tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505434595026982929.post728018367620008022..comments2023-11-29T09:02:41.478+00:00Comments on Flies in your Teeth: In Search of the Sotogrande SunGary Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05163380727432573785noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505434595026982929.post-75702517981906467062011-05-03T06:57:42.223+01:002011-05-03T06:57:42.223+01:00Webster - I have to admit, it is pretty cool to dr...Webster - I have to admit, it is pretty cool to drive.Gary Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05163380727432573785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505434595026982929.post-26284352820178739302011-05-02T14:03:59.401+01:002011-05-02T14:03:59.401+01:00Cobra. My dream car.Cobra. My dream car.Webster Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400898270278007467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505434595026982929.post-66587578468122408382011-04-29T08:46:34.864+01:002011-04-29T08:46:34.864+01:00Trobairitz – Thank you for your kind words. Birth...Trobairitz – Thank you for your kind words. Birthdays, family and a great location = a terrific time!<br /><br />Richard – When on my tour of the US last year, I rode through some Amish Contry in Indiana and made a short video. In case you haven’t found it, this is where the video is.... http://garysusatour.blogspot.com/2010/07/amish-gary-and-windy-city.html Your blog looks very interesting and somewhat unusual. I will have to read more!<br /><br />myrideblog – Thanks for finding my blog and I am glad that you did, as I have now found yours, which looks very good. I have one plea though – when I read your blog, I would sometimes like to leave a comment, but I cannot. It seems that your blog is set up in such a way that I have to be logged in order to leave a comment. I am not registered to Wordpress and that means while I want to add a comment, I cannot. Sure, I could register, but I don’t want to as I think commenting on a blog should be a spontaneous matter, responding to something that interests me. Having to register is a pain and will put most people off, so while you have a great blog, you are not getting many comments and I think the registering thing is what is causing that. There, just my opinion, but keep up the good work anyway and I will continue to read, just not comment!<br /><br />irondad – you are absolutely right – the road crosses the runway. Indeed it is a very busy road and it is very strange to sit at a red light and have to wait for a plane, mainly huge commercial jets, to land or take off in front of you. Depending on which way the wind is blowing and therefore which way the planes take off, sometimes they are lifting off just feet from you and it is a stunning sight!<br /><br />bluekat – it was an excellent trip. Great to fun share as well with my readers!Gary Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05163380727432573785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505434595026982929.post-74073388336430895922011-04-29T08:15:06.901+01:002011-04-29T08:15:06.901+01:00George- The replica Cobra is unusual and turns qui...George- The replica Cobra is unusual and turns quite a few heads - I’d like to think they were all looking at me, but sadly that isn’t the case...! Europe is awash with small bikes, especially in the larger cities. I should have taken some photos of them, but in Gibraltar, there are more small bikes than cars, mainly because there is no room to park cars and on a bike, you are allowed to queue jump at the long border crossing.<br /><br />VSTarLady – Thanks and welcome to my blog. I took a quick peep at your blog and it looks really interesting, so I will have to find some time to go back through some of your older posts to catch up with your travels.<br /><br />Tim – You are both very welcome and can use the house whenever you want. I was trying to think of when we last spent a birthday together and can’t remember, as it was so long ago! Enjoy Geneva!<br /><br />Bob – Spain is a great place to visit and I’d love to show you and Mrs Skoot around. Thanks for your birthday wishes.<br /><br />Lady R – It was a great week and to get a week of sunshine was a real bonus. That part of Spain is beautiful, but like most places, there are good bits and not so good. It is a great place to just relax though.Gary Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05163380727432573785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505434595026982929.post-56796813281704592982011-04-29T07:57:33.661+01:002011-04-29T07:57:33.661+01:00Donna – I’d never heard of a Pierce Arrow until Do...Donna – I’d never heard of a Pierce Arrow until Dom and you mentioned the name, but I am pleased to have seen one, for that is one cool car. I am glad you liked the pictures.