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| 29th December 2008 Diane Thibodeau | I was fortunate enough - From: Day 78 East Palatka to St Augustine 32 miles to be on the beach in St. Augustine on the day that David completed his trip! He introduced himself to me, told me about his trip, and I requested the honor of taking the picture of his journey's end. It was such a pleasure to meet such a charming and interesting man. Contratulations, David!! |
| 11th December 2008 David Davis | Enjoyed your journey - From: Day 75 Live Oak to Ginnie Springs 50 miles and am now taking good care of your trailer! I will send you pictures of its rebirth and continued journeys in the states. Thanks again and happy traills! |
| 10th December 2008 Joyce | Knackered????? - From: Day 78 East Palatka to St Augustine 32 miles Congrats David, well done! Joyce, Zoe and Anthony xxx |
| 10th December 2008 Gabr | Congrats!!! - From: Day 78 East Palatka to St Augustine 32 miles You made it!!!! |
| 9th December 2008 Cesar | what is it next, ironman? - From: Day 78 East Palatka to St Augustine 32 miles There is a road.....also from San Diego..........going south called "the Panamericana" have you heard about it? Un abrazo muy fuerte desde Arico, te esperamos con impaciencia. Cesar, Lindsey & the Kids |
| 9th December 2008 JS | Nice Banana Ear Jersey - From: Day 78 East Palatka to St Augustine 32 miles Well done ya big lug! Now stop showing off or the wheel will come off. |
| 9th December 2008 W.G. Oliver | Congratulations... - From: Day 78 East Palatka to St Augustine 32 miles Congatulations... And Job Well Done! Now, When will you come explore Alaska? LOL... Thanks for lettin me tag along... Bill Anchorage, AK |
| 9th December 2008 Colin Macilwain | well... - From: Day 78 East Palatka to St Augustine 32 miles congratulations! |
| 6th December 2008 Joyce | watch out for vampires!!!!! - From: Day 75 Live Oak to Ginnie Springs 50 miles Eerily beautiful video and pics.................................... |
| 4th December 2008 Malcolm | fellow southern tourer - From: Day 73 Tallahassee still rain hello David, I'm a fellow Brit tourer riding the southern tier. I set off a week after you and have heard your name mentioned in plenty of campsites, motels and stores since! I couldn't help searching out your blog and it turns out we must be pretty close. I'm in Madison tonight (4th dec) and planning on st. augustine in four or five days. If your'e still around and fancy a few beers at the end or along the rest of the way drop me a line. I could do with them now. Blog and wotnot here.... www.malcolmrussell.com All the best with the trip, Malcolm |
| 4th December 2008 Colin Macilwain | Rain - From: Day 73 Tallahassee still rain great vid ... celtic vs rangers or barca vs real it ain't; there is no real rancour. so its all a bit silly, no? |
| 1st December 2008 Tracy Stublefield | GO EELS!!!GO - From: Day 70 Chattchahoochee to Tallahassee 40 miles Helo Sir. You don’t know me but I’m a member of the Augustine Eels squirt team and coach Smith said I was to tell you that we are in the Florida Augustine under 14’s girls regional hockey final at the time of you finishing your big journey. I hope you raised a lot of money because coach Smith said that if we could follow your example we would have the new showering cabin in no time! Coach Smith says the improvement of our play is undeniable and our energy is awesome! The Eels will face A teams during the second half of the season, which begins Dec. 8th. We are all looking forward to the rest of the season, with great excitement. GO EELS!!!! if you want we can send you some pics of the team as coach has hundreds . I hope you have really enjoyed my home state and I’m sure we can send you off with a real high if you come and watch us play. I better go now as coach says I am hurting his knee so, so long and good luck. Ps what’s all the comments about trains and hovercraft sauce? |
| 28th November 2008 Chicken George | Ode to a Train Driver - From: Day 66 Pensacola to Milton 34 miles A gentle train like a spark of light, Illuminates my soul, And as each engine goes deeper, It's eels that makes me whole. There is no train and no car space, Your eels cannot fill, And if the world starts causing waves, It's your hovercraft that makes them still. And yes you always speak to me, In sweet honesty and truth, Your caring heart keeps out the rain, Unlike your tent ya poof. So thank you Elvees for being there, For supporting me without a tear, I'll do the same for you you know, My beautiful darling engineer. |
| 26th November 2008 Gabe | Almost there! - From: Day 66 Pensacola to Milton 34 miles Wahoo!, you are almost to the end! Congrats! When is your flight? |
