74 YEAR-OLD ACCOMPLISHES THE UNBELIEVABLE!

If you live in Germany, you probably already know this, but a 74 year-old man just swam the Strait of Gibraltar. He lives in Lower Saxony and he swam 18.5 kilometers on Saturday. It took him four hours and nine minutes to swim the whole distance. There are only about 300 people who have managed to swim the strait that separates Great Britain from Spain.

He said it was cold, but didn't have any other problems. Cold? Do ya think? I'm much younger and you wouldn't see me wading around in September with water temperatures of 16 to 18 C.

He trained for 2 years to swim and dealt with an injury that made him wait longer than expected before attempting his feat.

Congratulations! This is a remarkable achievement for any one of any age, but more so since he is 74! It gives us men and women something to ponder.

Age, it appears, is no handicap when it comes to living a fit lifestyle. Now....where are my goggles and fins?

I HEART YORK II

I chose the very wrong time to blog today as we are due to check-out of our hotel in less than 20 minutes. But there were a quite a few photos of Yorkshire that I haven't been able to post, so I thought I'd drop a few more on the site for you.

Like Munich, but not as popular, people do cycle around England. But no one does it better than Germany. They have the bike paths nearly everywhere and whole families set out to bike on the weekends. In Munich, nearly everyone bikes to the train station or to work. It is just too congested to deal with traffic.

Aptly named, this eatery was called "The Blue Bicycle," hence the blue bike resting against it's front window. We didn't eat here,but all of the guidebooks highly recommend it.

Most all of the lamp posts were this decorative and at night helped to add to the atmosphere. You really get a sense of what it would have been like to stroll down the narrow streets and alleyways in the 1800's. The city of York is truly a magical place to visit.