December 17th, 2008

I'm finally caught up enough to do a post. Two months on the road is tough on a body. I've been in SF for 5 days getting my loft ready for a 10 DAY Christmas rental. This year is so much better than last year's. Last year I was on week 27 of a rough bout of chemo therapy. I lost it and moved out of the house in Carmichael so that I could finish my tx alone. Thank god that time is behind me and further thanks that I was fortunate enough to be cured. My trial group (1) only had a 38% cure rate so I am very fortunate indeed.

This year has been so much different. I'm enjoying Christmas, I'm married the most wonderful woman in the world and I have traveled to the world's 4 corners. Given all the trouble in the economy and the world I'm still very optimistic for the future. Why, I don't really know, I guess it's just my nature. I went from all cash to 100% in stocks about a month ago, my advisor thinks I'm nuts but I believe that this is the greatest buying oppurtunity of my lifetime, so boys and girls, hunk it in and sit back and reap the rewards.

All is well and buy for now--------HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!

Friday December 5th, 2008

We left La Paz and arrived in Rio. Our hotel was on Cococabana Beach but a lot of things didn´t work. It was hard to communicate as most people speak Portuguese. As a result, my Spanglish didn´t cut it. We found Rio to be very dull with not a lot to look at or do. We reverted to past behavior(as in Dubai) and visited the shopping malls. M got a haircut and it looks great, her food issues continue unabated. It´s so sad, happiness is the Outback Steak House where she can get potatoes.

We next went to Iguaza Falls and we were blown away, 285 waterfalls right next to each other, the widest in the world. The Sheraton had a view of the falls and was the best hotel we stayed in to date. The falls are presently in 7th place in the voting or the new 7 wonders of the world ontest

Next, we flew to Buenos Aires. I cannot say enough about how much we love this city. It´s like Paris in South Anerica and very cheap with a great deal of taste and style. Today we fly to Patagonia at the bottom tip of South Anerica. We´re having a blast.

Patagonia is a split between Argentina and Chile. We started in El Calafate, Argentins and spent 2 days touring glaciers. The Moreno glacier is one of only two in the world which is still growing, al of the others are receeding.

We are now in Southern Chile near the South Pole. Chilian Patagonia is spectacular. Our hotel is fabu and we love it. Sunday we fly to Santiago for 2 days and then a night in Lima and then home. This has been the best trip I have ever taken and I will return some time in the future.

All is well and bye for now