| 24th November 2008 Collene DeAses | Hello from Texas - From: Day 64 Gulf Shores to Pensacola 35 miles Hey David...I have been reading your blogs...sounds like you have been having quite the adventure. You actually passed thorugh a couple of areas where I have relatives and I am sorry that I did not realize you were going through those towns or I would have given you some names and numbers....You are getting close to finishing David's Big Adventure....stay safe. Collene |
| 23rd November 2008 Boxcar Jethro | We know a song about that - From: Day 63 Grand Bay to Gulf Shores 51 miles to be sung in the key of G ..... Clickity, clackity, clickity clack! The train speeds over the railroad track. It rolls and rattles and screeches its song And pulls and jiggles its freight cars along. Clickity, clackity, clickity, clack! The engine in front is big and black. The cars are filled with lots of eels And hovercraft sauce for healthy meals. Clickity, clackity, clickity, clack! The engineer waves, and I wave back. I count the cars as the freight train goes and the whitle blows and blows....and blows! |
| 22nd November 2008 Jethro Clampit | Freight Train Blues - From: Day 62 Biloxi to Grand Bay 44 miles I got the freight train blues Lordy lordy lordy, I got 'em in the bottom of my eel skin shoes And when the whistle blows, I got to go Oh lordy don't you know it, Looks like I'm never gonna lose the freight train blues |
| 21st November 2008 Matthew Meselson | Is this train going to Marrakech - From: Day 55 Opelusas rest day Please forgive me interjecting the obvious fun, Ivor and his boy friend are having, but at the invitation of mutual good friends Gabe and Maureen. The recent blog comments have been brought to my attention. As a research scientist at the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. I enjoy more than a passing interest in the species "Anguilla rostrata" or more commonly known as the common American eel. It is with keen interest that I viewed the long train clip and both endulged my intersest in locomotive and marine diversity. For those who know the patterns of evolution of DNA transposons, tested samples of the American eel (nominally rostrata anguilla) are highly distinct from European. rostrata in mtDNA genotype (distinguishable by 114 restriction endonucleases). Indeed the restriction of the endonucleases are in turn restricted by the pull of the ester bonds and in the case of the Americal eel the pulling of ester transcription is limited to three. See any similarity yet...3 pulling and 114 encoded. This train certainly is full of eels! Currently I will be turning the over eager minds of the undergraduates into the mapping of the hovercraft sauce. Yours MM |
| 19th November 2008 Ivor's Boyfriend | The Missing Dollar - From: Day 55 Opelusas rest day It's quite simple really. The hydrostatic absolute deformation potential (ADP) of the valence-band maximum state is one of the most important properties of semiconductors. Yet, it has been calculated in the past only using assumptions that have not been rigorously approved. Because we have already established the velocity of the moving train, we present an approach to calculate the hydrostatic ADP of Si, GaAs, and ZnSe, relative to the eels, using an ab initio all-electron method and lattice harmonic expansions. We show that the calculated ADP is independent of the selection of the reference energy levels of the hovercraft sauce. The calculated ADPs are all positive for the chef, the waitress and the initial bill payment. However, as the p-d coupling increases in the II-VI compounds, the ADP decreases, and we are left with the missing dollar. |
| 19th November 2008 Ray Liotta | I like how you think Ivor - From: Day 55 Opelusas rest day Now tell me this Ivor the Engine! Three men have a meal on a moving train, all three of them have the eel’s which cost $10 each or $30 in total. One of the men is unhappy with his meal as the eel’s were not in a hovercraft sauce. The chef offers to give them $5 back but the waitress only gives them $3 making each meal come to $9. And yet $9 x 3=$27 plus the $2 the waitress kept=$29 where is the missing dollar? The more eel’s you eat the more money you save! Yours Confused Ray Liotta |
| 19th November 2008 Colin Macilwain | dry time - From: Day 60 Franklinton to Poplarville 45 miles I expect most of the counties in Alabama will be dry to and some in the 'panhandle' ie western Florida too -- welcome to the South |
