Huzzah

im at an internet cafe right now, but I forgot the cable for my camera. So there will be pictures another day!! tomrow probably.


I'm in Tauranga now, after 3 days of biking. I've had my ups in downs during the ride, but mostly it's been good. And by good I mean really super awesome!!!!11

Right now, I'm hanging out with a guy called Zeurel. He's cool. I think only Soeren knows who he is. I'll post a picture of him later, being all cool and whatsnot, along with pictures and videos of my ride here.


cheers!

hurgh

went to the Zoo yesterday. BEST ZOO EVER! it was small, and it was warm. and abso-friggin-lutely beautiful!!


ive put the pics from there on my facebook. I will eventually put them here as well. so hang in there!


I've gotten my bike now as well. Just need to wash my clothes, and then I'm gonna hit the road. Yay, yay, yay! ... can't wait! :D

I like it here

Got to New Zeaand finally. It's awesome here. Warm, humid, nice people, cool locations. It started raining HEAVYly though, and I fell and scraped me leg. But I don't care. I'm off my tits on happiness, this place is so fantastic. While waiting for check-in time at the ACB (Auckland Central Backpackers), I took a stroll trough the city, where I took a close look at the Skytower, which is more than 200metres high. Oh, and you can pay to climp to the top and jump off it. ....




I didn't do it.



Oh, I also bought a bike, so I'll soon be getting ready for my bike-tour of doom. It's gonna be SWEET!!

and then I went for a walk trough a rain-foresty park. And got lost. And that's when it started raining and I fell. But I didn't care. Coz this place is bloody awesome.

oh, and I shaved too.

cheers

Aircrafts and Nature

So, in the past few days I've been doing close to absolutely nothing. What I DID do though, was going to Pima Air and Space museum, which is basically a friggin' HUGE area (more than 1500 acres), of old military aircraft that is no longer being used. They had a Blackbird, almost all the F-fighters (F4-5-6...and so on), the A110 thunderboltII (AMAGAD I love that airplane), and lots more. Helicoptets too.

A10 <3<3<3

There are white spots on the plane, because it's been wrapped in layers of things to protect it from the sun. They do that to all the planes and choppers.

Endless rows of old aircraft. Pretty neat!


This is an airplane that Luke's dad flew when he served in the Airforce. It's awesome!

a small clip showing the Blackbird. Huge aircraft, was too big to get it in a picture. The other plane in the video is just a huge-ass aircraft, that was able to land on water.

Did I ever tell how much I love aerial combat fighters? ... a LOT!



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Okay, apart from the Air Museum, we went hiking the other day. Walked up some mountains, about a 8 mile hike (4miles forth and 4 back again... I was exhausted). Neat landscape and no other people. Oh, and no wind either, so it was really stinkin' hot. But I enjoyed it nontheless. Here's some pictures.



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So that's it for now! Next time I'll be blogging it will probably be from New Zealand. Have fun until next time ya'll !


_Jonesimus Prime

badumtidum

will update soon. At least 1 or 2 more times before I leave for New Zealand.

cheers

allright...

time for some pictures!


allright, so here's me and Luke, looking all cool in front of the Grand Canyon. Because of the season, there were NO tourists there, at all, so we had all the room we wanted to walk around an look. Luke's parents told me that during summer, it's REALLY crowded there. Seems I chose a good time o' the year to go here :D

Grand Canyon!

The trip from Arizona to Utah was looooong. And the roads, well, they all looked like this. They kindda disappeared in the horizon, for miles and miles and miles ahead.

and the surrounding terrain was also just an endless mass of nothing.!

We had a short stop in Utah to look at these space-rockets, that were on display outside. Those things are friggin' HUGE!


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Allright - IDAHO!!!

This is the family with whom I celebrated chirstmas, in a GIGANTC house! We were 23 people for christmas eve. This picture was taken bfore the last 10 showed up though. The people are as follows:
1. Jenny, Luke's Sister
2. Whatsherface...
3. Matt, Luke's.... cousin or something.
4. Jeany, one of Luke's cousins wife!
5. McKensley, #4's daughter
6. Katey, forgot how she was related.
7. Coolest guy I ever met, seriously, you should meet him too.
8. Uncle Jim. He's 57 and a grandfather of McKensley, and he's super awesome!
9. Mark, Luke's Brother
10. Aunt Kary-Ann, married to Uncle Jim
11. Luke, in all his splendor (maybe not all of it...)
12. Patty, Luke's Mom
13. Eric, Luke's Dad

Super nice family that is! and LARGE! there were sooo many people in the house on christmas day...

WHITE CHRISTMAS!... well, if it were in Denmark at least. Snowstorm on the 24th of December :P no snow on the 25th though, the American Christmas day... pity.


in Idaho, I also went snowboarding with the family, but I didn't being my camera for that. So no pictures... YET!... Luke's father had a camera, and took pictures, so I'll put those up when I receive them from him :)

thats it for Idaho!


next stop, Nevada!!
riding t'wards sunset! woooooh!


This, is Lake Tahoe, in Nevada! A rally giant lake (look it up somewhere, google it or whatever). And a really pretty setting, with sun, water and mountains. Super nice place!the water is soooooo clear!and the forests are so laaaaaaaaaaaaarge. (that's Eric in the picure btw).
and of course - bears.

happy new yeeeeeeear!!!





so that's it for Nevada! final destination - California
the border between Nevada and California, in a border-hotel/casino. Pretty cool :D Hotel is cleverly named 'Calneva'.


SAN FRANCISCOOO


what an amazing city. I'm definately returning to this place in the future!the roads are sooooo steep here! It's amazing. And that red road is the crookedest road in the world!



in san fran they have this old tram-system, which we rode. Was sooo neat!


Alcatraz and Golden Gate bridge was also on the menu :)

and finally, on the last day, we went and saw a college-basket game
California vs. South Carolina




and thats the end of it! 2 weeks of travelling in a car, having a good time. It's been so much fun!! :D

now I have 2 weeks here in Arizona. Will go and see various museums and stuff like that. Might hit the movie theatre too and see some cool movies.

talk to ya later


_Jones

there we go!

allright!

so, the trip is coming to an end. Having the last breakfast here in Oakland, with Luke's family, this time his grandparents (and ofc his mom and dad and bro' and sis), and we are getting ready to ride all the way home to Arizona.

and the weather is AWEFUL! we're having a rain-storm at the moment. All flights are cancelled! good thing we're driving though, but there's a slight risk of flooded roads. O'wauw!


I've said it before (I think), and I'll say it again (probably) - I'll make a nice update with pitures and videos and all, when I get back to Arizona. It's been an exciiiiting trip!!!

I even met some other Danes in a Virgin Megastore :P I'm not alooooone!!!


cya in a couple o'days


_Jones

hmmm

first post in 2008, yay!


merry new year ya'll.


I'm in California now, Oakland, going to San Francisco tomorrow! is gonna be nice :)

will update soon! ciao