11/29/2016 11:11 AM
I just returned from an amazing American Roadtrip through the western mountains from Montana to New Mexico, across to California and back home through Washington. It was the 3rd major trip with my son and my ex father-in=law after Great Briton and Kenya a few years back
I noted a few things about America
1/ You guys put just about anything in your coffee except for creme and sugar. Hazelnut, walnut, soy, carmel. The amount of perfectly good cups of coffee destroyed by misreading the labels was astronomical. The few times we got it right, we later discovered it was Asleep at The Wheel Decaf. Do you have a shortage of cows producing half and half?
2/ The National Park System is awesome but they close for the season way too early for the average Northern super to enjoy
3/ Mormons are not as scary as I thought they would be and they build some pretty impressive buildings
4/ Carlsbad Caverns are not suitable for claustrophobics
5/ There were no Aliens in Roswell NM. Illegal maybe but not the Greys I was hoping to see
6/ Two hour, five person panels discussing Trumps son remaining in New York until school lets out is not required listening but I listened anyway
7/ Who names there son Baron? and wants to head up an anti bullying campaign?
8/ I didn't know precooked freeze dried omelets were a thing
9/ Satellite radio doesn't work very well in mountains and Redwoods
10/ Death Valley has very few accommodations but they do have awesome star filled sky's
11/ The Califonia road 128 of the 101 north of San Fransisco out to the coast is the windiest road ever constructed. At one point near the coast my GPS altimeter read -300 feet below seas level. Either water flow up hill in California or altimeters don't work there
12/ Hippies are still alive and are living in Garberville, California
13/ For 5 dollars you can almost drive a 2017 Ford Expedition safely through a tree.
14/ Portland Oregon has a lot of traffic at mid day
15/ Andy of Mayberry is still funny
16/ Hotel toiletries should have large print labels so you don't wash your hair with body lotion or put mouthwash on your face thinking it is aftershave
17/ One on One, people are the same everywhere
Canadian facts learned
1/ We have no right to laugh at Americans crossing into Canada with ski's in July any more than you have the right to laugh at me being shocked at snowfall in California
2/ My ex father in law invented the saxophone while carving wood as a youth, hence the term woodwind.
3/ He was also the 5th Beatle but wouldn't go on stage because he didn't agree with the hairdoo