Sunday, 23 May 2010
The Big Hole - Kimberly, South Africa
I show you the biggest diamond rush which the world has ever seen. Kimberley (the capital of the Northern Cape, South Africa) is famous with the Big Hole. It's a huge open-pit diamond mine and claimed to be the largest hole excavated by hand. 50,000 miners dug a almost circular hole with a surface area of about 17 hectares, a perimeter of about 1,6 km and depth around of 215m,
Saturday, 22 May 2010
Friday, 21 May 2010
Thought for the Day
"Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them." - Andy Rooney
An Alaskan Memory - Biking
There were many happy hours biking in Anchorage. There were lots of trails and I started back in the mid 70's with a red Schwinn-3 speed bike. I graduated to a 5 speed red bike for several years. I then moved on to a light blue 10 speed for about 4 years. I then bought a green and white classic - no speeds. All the bikes were Shwinn. I then bought a e-bike (electric) and then a Dannon I used for 2 years.The above picture of the house is the neighborhood of College Village. I rode my classic in the summer time after work around the housing area. Prior to that time I was on the bike and coastal trail. It was oodles of fun. Mike and Gail rode with me on some of those rides and cousin, and friends. I had one flat with Joannie and we had to walk back. Oh, Joannie and I rode out to Eagle River one day. That was a hoot.