<br /><br />mq01 – I hope that you do go visit Spain, for it is great to both visit new places and find out about your heritage. If you can do both at the same time, that’s a real bonus!<br /><br />Sonja – I think going to Spain was equally popular for Germans and Brits and I can certainly recall meeting many Germans there when I was young. The great thing about Spain back then was it was also exciting as (for me, maybe you) travelling abroad was a rare event and we made the most of it. Both you and I have travelled a great deal since, but those early trips to Spain are still some of the most memorable.<br /><br />Beck – Thank you for your birthday wishes! And a belated Happy Birthday to you too! Yes, I am lucky to have a great family and to be able to visit abroad relatively easily from here in the UK. I love travelling and it was good to share some pictures of Spain with my blog readers!<br /><br />Eve – Thank you. We did get a lot done, except much wakeboarding which was one of the things we all wanted to try. The Cobra is great fun to drive and very loud! Getting some early sun and having the family there was a great combination.Gary Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05163380727432573785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505434595026982929.post-79884980677541255112011-04-28T06:26:19.868+01:002011-04-28T06:26:19.868+01:00What a wonderful trip. Especially nice to spend it...What a wonderful trip. Especially nice to spend it with family. :)<br />Belated Happy Birthday, and many more!Bluekathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13485258388887249275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505434595026982929.post-19406982029733525472011-04-26T18:45:33.762+01:002011-04-26T18:45:33.762+01:00Isn't Gibraltar the place with an airport that...Isn't Gibraltar the place with an airport that has streets running across the runway? When a plane lands everybody has to wait like at a train crossing?irondadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821323482397075170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505434595026982929.post-53363306314172781792011-04-26T14:22:28.394+01:002011-04-26T14:22:28.394+01:00Nice photos. I've never seen that many Montess...Nice photos. I've never seen that many Montessa's in one place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505434595026982929.post-81612720799177856862011-04-24T23:57:28.181+01:002011-04-24T23:57:28.181+01:00What a great site, and this blog is very well made...What a great site, and this blog is very well made. Very good writing as well. Richard from Lebanon countys Amish community. www.Amishstorys.comtrumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379869475899318079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505434595026982929.post-13715164228200713372011-04-24T16:58:00.967+01:002011-04-24T16:58:00.967+01:00Beautiful pictures. A great way to spend your bir...Beautiful pictures. A great way to spend your birthday surrounded by your family in a picturesque location. Thank you for sharing and happy belated birthday.Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505434595026982929.post-37742285153159871932011-04-24T13:15:02.767+01:002011-04-24T13:15:02.767+01:00Wow! Loved the pics! And Happy Belated Birthday! L...Wow! Loved the pics! And Happy Belated Birthday! Looks like you had a wonderful week with the family. <br /><br />This post as just created another "to do" on the ol' "Bucket List". Thanks for sharing... it looks absolutely beautiful. :)Lady R (Di)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08253802136989789026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505434595026982929.post-75797875198983125802011-04-24T07:11:03.096+01:002011-04-24T07:11:03.096+01:00Gary:
it's great that you had a chance to be ...<b>Gary:</b><br /><br />it's great that you had a chance to be with family in such a beautiful setting. Perhaps one day we will get to see it for ourselves.<br /><br />Happy belated birthday to you, and many more to come<br /><br />bob <br /><a href="%E2%80%9Dwww.wetcoastscootin.blogspot.com%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow">Riding the Wet Coast</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05258612401956399482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505434595026982929.post-25754513674074105312011-04-24T07:06:48.264+01:002011-04-24T07:06:48.264+01:00Thanks again from me and Oh for a lovely time in t...Thanks again from me and Oh for a lovely time in the Sotogrande sun. Great to spend time together and years since we were together for your birthday too.Tim Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560821807241207276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505434595026982929.post-50235330758950466072011-04-24T04:12:29.945+01:002011-04-24T04:12:29.945+01:00Terrific photos - I'm envious. (My sons are ta...Terrific photos - I'm envious. (My sons are taller than me too, but I'm little.)