What's a story without a nightmare eh? How could we think this roadtrip would go 100% smoothly?!?! Oh no.....not the Carneys! There HAD to be a MASSIVE spanner/wrench in the works didn't there!?!?
The drive from Aspen, Colorado to what was supposed to be Salt Lake City, Utah - was absolutely beautiful. In fact, we all agreed, of all the scenery we were privileged to encounter, Utah had to be the most consistently beautiful state we drove across. We had a nice lunch on the ride, we admired the views, we laughed, we listened to good music......all until about 2 hours west of Salt Lake City when the nightmare struck.
Quentin was driving and I will never forget the look he gave me when the car just simply died. He didn't say anything and I knew something was up but seriously, I couldn't tell the engine had stopped - it was just that look of "oh crap" on his face. I was hoping he was kidding when he said that the car had died. Anyone that's known me for a length of time knows that I haven't had the best of luck with cars, so I was dreading something like this happening. But, what I was mostly concerned about was that we were literally on a highway in the middle of nowhere. No towns close by, surrounded by freezing, snowy conditions, nearly dark...and NO cell phone reception. We could not have picked a worse place along the entire roadtrip to break down.
We rolled the car to the bottom of a hill and pulled it over onto the teeny tiny shoulder. The left hand side of the car was pretty much on the line. This was a single lane each way highway. Two trucks passing in either direction was nail-biting moments for us. I swear we were nearly hit at least once. Having no cell phone service meant we had to literally stand in the middle of the highway flailing our arms like a drowning monkey. We thought trucks would be the only option as they would have a CB radio that would work. When two drove straight past us, we thought we'd better flag a car down or we'll freeze! The first car we waved at stopped. They were an awesome couple that proved to be our guardian angels as they not only had cell phone coverage, but they stayed with us until the AAA tow-truck came and collected us. I think all in all, we were probably out there for close to 1-1/2 hours. The couple had heat in their car......sweet!
To cut this long story short - the car was fried. Essentially, the damage that was done is the same as if the timing belt broke. Anyone that knows Audi engines knows that kills the engine. After two days of "what do I do" and not wanting to make the decision.....the car was turned over to the wreckers......not happy....Especially because I got the timing belt done when I bought it. I'm not going to go on about the people who did the original job but I will say - when you pay for a 100K mile job on your car, you don't expect it to run for about 15K. Man....I'm fuming just writing this.
Anyway - this has turned into the longest blog entry yet. Probably because this was the most drama on this roadtrip. I really have to try hard not to let this one event stain the whole trip. One thing I can say though, is that stopping in a tiny town in the middle of America for two days was not on the agenda. Instead, we had chosen main city centers, tourist spots, 'fun' things etc. This little unexpected event forced us to see the 'real' America. The people we met in Price, Utah were quite possibly the nicest we encountered on this entire trip. Everyone we met, tried to go the extra mile to help us out. People like Christy actually drove us all the way to Salt Lake City to catch a train to San Francisco.
So.....without planning it, our roadtrip took us to the heart of middle America and the great people that live there. Thank you the people of Price.
The video attached to this post is the longest one yet. We had A LOT of waiting around while Joe the mechanic figured out what was wrong with the car and how much it would cost to fix it - all when he had the xmas/new years rush/hours going on. NOT a good time to break down. The video shows what we did to keep entertained in and around our motel. It ends with us waiting in the Salt Lake City airport as the train station didn't open until 10pm.....we had nowhere to go.....so we sat in the airport for hours and cabbed it back to the train station for our 11:30pm 17 hour train ride to San Francisco. The sites we saw and the experience of being on that train in our own room is the next topic for the blog.....it was actually a really cool journey.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Snowmass, Colorado
We finally arrived in Snowmass on the evening of December 18 after a very long 10 hour drive! After checking in, Quentin and I headed straight for an apres-ski pub, a much needed pint, and a few games of pool.
The next morning, we hit the slopes. It had snowed a few days before, so the snow was pretty good. We actually had perfect weather the entire time we were on the mountain. Snowmass is definitely up there with the best slopes in the world. I just wish I was as fit as I was when I visited places like the Three Valleys!!! On that subject, I was boarding OK - in fact, I was surprised as I missed a season - but, I was SOOOO unfit and my thighs were burning, as well as just being generally tired. I was dead by about 3pm and had to meet Quentin in a bar at the bottom while he did a few more runs.
