… In the USA now! I have been for a while, but have been lazy, or out of internet access, hence the non-existent updates of late.

Here is a post for the trip over, and then in a couple of days, I will have one up from our Toshiba-Santo presented by Herbalife training camp. This is more or less just a post to get myself back in the swing of things, and to show a few pictures i wanted to post before i put up a heap from training camp.

I got to enjoy some good training in Oz before heading over to the US Winter. Melbourne is great for training and the Dandenongs are a favourite. For a minute out training in the hills, I could have been forgiven for thinking I was back in Georgia already. Check these out:

A road named after the State i live in:

And…

The Confederate flag! I have no idea what it is doing in Australia?!

My flight to Atlanta was on the 26th of January; Australia Day. I made the most use of Australia Day, possibly the most of any Australian on the day, as i got to enjoy it for 40 hours or more! It could be arguable as to whether it was enjoyable to sit on planes for 20 hours, but i did get a few hours in LA before my connecting flight to Atlanta.

My good friend Marc was waiting in LA for me when i landed, and we went down and enjoyed some time in Santa Monica.

Unfortunately, or fortunately, my flight was cancelled, and i was put on an earlier flight. I would have had no clue of this, but Keally, my amazing fiancee, was on the ball, and had checked my flight details while i was on the plane. She checked me in online and made sure i was able to get on my new flight! This was great, because i was able to see her sooner, but it meant my time with Marc was limited.

We had a great time catching up, and even got to see a guy on the Santa Monica pier playing a steel pan! I started chatting to the guy, and if you can see close enough, he has a Trinidad and Tobago National flag on his steel pan. I told him i had recently been there, and also found out he knows my friend Emile Abraham! I should also quickly say a congratulations to Emile on recently winning Trinidad and Tobago’s “sports star of the year”!

Here’s another cool photo; the view of the distant mountains from the Santa Monica pier. It was a beautiful clear morning, and when it is clear like it was, you can see why everyone wants to live in California, it really is stunning!

One thing i made sure of for this year, is that my Vegemite supply was going to last. Last year Mum had to make a shipment, so this year i made sure that doesn’t have to happen! I am at our team training camp now, and none of my new team mates are willing to give it a try!

I am at training camp this week, and then make a quick trip home before heading off to Argentina and Chile for a three week trip. It is going to be a great experience, and will definitely give me some practice at my non-existent Spanish! The only problem is all the time i am going to be away from Keally since i arrived back in the States

Anyway dudes, more to come after i return from training camp.

Laters…

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