7-27-09

Well....
Jeff and I have made it to Stockholm! The flight was looong. We did have a 1 hour layover in Reykjavik Iceland but we really didn't get to see much of Iceland. To be honest there wasn't much to see there anyway, but we can say that we've been there now. One more item crosswed off the bucket list! We met Leif and his wife, Ullis at the airport. We were a little concerned about our first meeting Leif. He did say he'd be the toothless guy wearing the hillbilly outfit, playing the banjo screaming "hog boys"!!!! Now that's a possible red flag....
All I can say is that's the furthest visual of Leif that you could imagine. Try visualizing a burnt out rocker instead! OK, not true. Leif and his wife are very down to earth people. For the people concerned about what Jeff and I were going to eat in Sweden you'll be happy to know that the first stop we made after leaving the airport was a McDonalds.... Happy meals for all....
What's funny here in Sweden is the Swedish spelling for enter and exit. The spelling for enter is infart and for exit the Swedish spelling is utfart.....
The next stop for us was Stockholm for a quick tour of this beautiful city. We walked through the shopping gallery which included the Sergels Torg fountains. I guess this is the area that is used when any Swedish sports team wins a championship. The parade and celebration can get pretty wild with many of the party goers jumping into the fountains.We also walked the grounds of were the King of Sweden lives... Try doing this at the Whitehouse.... When we arrived at Leif's house, which is located in a town called Saxdale, we met his two children. Rebecca is 14 and Isabella is 10. I don't know if this was there choice or not, but they were kind enough to give up their beds for us to sleep in during our stay.
Soon after Leif was taking us for a tour of his house, showing use his unbeilievable collection of NOS 1974 YZA and 1981 YZ 465 parts and bikes. It's amazing the hard to get parts he has collected. He mentioned that many of these parts he collected while touring and playing music.
Tomorrow, weather permitting Jeff and I will be out testing our race bikes for the upcoming weekend.
That's all for now...