That night we were all too tired to go out for dinner. So, we went and bought some cheeses and wine, and chilled out in the room. We also took a much needed dip in the hot tub outside....MmmmmMmmmmmmm.....
The next day was FAR better. I think my muscles had gotten used to freaking out at working them for a consistent prolonged period! The coolest thing about day two was cutting across about three runs which were all separated by trees. We just boarded straight through them and onto the next run. I've never really properly boarded through trees before so that was really cool.
We left for Salt Lake City the next day, heading to what was supposed to be one more day on the mountain at Solitude Ski-field.....but....as you'll see in the next post....Things turned a tad nasty and our road-trip took a massive unexpected turn...Stay tuned...
Huge thank you to Leah Cushing for hooking us up big time in Snowmass...we owe you!
The next morning, we hit the slopes. It had snowed a few days before, so the snow was pretty good. We actually had perfect weather the entire time we were on the mountain. Snowmass is definitely up there with the best slopes in the world. I just wish I was as fit as I was when I visited places like the Three Valleys!!! On that subject, I was boarding OK - in fact, I was surprised as I missed a season - but, I was SOOOO unfit and my thighs were burning, as well as just being generally tired. I was dead by about 3pm and had to meet Quentin in a bar at the bottom while he did a few more runs.
That night we were all too tired to go out for dinner. So, we went and bought some cheeses and wine, and chilled out in the room. We also took a much needed dip in the hot tub outside....MmmmmMmmmmmmm.....
The next day was FAR better. I think my muscles had gotten used to freaking out at working them for a consistent prolonged period! The coolest thing about day two was cutting across about three runs which were all separated by trees. We just boarded straight through them and onto the next run. I've never really properly boarded through trees before so that was really cool.
We left for Salt Lake City the next day, heading to what was supposed to be one more day on the mountain at Solitude Ski-field.....but....as you'll see in the next post....Things turned a tad nasty and our road-trip took a massive unexpected turn...Stay tuned...
Huge thank you to Leah Cushing for hooking us up big time in Snowmass...we owe you!
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Santa Fe, New Mexico - Dec 16-18, 2009
Santa Fe was absolutely beautiful. It's like you've stepped into another country. All of the buildings were in a traditional style. It felt like being on the set of a movie. Also, the people in Santa Fe were really nice....reminded me of Edinburgh.
Quentin flew in from London and we drove down to Albuquerque to pick him up.
We left Santa Fe three hours later than Danny had asked us to be ready on the Friday morning - mainly because I wanted Q to see the Square before we left. As we were walking around we found the famous markets that I had read about in my '1001 places to see before you die' book (which for future reference is rubbish - the book, that is). The vendors were all in a line under a canopy with their hand crafted jewelry in front of them displayed on traditional woolen blankets. Everything was really well made and Q and I spent quite a while picking out things to buy while Danny sat in the car getting all het up (I love that man). The people were all really friendly and their faces looked like they could have told 1000 stories. Shopping done, we jumped in the car and began our longest journey yet. 10 hours! We reached the Rockies at dusk and spent the last three hours of the journey winding through some of the most spectacular scenery we've ever seen. We reached our hotel at around 8pm, unloaded, and the men promptly left to find a well earned beverage while I soaked in the tub. The next three days will be spent on the slopes and keeping Q away from the pretty Aspen girls.
PS - big thanks to Mike Blaich for telling us about Santa Fe and to Leah for setting us up in Snowmass. We love free lift passes!!!!
PPS - if you're reading this on Facebook, you need to go across to our blog to view the movies as they don't synch up with Facebook: www.carneyroadtrip.com
Quentin flew in from London and we drove down to Albuquerque to pick him up.
We left Santa Fe three hours later than Danny had asked us to be ready on the Friday morning - mainly because I wanted Q to see the Square before we left. As we were walking around we found the famous markets that I had read about in my '1001 places to see before you die' book (which for future reference is rubbish - the book, that is). The vendors were all in a line under a canopy with their hand crafted jewelry in front of them displayed on traditional woolen blankets. Everything was really well made and Q and I spent quite a while picking out things to buy while Danny sat in the car getting all het up (I love that man). The people were all really friendly and their faces looked like they could have told 1000 stories. Shopping done, we jumped in the car and began our longest journey yet. 10 hours! We reached the Rockies at dusk and spent the last three hours of the journey winding through some of the most spectacular scenery we've ever seen. We reached our hotel at around 8pm, unloaded, and the men promptly left to find a well earned beverage while I soaked in the tub. The next three days will be spent on the slopes and keeping Q away from the pretty Aspen girls.
