Earthrace - day..... I lost count :)

Im just sitting at the kitchen table, its 12.30 am and I am knackered. Jason and Pit are watching TV and everyone else is in bed. Its been a long few days but a really fun ones at that.

Today we played football and bullrush. We had kiwi's versus American's..... and I must say, we really kicked their butts haha! I got smacked in the jaw pretty hard and am having some trouble moving it at the moment.... should ease up tomorrow...... and also my thumb (the one I broke years ago) is playing up quite a bit...... guess I'm not as fit and young as i used to be lol!

We hit the town on friday night and had a blast! We ended up at a really cool bar that played live gospel and blues music! Met a lot of cool people including Blaine and his wife who looked exactly like Jessica Simpson and who are marine biologists (my childhood dream).

Got some cool photo's today of us flying through the air.... will post later.

Bobo, from Alabama, took us out to dinner tonight and we had a typical American dinner. I can't believe how big the plates are here!! No wonder the USA has a huge obesity problem.

Devann and I are learning how to fight with Samurai swords (ok, not real ones.... she made them today out of plastic pipeing but did a pretty good job).... She is half japanese and seems pretty nifty with the sword so I better get some practice in when she is'nt looking.

Tomorrow I should be editing some of the stuff i have done so far and then Devann and I may sit down and do some stuff for the website.

I better get to bed..... an soooo tired!

Earthrace Day 3

This morning i watched the DVD on earthrace that Ryan had shot, directed and produced. Was a really good watch and I am even more excited about working on this project now. Just to be involved is awesome!

I took the starboard rudder off the boat today and had to dig a hole 4 feet deep into concrete in order to get the rudder out. Anthony and Dan helped so it only took us all day haha! After working on the boat for a few hours we all cruised to the boat yard down the road for a drink. Daniel Hightower (love his last name.... reminds me of Police Academy) took me for a spin on this!!!.....................

It is one of the coolest motorbikes I have ever been on! This thing almost ripped my face off when he took off and believe me... I was holding on for my life! Well.... until I went past the camera haha!

We were going around 50 miles per hour on two wheels when this photo was taken.... When i got off the bike my hands were shaking quite a bit.

After that excitement we went to Jessie's house and he showed us the back yard. He's going to take us hunting some time in the next couple of weeks to get either deer or pig. Have to watch out for aligators.... time to wrestle one... better get it on film.

Driving home there was a pretty cool sunset over the lake.....

Pete and I had to cook dinner tonight... The deal is, we each have a partner and the worst couple at cooking have to run around the block naked! Everyone so far has done AMAZING meals consisting of fresh salmon from Alaska, amazing red thai curry and suculant taco's from Mexico...... and then...... Me and Pete's sausage surprise. Unfortunately, we burnt the main dish of sausages so instead of being delicious, it tasted like it was charcoal haha! So, me and Pete are preparing to run around the block in the nude next week....

After dinner we hit the town. The girl to guy ratio here is 8 girls to 1 guy haha! It's pretty funny for me, Ryan and Pete who are taken haha. We went to one bar which was just like the movie Coyote Ugly which i thought was pretty cool. All these cowgirls dancing on the bar!

Overall it was a really cool day....

Earthrace day 2

Went to the boat yard today to work on the boat....

Check out the coolest boat in the world!!!!

Helped Phil put on a shelf on top of the boat to stop water coming into the cabin when it goes through the waves. Its quite fun helping out on the boat.

Ryan arrived last night so me and him will start working on the doco tomorrow and organising stuff like flights, gear etc etc. The camera that he is using and hopefully I will be using if we get sponsorship is amazing! Love it.... We just got back from the gym. We are starting to run and get fit for the race and generally just running around.

Check out this photo I took at Phili airport..... It was just like christmas again!!

It was snowing but was'nt very cold. I could probably wear a t-shit outside and still be quite warm..

We all went out to a coffee shop last night which was filled with women and chihuahua's! Wish i had my camera because it would have been a chihuahua feast!


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Earthrace - Day 1

Today was a busy day....

Woke up early for the boat yard. Jumped on the Earthrace boat... which is INSANE!!
It is the coolest boat i have ever seen and to be able to work on it is just a wicked experience. It is twice as big as i thought it was.

We drove the boat up the Estuary in South Carolina. I was filming Pete shaving his head and just looked into the wake the boat was making and saw a heap of dolpin which was cool. There were also lots of pelican which are amazing birds. As we were driving we went past a naval military base and we then got asked to move on and were escourted by boats with machine guns, was pretty cool. One things for sure,,,,, I cant wait to go on the boat from Miami to Barbados! It will definately be a endurace trip.

We arrived at the other boat yard where the boat was then lifted out. Was a nerve racking experience for everyone, especially Pete. It definately was'nt the easiest boat to dock what with the tide moving pretty quickly and the boat being 25 metres with no bow thrusters. But in the end it all went to plan and we spent the whole day clearing out the boat and down in the engine room. I have oil on my shoes and fell into the motor haha! Wasted my knee (which now has a huge lump on it) and got a couple of cuts, was'nt too bad tho.

Ryan arrived back tonight from New York with a meeting with Discovery Channel... fingers crossed its all go.

Im pretty tired now and have huge day tomorrow.


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Earthrace - Charleston, South Carolina

So the Earthrace begins.....

After travelling for around 43 hours, we have arrived in Charleston, South Carolina...

It truly has been the most amazing trip so far... and its only just started! I have met so many people on this trip so far and every single one of them has been amazing!

Our travels consisted of

5 hours - Auckland to Tahiti (3 hour stop off)
8 hours - Tahiti to Los Angeles (8 hour stop off)
1 hour - Los Angeles to Sunny San Diego! (8 hour stop off)
4.5 hours - San Diego to Philidelphia (1 hour stop off)
50 mins - Phili to Charlotte (1 hour stop off)
1.2 hours - Charlotte to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
4 hours - drive to apartment in Charleson, South Carolina

So, as you can see, it was a bit of a long trip. But, the people we met... man! In San Diego, we had our dinner and drinks brought for us by an amazing couple Andy and Roxanne from San Diego.... thankyou so much guys! you rock! I also met and became friends with Huanhuan from China, Chuck from Orlando, Jaxin from Florida, Connie in San Diego and also Jessie from North Carolina..... I love America already!! Everyone is so friendly!!!

The boat gets lifted out tomorrow morning and then we start work on it... I will be filming bits of it but also working on the drive shaft... should be interesting but i am a fast learner. Devon and Ryan cooked an amazing dinner tonight consisting of tacos and salad and also a bowl of beans that looked like poo haha. Tomorrow, everyone is giving up something or doing something to change their lives in some way..... John and Devon (Yoda) are going on a cleansing diet which sounds interesting... may join them in that.

Overall its been a perfect start to whats going to be an amazing trip... Cant wait to see whats in store for tomorrow!


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