good photographer.

REALLY starting to worry about Eks now. Hoping all SA bloggers affected by blizzards are keeping well-wrapped up and warm

This pic one of several taken by a photographer called Kitty Viljoen near Graaff-Reinet (Eastern Cape) - fab photo, frightening implications. Hope this is a fleeting situation, I was in my 20s when it snowed early in September (spring in the southern hemisphere) and JHB came to a joyful stop but it was just a couple of days. In other words, doesn't happen often.

Should I invite someone to tour Portugal in my motorhome with me. Is it better to stay alone..

and in the order that I got them -

good morning
goie more
sawubona
tumela
bonjour
guten morgen
g'day
bore da
madainn mhath
buenos dias
bon dia

and now

dobre rano.



I noticed one change, before, I learned them by going there, now I am learning them from guests coming to me. Are my travelling days over? A year ago today the pets got their rabies shots ready to make the trip to Spain with me (I don't keep track of these things, but FB does). One month short of being in Spain a year. I may have melted into a puddle before then, it ain't 'alf 'ot.

went for a walk! Had that compelling feeling to just keep going even though it was really hot and had been going all day, Glad I did, sometimes you need to just burn up that built up energy. ;-}

Aug. 5 - 11 ... Wanna Join me ? !
Going to the Youth Hostel !
Might Use the Prospector Tent !
Adventures with Pauly !

It's so disheartening to write a blog and then watch it sink steadily down the page and finally disappear into the wilderness behind that little square box labelled 2, and beyond. So, why condemn yourself to that very same fate by creating this one, you may well ask.

Because I can, that's why.

I am in Sri Lanka until end of february. Do you want meet me on the beach?

Mountenering..
sometime I enjoy do do it.. and, im lucky that my friend in the office offering to joined them on this trip.
.. i know, that i'am not young anymore...
but.. with all my confidence, i joined..

... tired,.. of cource yes.. , imagine that i should pickup my carrier by myself with no porter.. the bag size is same bigger with me :



But after you get the top of the mputain, .. you well meet paradise in the front of you.. so.. your tiring will payed full



..so.. let's go to enjoy the natural sceenery...