| 18th November 2008 Ivor the Engine | - From: Day 55 Opelusas rest day Cesar, if the wagons are 14m long and there are 114 of them, then given that there are 1.609 kilometres in a mile, the train was 1.008 miles long. Well done! Furthermore, if the clip took 92 seconds for the train to pass, it must have been travelling at approximately 39.13 miles per hour. Now if the train had been full of eels, it might have been a different storey. |
| 18th November 2008 onefordeemoney | - From: Day 55 Opelusas rest day It's a pity the travelblog people jumble the order that things happened in. Maybe they will realise this and take the Texan train out of Louisiana and put it back in Texas?!! |
| 17th November 2008 César | long train - From: Day 55 Opelusas rest day I felt curious about this train, so i have count the wagons: 114 wagons, to fit containers of 14 meters long each, ufff, how long in total? a mile, maybe more...... |
| 17th November 2008 Joyce | Louisiana rain...... - From: Day 54 Ville Platte to Opelusas 20 miles ....Looks just like Glasgow rain...wet! |
| 17th November 2008 Colin Macilwain | trains - From: Day 55 Opelusas rest day I have long considered that for a European, the most amazing thing about America is, indeed, the trains. I think your video bears that out! |
| 14th November 2008 Joyce | Dogs of America................ - From: Day 52 DeRidder to Oberlin 37 miles There will be a huge sigh of relief from the poor dogs of America when your journey comes to an end..... The big yellow wildebeest is a threat to their safety! |
| 14th November 2008 Mike | Kangaroo lol - From: Day 51 Silsbee to De Ridder 74 miles Hi Dave I been keeping I eye you on you (someone needs to) it´s all is good here In Tenerife, i have been checking out your photos and although the scenery pic´s are great I not seen one photo of a kangaroo yet. I think you are ready of the Pan-Am highway now lol ? Stay safe Buddy. |
| 14th November 2008 Colin Macilwain | tell us what state you are in - From: Day 52 DeRidder to Oberlin 37 miles i have a suggestion, you should put 'Oberlin, TX or Oberlin, LA' in your subject line, that way we'd know where you are ... c |
| 10th November 2008 Gabe | Holy Crap - From: Day 50 Cleveland to Silsbee 65 miles That is nuts. Hate to say it, but better him than you! Dogs are an issue for cyclist, runnings, even motorcycles in Texas. I'm glad you are ok. |
| 10th November 2008 Joyce | Walter Chell - From: Day 48 Navasota to Montgomery 45 miles Interesting Walter.... According to google you died in 1997...... Another identity crisis for onefordeemoney by any chance? |
| 8th November 2008 ex sec | och aye the noo.. - From: Day 46 Lockhart to LaGrange 62 miles wow - your accent was really strong on the first vid :-) we miss you xxx |
| 7th November 2008 Walter Chell | I invented clamato juice - From: Day 48 Navasota to Montgomery 45 miles Hi Bill - Walter Chell here. Thought you would like to know a little more about what you can do with clamato juice. A Caesar, sometimes referred to as a Bloody Caesar,after the similar Bloody Mary, is a cocktail popular mainly in Canada. It typically contains vodka, clamato (a blend of tomato juice and clam broth), Worcestershershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, and is served on the rocks in a large, celery salt-rimmed glass, and typically garnished with a stalk of celery and wedge of lime. The cocktail was invented by myself Walter Chell (hence Chelada) at the Owl's Nest Bar in the Calgary Inn in Calgary, Alberta in 1969, to accompany the opening of a new restaurant, Marco's. In its original form, it contained tomato juice and mashed clams. Now you know. Enjoy. |
| 7th November 2008 Finding lost Time | Cheladas - From: Day 36 Bracketville to Camp Wood 50 miles Hi Bill, I welcome your comments and apologise for taking so long to get back to you. The 'chelada' is sold by the mighty Budweiser corporation and is a mixture of lager , or light beer and a mexican mixture called Clamato. The clamato is a mixture of clam broth, tomato juice and tabasco. You can mix your own chelada by purchasing this and mixing it with beer or just buy the Budweiser cans where it is all done for you. I believe the drink originated in Mexico and is sold in all the Mexican border sates. Its kinda weird to see a ca of Bud with the warning 'This product contains shellfish' on the can. My friends in Scotland think I'm mad and it may be an aquired taste but I've grown very fond of it. |
| 6th November 2008 Alex Meixner | The Alex Meixner Band - From: Day 44 New Braunfels, Wurstfest Alex Meixner here, the incredibly talented guy. Had a blast at Wurstfest on Saturday night...had my child not fallen asleep on a beer soaked table we would have stayed for you last performance. I really wish my dad was in town...he's the only one in the family that will polka with me. You are totally wild! I love your "Chicken Dance" on speed! Off to Ohio now! |