PS - big thanks to Mike Blaich for telling us about Santa Fe and to Leah for setting us up in Snowmass. We love free lift passes!!!!
PPS - if you're reading this on Facebook, you need to go across to our blog to view the movies as they don't synch up with Facebook: www.carneyroadtrip.com
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Day 19/20 - Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport was a 'stop-off' one night stay. We went to Shreveport because a good friend from school Nikkala lives there now. She married an Americn Samoan called Mario who serves in the military there. They've got an awesome house and awesome toys!!! And....the southern hospitality was again AMAZING!!! Nikkala took it upon herself to cook us an extremely traditional southern meal. Check it out on the movie! I really wish I could have eaten more. It was definitely an amazing representation of southern style cooking...and all from a humble kiwi chick done good!
Again - Mario...Nikkala...THANKS!!! You guys were so hospitable. We took you up on your offer to raid the fridge and made a couple of sandwiches for the road.
This was definitely an awesome way for us to say "see ya" to the South. We owe you guys!...See you in Aotearoa.
Next stop Santa Fe, New Mexico to collect a dodgy geezer named Q.
Again - Mario...Nikkala...THANKS!!! You guys were so hospitable. We took you up on your offer to raid the fridge and made a couple of sandwiches for the road.
This was definitely an awesome way for us to say "see ya" to the South. We owe you guys!...See you in Aotearoa.
Next stop Santa Fe, New Mexico to collect a dodgy geezer named Q.
Monday, December 21, 2009
New Orleans
We arrived in New Orleans on Saturday December 13th at lunch time and picked up Barry from the airport on our way into the city. We were ready to explore a city we've been wanting to see since we arrived in the States.
A storm came in shortly after we arrived, but it was still really warm outside. The rain and the haze over the city just added to the romantic vibe in the streets and squares as we wandered around. The ornate trellis work on the Spanish style buildings was beautiful. The city used to be French but the lovely Spanish burnt it down and rebuilt it in 'their' style. We indulged in the favorite local pastry -'beignet' - although, as you will see in the movie, most of it ended up on everyone.
That evening in the heaviest rain I have ever been in, we ran from house to car to bar (Columns) to car to restaurant (Jacques Imos). Here we tried New Orleans gumbo and fried chicken as all good tourists do. Loved it all!!
Day two was dedicated to exploring Magazine Street with its many antique stores and boutiques. We cheered on the N.O. Football team (the Saints...13 and 0?) to victory at a local pub called Bulldog. Followed this with more shopping at 'Wish' and a quick sneak peak at Bourbon Street. We then had an awesome Mexican dinner at a restaurant called Lolas, before cabbing it to Preservation Hall to experience the famous New Orleans Jazz.
Had a brilliant time and didn't want to leave. Big thank you to Barry for coming down from NYC and Rachel for letting us take over your flat!
Margot xx
A storm came in shortly after we arrived, but it was still really warm outside. The rain and the haze over the city just added to the romantic vibe in the streets and squares as we wandered around. The ornate trellis work on the Spanish style buildings was beautiful. The city used to be French but the lovely Spanish burnt it down and rebuilt it in 'their' style. We indulged in the favorite local pastry -'beignet' - although, as you will see in the movie, most of it ended up on everyone.
That evening in the heaviest rain I have ever been in, we ran from house to car to bar (Columns) to car to restaurant (Jacques Imos). Here we tried New Orleans gumbo and fried chicken as all good tourists do. Loved it all!!
Day two was dedicated to exploring Magazine Street with its many antique stores and boutiques. We cheered on the N.O. Football team (the Saints...13 and 0?) to victory at a local pub called Bulldog. Followed this with more shopping at 'Wish' and a quick sneak peak at Bourbon Street. We then had an awesome Mexican dinner at a restaurant called Lolas, before cabbing it to Preservation Hall to experience the famous New Orleans Jazz.
Had a brilliant time and didn't want to leave. Big thank you to Barry for coming down from NYC and Rachel for letting us take over your flat!
