Cold

I just thought I'd make a note about how cold it here in Ohio. It is 2:48 in the afternoon and is 7 degrees. It is so cold that the water in the toilet cistern (the part up the top) is forming moisture outside of the plastic in the slightly less cold apartment I'm in. I will never complain about the NQ weather again.

Fail blogger

Well unfortunately I've failed to do any sort of tracking. My holiday is almost over and I'm posting my first blog. I will try and upload some photos which means you guys rather than my facebook stalkers will see these first.(hey i know I'm deluding myself but...)

So we landed in LA where I got picked by one of my former classmates- In fact they lived across the road from me in PNG, and then we all headed over for breakfast where i was astounded by the size of the meals. There we met up with a bunch of people the majority I hadn't seen for 10 years so that was awesome. The next day we headed down to downtown LA and saw all the stars. I recognized most of the names but I guess that is why they got stars because they are so famous.
The next day we headed out on the cruise and had a few sea days. I really enjoyed just sitting around doing nothing as well as playing table tennis on a boat. That was crazy- the boat was massive so it didn't rock much but it was enough to effect your game. However I still won the Ship's table tennis tournament which was kinda cool.
We had a stop in Acapulco and that was interesting. It is famous for its cliff divers and it's party scene. However the beaches were really nice (which i didn't expect.) We booked this crazy driver who took us around. At one stage when we were on the beach I was hungry and asked him where he had lunch. he took us (Matt and Christine (vic Aus), Charlie (US) and I ) to this little back street canteen where a full mexican meal was purchased for about 4 aussie. Best mexican food I've ever eaten. It was also one of the highlights of my trip. (I will blog more about this and bargaining later) I also bought a corona for $1.5 (double the size of the aussie ones). A place where coronas were cheaper than bottled water :D
We had a few other shore stops highlights of which included 4 wheeling motorbikes, lounging on the beach, kayaking, walking around downtown away from the areas where english is spoken, seeing some nice views, watching cliff divers, eating Italian Mexican and many more.
After the cruise we said good bye to a few people and then headed off to Las Vegas. Now I'm not really a gambler but it was incredible to see the city. Think Melbourne's crown casino multiplied by about 100- absolute madness. Every place had a kind of theme and they decorated accordingly. All were mind blowing but in particular the Venetian which was set up inside like a little Venice (see photo below and to the right- keep in mind this is all indoor and the sky is painted on the roof). Also while we were there we went and saw Cirque de Solice KA which was unbelievable.- thanks Scott for the recommendation. Following that I went to phoenix Arizona for a few days and then on to Columbus Ohio where I got to see an ice hockey game as well as catch up with a few more people I hadn't seen for a while.
So it has been really good catching up with lots of people and I'll be doing more of it tomorrow night then start heading back to Australia.




Yes everything is bigger in the US

Day 1

Well i left 6am and got to LA at 7am. :) One hour. Longest hour of my life. end of story.

Bon Voyagee

As Many of you would know (when i say many i mean all 8 who read the blog and then probably because i said goodbye to you last night) I am embarking on a trip to the US today. Carly Suggested I keep a blog log ala Nathan. So I'm gonna give it a go. However i'm gonna a be on a boat. Did I mention I'm going on a cruise? This boat pictured above is the girl (unless your russian in which case ships are masculine so boy) that I'm travelling on. if you would like to take a virtual tour go here. This is my intinerary below

Saturday, Mar 4

San Diego, CA

4:00pm
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Sunday, Mar 5
Fun Day At Sea



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Monday, Mar 6
Fun Day At Sea

Tuesday, Mar 7
Acapulco, Mexico
12:00pm

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Wednesday, Mar 8
Acapulco, Mexico

1:00am
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Wednesday,
Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa, Mexico
9:00am
6:00pm
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Thursday, Mar 9
Manzanillo, Mexico
7:00am
6:00pm
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Friday, March 10
Fun Day At Sea
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Saturday, march 11
Fun Day At Sea

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Sunday, march 12
San Diego, CA
7:00am

So I'm pretty stoked.

On a small side note I was walking through the brisbane terminal and i was right next to the PNG check in desk- Felt incredibly home sick: this is my overseas trip w/o going to png. But on the plus side my pidgin got a good working over in the customs line.

Anyways it looks like I'm getting booted out of the gate area- Apparently they need to set up the security area and there is a lady approaching with white gloves on :0.

Anyways Have a great week and stay Posted.