Farewell you meltingly Memorable Memphis days. and a resounding thankyou to all our friends who made our stay such a brilliant one. We can't thank you all enoughfor your friendship, hospitality, generosity, and perseverance with my perverse sense of humour.
For the record, the 40 minute change in Houston was a breeze....well stiflingly hotr, so the breeze was a relief. We landed 10 mins early, departed 40 mins late for San Fran, so even our luggage had time to make it.
We landed in San Fran more or less on time, got an uneventful taxi to James and Nadias on Washington Street, which apparently has a view over the Golden gate Bridge. I have yet to experience this alleged phenomenon. Whilst the roadway has appeared, supported by two hugely distant piers, the overall structure defies all physical logic. Traffic flows along the roadway, but, does not seem to need the gigantic red towers and associated suspension parapheneliathat one normally associates with one of the 7 wonders of the modern world.
Back home in what we used to refer to as South Yorkshire, the Humber Bridge never had its head so far in the clouds that it could not be recognised. it simply reflected the down to earth nature of its townsfolk, and proudly showed its lines to one and all..
The Golden Gate Bridge is America at its best. We know it so well and yet it is still a bit of a tease, flirting with us, and keeeping us thinking.
The good news, and we are now (at last) back to climate change is that If it is stiflingly hot somewhere to the extent that you cannot poke your nose outside without strapping a refrigerator to your back (or your car), somewhere in the world someone is suffering intense cold and strapping on fan heaters and central heating systems when they go out. The secret is to find a place where you need neither, where things grow readily, the people are friendly, and the views are superb particularly if all the mist disappears at the same time.
My efforts to show this climate change graphically, using cool colours to mark the progression is affecting potential legibility so I will dispense with that particularly subtle nuance.
Pics will inevitably follow.
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Ok Geoff, I think I understood all that!!
Memphis sounded brilliant and I am glad the transfer through to San Fran proved a 'breeze!'
Don't drink too much with James & Nadia - I know what you are like!!
as far as i can see the sky is now blue and the mist has cleared. That should make for a PERFECT view of the bridge, especially from Alcatraz (hope you made it!)
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