Margot xx
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Day 15-18 Biloxi, Mississippi
I'm sitting here on a motel bed with Marg, sipping a Jack Daniel's and marinating my insides in a sweet filet mignon from a local awesome steak house - here in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Finally able to steal out a couple of minutes to type up an entry into our road-trip blog. We've fallen behind a bit because we've just been so busy catching up with friends in three different spots on our road-trip itinerary.....funnily enough - all one after the other.
This entry is dedicated to the awesome time Lindsay and Morg showed us in Lindsay's home town of Ocean Springs (right next to Biloxi), Mississippi. We stayed with Lindsay's parents, Chris and Karen. They are 'southern hospitality' personified. They fed us, entertained us, and kept us laughing. One of the highlights was being taken out on Chris's boat down the 'bayou' and ending up in a restaurant alongside the bayou called 'The Shed'. You literally park your boat and walk up to the restaurant. It was a traditional southern BBQ joint, complete with sweet blues flowing from the house sound system. The place would never qualify for planning permission had it not been for the almost religious passion they have for bbq'ing anything that breathes and smothering it in a BBQ sauce that should be illegal. Mixed with some Sam Adams and Dos Equis - it was heaven!
Anyway....it was nice to just be in a 'home' on our trip and meet Lindsay's awesome family who took us in and spoiled us rotten. Chris - you're a legend and Karen you're officially our 'road-trip-mom'!
Big massive thanks to Morg and Lindsay for your hospitality and showing us around. Morg, that's probably one of the most memorable coffee moments of my life ;-)
Finally able to steal out a couple of minutes to type up an entry into our road-trip blog. We've fallen behind a bit because we've just been so busy catching up with friends in three different spots on our road-trip itinerary.....funnily enough - all one after the other.
This entry is dedicated to the awesome time Lindsay and Morg showed us in Lindsay's home town of Ocean Springs (right next to Biloxi), Mississippi. We stayed with Lindsay's parents, Chris and Karen. They are 'southern hospitality' personified. They fed us, entertained us, and kept us laughing. One of the highlights was being taken out on Chris's boat down the 'bayou' and ending up in a restaurant alongside the bayou called 'The Shed'. You literally park your boat and walk up to the restaurant. It was a traditional southern BBQ joint, complete with sweet blues flowing from the house sound system. The place would never qualify for planning permission had it not been for the almost religious passion they have for bbq'ing anything that breathes and smothering it in a BBQ sauce that should be illegal. Mixed with some Sam Adams and Dos Equis - it was heaven!
Anyway....it was nice to just be in a 'home' on our trip and meet Lindsay's awesome family who took us in and spoiled us rotten. Chris - you're a legend and Karen you're officially our 'road-trip-mom'!
Big massive thanks to Morg and Lindsay for your hospitality and showing us around. Morg, that's probably one of the most memorable coffee moments of my life ;-)
Sanibel Island, Florida
We didn't have much time for Sanibel unfortunately. We were literally just driving through. We did get to lay on the beach for a little bit and eat a nice lunch.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Florida Keys
The Florida Keys were beautiful. We wished we had more time in Key West. Especially as the day we left was REALLY hot and sunny. We took advantage of it and had a nice lunch looking out at the Seven Mile Bridge and went to the Dolphin Research Center. Margot and I both really wanted to swim with the dolphins, but in exchange for frolicking in the water with them, they ask for 7 million dollars, your left arm, a toe, and half of your nose. We decided we didn't want to cut off our noses to spite our faces, so we passed on that.
I'm a sucker for tourist traps, so while we were in Key West, I wanted to get a photo at the Southernmost point in the continental USA. That was pretty cool....New Zealand is pretty far south too....Must be way cooler...HA HA HA HA!!!
Yesterday we did the big six hour drive to Sanibel. We drove along the i75 which is also called the Alligator Highway. It's one looooooong stretch of road that pretty much cuts through the entire width of Florida east to west. Quite an amazing drive actually. We felt like we'd crossed over into South Africa when we looked across the everglades. So much wildlife to check out along the way. The sun was setting as we came to the end of it, and that was amazingly beautiful.
Today we have another mammoth seven hour drive to Tallahassee, but before we hit the road, we're going to check out Sanibel Island......this could be the last sun we see for a while!
I'm a sucker for tourist traps, so while we were in Key West, I wanted to get a photo at the Southernmost point in the continental USA. That was pretty cool....New Zealand is pretty far south too....Must be way cooler...HA HA HA HA!!!
