Arrived early Tue and met Mel and Jon at the
airport. After a pancake breakfast we took a brisk walk along the beach at
mission bay. New Zealand is pretty cold at this time of year and on Tue
the high was about 12 degrees c. I checked into the New President hotel on
Victoria street, and wandered over to the Sky tower, the tallest building
in the Southern hemisphere. 200 nz dollars and half an hour later I was
195m above the city street preparing to jump. I don’t know what it is
about nz and extreme sports but they seen to be pretty abundant here, and
with no shortage of tourists seeking their next thrill, experiences like
the Sky Tower jump are available 365 days per year. I wil post the vid as
soon as my laptop starts working again.

Tue
afternoon we visited a very windy One Tree Hill before grabbing some
icecream. Yeah I know it’s winter here, but this was good icecream.

This is pretty limited as the batteries were on their way out.

I’ve been in Las Vegas now for over a week and had very little time to post to this blog. The ACB covewrage has kept me pretty busy and most days I’m starting work around 7AM and finishing late. The ACB Radio volunteers have been fantastic and have really done the project proud. The AV team as the Riviera are fantastic, although the hotel itself can be difficult to navigate.

Outside of work, On Saturday eveing I visited with Jeff and his wife at their comfortable condo which is 6 miles away from my hotel. On Tuesday a group, mostly Floridians, went out for an awesome meal where I enjoyed a 24oz steak. And on Wednesday a small group of us visited the Star Trek exhibition at the Hilton.

I will record a podcast probably on Saturday.

Recorded late Sunday night or should that be early Monday morning.