{"id":24837,"date":"2023-12-24T00:01:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T08:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/?p=24837"},"modified":"2023-12-21T09:16:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T17:16:54","slug":"merry-christmas-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2023\/12\/24\/merry-christmas-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>By Joe Berk<\/h6>\n<p>&#8230;and Happy Hanukkah, too.\u00a0 Man, it\u2019s hard to believe the ExhaustNotes blog is 5\u00bd years old.\u00a0 We started in July 2018, and here we are, the day before Christmas, in 2023.\u00a0 Where does the time go?<\/p>\n<p>This is a short blog, and its purpose is simply to wish everyone a happy holiday season.\u00a0 I hope 2023 was a good year for you and that you have a great holiday tomorrow.\u00a0 Keep the comments coming, keep clicking on those popup ads, if you need moto clothes click on over to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.BritishMotorcycleGear.com\">British Motorcycle Gear<\/a>, and if you\u2019re headed into Mexico next year, be sure to insure with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.BajaBound.com\">BajaBound<\/a> (Gresh and I are talking about another Baja trip in March, and you can be sure that\u2019s who we\u2019ll use).<\/p>\n<p>There won\u2019t be a blog on Christmas day\u2026we\u2019ll be too busy unwrapping presents.\u00a0 From all of us (Joe, Mike, Bobbie, Rob, and yours truly):\u00a0 Enjoy the day.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>That photo above?\u00a0 I shot it in La Playa de Belem, Colombia, on Christmas Eve, using my D3300 Nikon, the 18-55mm Nikon lens, and available light.\u00a0 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Moto-Colombia-Joe-Berk\/dp\/1530039347\">Moto Colombia<\/a> ride was one of the best ever.\u00a0 You can get the whole story of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Moto-Colombia-Joe-Berk\/dp\/1530039347\">adventure in the Andes here<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Moto-Colombia-Joe-Berk\/dp\/1530039347\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24841 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Moto-Colombia-300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Moto-Colombia-300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Moto-Colombia-300-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Never miss an ExNotes blog:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<style>\r\n        .wpedon-container .wpedon-select,\r\n        .wpedon-container .wpedon-input {\r\n            width: 171px;\r\n            min-width: 171px;\r\n            max-width: 171px;\r\n        }\r\n    <\/style><div class='wpedon-container wpedon-align-center'><form target='_blank' action='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr' method='post' class='wpedon-form'><input type='hidden' name='cmd' value='_donations' \/><input type='hidden' name='business' value='ExNotes@ExhaustNotes.us' \/><input type='hidden' name='currency_code' value='USD' \/><input type='hidden' name='notify_url' value='https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin-post.php?action=add_wpedon_button_ipn'><input type='hidden' name='lc' value='en_US'><input type='hidden' name='bn' value='WPPlugin_SP'><input type='hidden' name='return' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='cancel_return' value='' \/><input class='wpedon_paypalbuttonimage' type='image' src='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_donateCC_LG.gif' border='0' name='submit' alt='Make your payments with PayPal. 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