Guy Wiener

Nothing quite says “long international flight” like looking at your watch and wandering if it is 9:00 AM or 9:00 PM. I’m back home now, somewhat jet-legged, but fine. I can coop with that. I accepted coffee as a part of my metabolism a long time ago.

The peak of our west-coast tour was going to the Yosemite park. I mean “peak” literally, because we did the 4-miles trail: A steep climb to Glacier Point. The view was amazing (pictures to come soon), and after some rest I can use my legs again.

One the down side, is was cold in Yosemite. It was about 8°C by day and -5°C by night. We, Mediterranean guys, are not really used to these temperatures. We were so cold that we considered leaving the food out on purpose and cuddle with the bears when they come to get it (Note to self: Reading the temperature in Fahrenheit doesn’t make it warmer). It was supposed to be warmer, but “climate is what you expect, weather is what you get”.

So, if you’re planning to go to Yosemite, remember that faith and an arctic sleeping-bag will keep you warmer then just faith. We had to learn it the hard way.

I haven’t updated my site for a while because Hagit and I are travelling in the USA. We’re visiting family on the east coast (D.C and Philadelphia) and west coast (San-Fransisco). We’ve just finished our east coast tour and came to see the west.

Visiting America this way is great - When you have someone local to show you around. It’s a reminder that the U.S is not “as seen on t.v”. For one thing, we found out that outside of the White House - Capitol - Pentagon triangle, Washington D.C is more-or-less a village. It has rustic-like houses and neighbourhood coffee shops. The east coast, on the other hand, is another story: Even the small places, like Berkeley or Oakland, are actually rather big. Everything is big. The roads are huge. Even if you bind together all the highways in Israel, you still won’t get that highway monstrosity that covers the bay area and silicon valley.

So more to come when I’ll get back home. I have to go over some SOA material from IBM, which will probably result in some more ratings.