Well I have been here for 4 or 5 days now, I am having a lot of fun, but I have to say that I am ready for a couple of days where I am not travelling in a car or plane. The flights here were relatively uneventful. Sydney to LA is a long 13 hour flight, but QANTAS has some great food & the little TV’s in the seat-backs make the hours go quicker. When I got to LA, my stay there (4 hours) was made that much easier thanks to Bairdy, who has furnished me with a QANTAS club pass, meaning I could enjoy my own room to shower in & a couple of free drinks at the bar. I then fell asleep in the media room for an hour before doing some emails & stuff. Here is where I had my minor heart attack.
I got an email from Michaela, as expected, but it said that she may still be in London when I arrived….. which is the last thing I expected. It appears that her flight was overbooked & she got offered $500 travel credit plus a nights free hotel accomodation if she took a flight the next day instead. This is a smart move for a girl who has no money, but not so good for a guy who is arriving in St Louis in 4 hours, who will now be picked up by her parents, whom he has never met.
I didn’t enjoy the flight to St Louis, spending most of the time contemplating what things could go wrong now, but when I arrived, Michaela was there waiting, cause there had been some last minute cancellations. As it turns out, her mum & stepdad are really cool anyway, so it would have been fine either way.
Since being here I have sampled many different examples of American cuisine. “Hardee’s” holds the crown for the best burgers, “Wild Buffalo wings” has the best chicken and Michaela’s Grandma definately puts on the best breakfasts! Mornings spent at her house have meant Porridge, cereals, several different drinks, followed by bacon & eggs.
When I haven’t been eating, I have pretty much been travelling. Mic & I drove her brother Grant accross Missouri to his summer camp & have also driven around Kansas city for quite a while & then back to St Louis today.
Anyway, I haven’t yet succeeded in getting my mac online, but you can rest assured that as soon as I am successful, there will be some pics that come up.
Wishing everyone the best.
Tim.>.
Tim Goldsmith 