... and I'd ask for the cobra keys too!VSTarLadyhttp://ridingonavstar.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505434595026982929.post-30018467829035085522011-04-24T02:39:59.895+01:002011-04-24T02:39:59.895+01:00Nice pictures and nice cars, love your replica Cob...Nice pictures and nice cars, love your replica Cobra. Europe is full of small bikes, in the US small bikes like the montessas are mainly for dirt roads and trails. Spanish Montessa is now owned by Honda.<br />The first Macaque doesn't look too happy ;-)GFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254196892811043203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505434595026982929.post-80621801698697445342011-04-24T01:52:34.595+01:002011-04-24T01:52:34.595+01:00wow that really was a good time Gary. You got a lo...wow that really was a good time Gary. You got a lot done in that short week! Glad you had a lot of your family there. Loved that crazy custom motorcycle and all the cars, especially your car! NICE!! Thanks for the great post on Spain! <br />Oh yeah and Happy belated birthday too!Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554593974838511759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505434595026982929.post-42302647711702758422011-04-23T20:11:26.099+01:002011-04-23T20:11:26.099+01:00Happy belated Birthday! We share something in comm...Happy belated Birthday! We share something in common, mine is in April too. You have a beautiful family and it sounds like a wonderful trip. The pictures are great. Thanks so much for sharing with us. You are truly a lucky man!Becknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505434595026982929.post-28717275170701758252011-04-23T17:54:44.938+01:002011-04-23T17:54:44.938+01:00Lovely pics. It is always fun to escape the bad we...Lovely pics. It is always fun to escape the bad weather of the North. Long time ago I used to spend my vacation in Spain. Cheap accommodation, good food, great weather. Meanwhile my Spanish is a little rusty, but I used to get along quite well. Thanks for bringing back those memories.SonjaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389245948579828531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505434595026982929.post-39086510579443328322011-04-23T16:59:43.763+01:002011-04-23T16:59:43.763+01:00ahhhh, thank you gary. spain, the culture, people,...ahhhh, thank you gary. spain, the culture, people, food, every aspect, its all fabulous! i hope to visit there to learn of where my family is from soon.mq01https://www.blogger.com/profile/11742343758057005313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505434595026982929.post-34395659788919034512011-04-23T15:44:47.200+01:002011-04-23T15:44:47.200+01:00Great blog, Gary! Thanks for sharing...loved the p...Great blog, Gary! Thanks for sharing...loved the photos of everything, but we've come to expect that from you. LOL! My first guess was Pierce Arrow, too.Donna McNicolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13232288000758900407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505434595026982929.post-84547645258783588492011-04-23T15:42:32.875+01:002011-04-23T15:42:32.875+01:00Charlie6 / Dom – Spain is a great place to ride or...Charlie6 / Dom – Spain is a great place to ride or drive through. I do believe you are right about the Pierce Arrow. I just searched for that on Google Images and the results are nearly all the same as the car I saw in Spain. Thanks for playing detective and solving the mystery.Gary Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05163380727432573785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505434595026982929.post-13318705915857428142011-04-23T14:23:21.229+01:002011-04-23T14:23:21.229+01:00HI Gary,
Sounds like a great week was had by all....HI Gary,<br /><br />Sounds like a great week was had by all. Thanks for all the pictures, Spain is definitely one of the countries I want to motor in one day.<br /><br />As to the mystery car you liked best, I think it's a Pierce Arrow. I searched for the hood ornament, the name Pierce Arrow kept coming back, then I search for Pierce Arrow itself and the car images rendered were very similar.<br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br />dom<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://redlegsrides.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Redleg's Rides</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-14097-Colorado-Motorcycle-Travel-Examiner" rel="nofollow">Colorado Motorcycle Travel Examiner</a>redlegsrideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927757855921321097noreply@blogger.com