| 5th November 2008 ex sec | Elvis Murray - From: Day 43 New Braunfels rest , Halloween Party wow - tis a rare sight, Mr Murray in an Elvis suit lmfaooooo i'm still laffing to myself about the skimming contest you and your mates entered hahahaha..... |
| 4th November 2008 Gabe | That incredible band was - From: Day 44 New Braunfels, Wurstfest The Alex Meixner Band. It was a blast! Have a great next part of your journey. I hope we haven't set the bar too high. |
| 2nd November 2008 Joyce | kids on a rope swing..... - From: Day 38 Leakey to Bandera 45 miles Stunning pic! |
| 2nd November 2008 Collene DeAses | Hello from Austin - From: Day 38 Leakey to Bandera 45 miles Just came back to Austin after being in New Braunfels over the Halloween and Wurstfest weekend and meeting you. We all enjoyed meeting you and getting to know you while you stopped over in New Braunfels. We are glad our friends Gabe and Maureen took you in. Hope your time with us the last few days was as good for you as us...God speed on your continued trek across America and we will all keep up with you on your blog. Collene |
| 28th October 2008 W.G. Oliver | Cheladas... - From: Day 36 Bracketville to Camp Wood 50 miles David... You dont know me, my name is Bill. I live in Alaska. I am planning a trip to AZ this spring and was looking at what people have to say about the area on Travel blog and happened upon your Journal. I got hooked on your adventure and have been following along, hope you dont mind... So give us the recipe and ratios for your beloved chelada... I notice that you have made mention on more than a few occasions, you must be enjoying them and I would like to try one for myself... So... Please Sir... Do tell us the recipe... Have fun on the rest of your trip. Bill |
| 27th October 2008 Ian Cadman | Catching Up - From: Day 36 Bracketville to Camp Wood 50 miles Just had a marathon catch up session of your progress and I'm knackered just reading it. Looks like your fit and well but i bet you've got a leathery arse!!! |
| 27th October 2008 Joyce | Uplifting dialogue..... - From: Day 37 Camp Wood to Leakey 21 miles I agree with Ray Liotta...be careful who you talk to..... |
| 26th October 2008 Ray Liotta | "Deep Into Uplifting Dialogue" ?????? - From: Day 34 Amistad to Del Rio 8 miles Your'e not thinking David, all you had to do was take the inner tube out of the front wheel and wheelied into town. I will keep watching Bear Grylls and pass on more useful tips! Where are you onefordeemoney?? stop hiding. Be careful who you are talking to...Uplifting Dialogue may be a member of a strange cult. Remember NAMBLA!!!! Yours Ray |
| 26th October 2008 ex sec | loco perdido :-) - From: Day 32 Sanderson o Langtry 60 miles yup - i still think ya nuts mon.... take care xx |
| 24th October 2008 Colin Macilwain | dead towns - From: Day 31 Marathon to Sanderson 55 miles Just looked at the map, the progress you're making is unbelievable. Slow down!!! Stop in San Antonio, it is meant to be nice. It must be really striking how dead these dead town are. It isn't just in the border areas, it is the case all over the country. Most people just pass on by, of course, usually in an airliner ... Anyway I'm glad the terrain is easier and the weather has improved. Am up in Edin this weekend C |
| 21st October 2008 Julie | Corner Market Shangri-la - From: Day 19 Silver City to Iron Creek 38 miles Yes, I am reading along with your adventures. Thanks for the compliments. Be safe and come visit again for some cheesecake. |
| 20th October 2008 Colin Macilwain | i like the hat - From: Day 29 Alpine to Marathon 31 miles sounds like the folks in west Texas are living up the reputation of the middle Americans for hospitality. Should've known they would, it is just in the movies that these places are nasty ... |
| 20th October 2008 Colin Macilwain | am pretty darned impressed ... - From: Day 28 Ft Davis to Alpine 24 miles that they have a bike repair shop in west Texas! Sounds nice there actually. |
| 16th October 2008 Fraser | - From: Day 26 Van Horn to Kent 38 miles You were due a lousy day! Starting to wear gloves here for my cycle to work now, and it's getting horribly dark too (just for the next 5 months or so.....) |
| 16th October 2008 Jim Levi | looks a bit like Kazakhstan.... - From: Day 26 Van Horn to Kent 38 miles Hi David - doesn't look like the best bit of the States, but at least it's flat for cycling. I'm living in Kazakhstan for 2 months now (or maybe a bit more), just getting an apartment today. where you are doesn't look too different from the steppes up the road....cheers |