Yesterday we did the big six hour drive to Sanibel. We drove along the i75 which is also called the Alligator Highway. It's one looooooong stretch of road that pretty much cuts through the entire width of Florida east to west. Quite an amazing drive actually. We felt like we'd crossed over into South Africa when we looked across the everglades. So much wildlife to check out along the way. The sun was setting as we came to the end of it, and that was amazingly beautiful.
Today we have another mammoth seven hour drive to Tallahassee, but before we hit the road, we're going to check out Sanibel Island......this could be the last sun we see for a while!
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Miami
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE South Beach. Kind of like Manhatten is to New York....You drive over a bridge from Downtown Miami to South Beach and it's designed like a grid so easy to get around but obvious differences being the beach and the Art Deco buildings so not really anything like Manhattan..
Spent the first of our three days exploring around our hotel on Collins Avenue (Shopping), Ocean Drive (Strip of restaurants looking out to the beach - Mission Bay esk.) and walked up to Lincoln Road (plaza like area with cute outdoor restaurants and shops...and beautiful people)and had the best tuna nicoise salad i've ever had served by the best waiter i've ever had.
Day two we were expecting a storm but when we got outside it was 80 degrees and blue sky. Made our way down to the beach and didn't move for the rest of the day. Glorious. And yes Sheena and Audrey - bright red by the end of the day. I will never learn. That night we went down to one of the restaurants on the beach and as soon as we sat down at a restaurant the police blocked off our section of the road. When we asked our waitress what was happening she said "I guess someone has just been shot or something". Nice. Spent the next couple of hours with front row seats to the helicopter sweeping the beach, multiple cop cars coming and going and even more stupid people giving the police at the road block excuses why they had to go through the blocked off area. Tourists.
Day three, Danny's day. Drove an hour out of Miami to go to Alligator Park at which I only saw two tiny baby alligators in the actual everglades. At least he got to hold one and on the way home we stopped off to have some Cuban food - Very good.
Cheerio for now
Margot xx
Spent the first of our three days exploring around our hotel on Collins Avenue (Shopping), Ocean Drive (Strip of restaurants looking out to the beach - Mission Bay esk.) and walked up to Lincoln Road (plaza like area with cute outdoor restaurants and shops...and beautiful people)and had the best tuna nicoise salad i've ever had served by the best waiter i've ever had.
Day two we were expecting a storm but when we got outside it was 80 degrees and blue sky. Made our way down to the beach and didn't move for the rest of the day. Glorious. And yes Sheena and Audrey - bright red by the end of the day. I will never learn. That night we went down to one of the restaurants on the beach and as soon as we sat down at a restaurant the police blocked off our section of the road. When we asked our waitress what was happening she said "I guess someone has just been shot or something". Nice. Spent the next couple of hours with front row seats to the helicopter sweeping the beach, multiple cop cars coming and going and even more stupid people giving the police at the road block excuses why they had to go through the blocked off area. Tourists.
Day three, Danny's day. Drove an hour out of Miami to go to Alligator Park at which I only saw two tiny baby alligators in the actual everglades. At least he got to hold one and on the way home we stopped off to have some Cuban food - Very good.
Cheerio for now
Margot xx
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Day 6: Daytona Beach to Miami Beach, Florida
Fortunately, Daytona was only a stop off to sleep and eat on our way to Miami Beach.
Not gonna go on about it.....Just happy to be in Miami!
Not gonna go on about it.....Just happy to be in Miami!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Charleston, South Carolina
Just sitting here in the Motel in Daytona, Florida - waiting for Marg to shower up, then go get some dinner. It's so nice to see the ocean and the sand here is amazing. The full moon also helps! We took a walk down the beach and ended up in some kitschy sort of seaside area, reminiscent of Las Vegas if it was an ocean side town. It's kind of like you put Brighton and Las Vegas in a blender with a pinch of homophobic young American muscle volleyball guy and shook it all up. We found a bar that's right next door that literally has a balcony on the beach. They look like the serve a pretty sweet seafood/caribbean type menu. Should be all good. Daytona was literally a place to lay our heads on the way to Miami, so, I'm not sure if we'll post anything from here on the blog. Then again.....We'll take the camera to dinner and see what happens........Should probably say something briefly about Charleston: Very beautiful - and VERY similar to Savannah...although - Margot and I agreed that we liked Savannah more. Even though a lot of people told us the opposite. The Plantation we visited was out of this world. And, I did get to see that traditional Southern style house you see in movies like Forrest Gump, the Notebook, or Gone with the Wind. We'll own a house like that one day!! Anyway - didn't get to see any alligators...but I saw some other wildlife. I did eat some pretty sweet oysters in Charleston, all washed down with some refreshingly cold Yeungling. And yes....I was freaked out by the animals in this video.....Margot seemed to be very relaxed around them.....not me.....
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Washington DC to Charleston, South Carolina
This was the longest haul drive yet....8-1/2 hours! Margot and I have figured out that we basically become legally insane after about five hours of drive-time. And, when the MP3 player decided it wanted to run out of batteries - we were left with a selection of either listening to the radio and hearing country music, pop music, or classic rock OR listen to me make silly noises. At around hour seven you go into a sort of euphoric state where the car seems to drive itself and you become at one with the motorists around you. Needless to say, we didn't accomplish anything yesterday except for drive, stop for gas, and mock the people that eat lunch at Wendys. Today we actually have a full day of looking around Charleston and the surrounding Plantations. Hope to see an alligator!!!
Friday, November 27, 2009
Philly to Washington DC....Day 2
We drove through Philadelphia today and hit the road for DC after that. We met up with Mimi Hatch just outside of Baltimore, Maryland. We ended up staying for longer than expected so we decided against looking around DC (because we've been here before) and opted instead for some take-out fish and some rum 'n' cokes in bed while watching James Bond on the TV and talking to Gemma on Skype. Tomorrow, we hit the road for 8 hours and head to Charleston, South Carolina. Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Thank you Boston - Goodnight!
We hit the road today as America celebrates Thanksgiving....It was a bit of an emotional occasion saying "seeya" to some very good friends. We decided to carry on and skip out New York City. So, we've put a decent dent in getting to DC tomorrow. REALLY tired.....thank you early night.....And yes...that is Lance in this video 'trying' to pretend he's not crying.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Cracked tooth....
So - a blog is about keeping the wild wild web up to date right? Well, Margot's tooth decided today that it wanted to split this popsicle stand....literally....needless to say - it's a lot of moola....we're convening on it tonight to decide if this will impact the current route.....South Beach, Miami is not a cheap place! Send your donations now!
Monday, November 9, 2009
We need a soundtrack for our road-trip...
Hey peeps....So Margot and I have realized that my crappy old Sony 20gb MP3 player has nothing interesting to listen to on it....I basically only listen to Dredg, Muse and of course Disquiet....So - here's the deal - if you're up for it...We want you to send us your personal road-trip compilation for us. Yes - we're resurrecting the mix-tape!! We want you to put as much thought into this as you did when you were making one for your boy/girlfriend when you were 16! You can put all the songs into one zipped folder and send it through www.yousendit.com for free. The compilation can be as long as you want it to be....Hmmm...maybe we should set rules...no more than 16 songs! You've got until Nov 25 to get it to us....If you'd rather mail a disk, email us....SWEEET!!! Please make this road-trip actually have a soundtrack!
Monday, November 2, 2009
Wrapping things up.....
So - I handed my notice in today....It was tough....I've given 3-1/2 weeks as I didn't know what the 'norm' is here in the States. In the UK it's a month and I think that's the case in New Zealand as well.
It hit me today what my boss here has actually done for me by pushing the case of getting a work visa for the US for Margot and I. If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't have met the people I know here, the band, we wouldn't be set up in terms of a bank account, social security number, address (we're keeping it and forwarding mail), cell phone numbers etc etc.....we have a life-long business and personal connection to the US because of my boss's efforts.....
How do you easily say "seeya" to that? You don't - it was hard....
It hit me today what my boss here has actually done for me by pushing the case of getting a work visa for the US for Margot and I. If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't have met the people I know here, the band, we wouldn't be set up in terms of a bank account, social security number, address (we're keeping it and forwarding mail), cell phone numbers etc etc.....we have a life-long business and personal connection to the US because of my boss's efforts.....
How do you easily say "seeya" to that? You don't - it was hard....
Friday, October 23, 2009
Hangi in New England
Here's a quick vid of the lads digging up the hangi at the Leeming's residence in Oct, 2009. This is for us Kiwis living in New England. Also....included is a sneak peak into how I became a Maori Warrior....cher...
Friday, October 9, 2009
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