Today we got up and went for a drive around Miami. We went and wandered down South Beach where all the people that want to be seen at the Beach go. There was lots of surfers out too because the sea was quite high from the storm that had just gone through. We had a pretty tasty lunch that was at a place Blaine knew was not $40 USD per main meal. After lunch we drove past the places that cost $40 per main. It was pretty obvious from all the Ferrari's and Lamborghini's parked out the front.
We did some more tiki-touring before Blaine dropped me at the airport. A huge thank you to my host for such a relaxing time in Miami. I didn't really get out and see much but I was very happy to be just chilling out at her house. I will definitely try to be back at some stage to do a bit more exploring. Possibly in her plane, possibly in a yacht. Blaine and I on South Beach:
I am writing this while sitting on the plane to LA. Unfortunately I have been on the plane for an hour and we are still on the Tarmac. We just got a call through the intercom from the captain saying "We are sorry but the ground crew have had some trouble with the weight balance of the plane. This has meant that we have been sitting on the tarmac too long and burnt too much fuel so now we need to go back to the terminal to fill up again." How stupid is that? How complicated is it to balance a plane? Is this the first time they have done it? How come they didn't balance the plane before taxiing out to the runway? So many questions, so many retarded airline staff. My last flight with American Airlines was delayed an hour because an overhead locker wouldn't close. I have flown a shitload in the last couple of months and never had any problems, now AA has 0 from 2. Man I hope they don't loose my bag as I don't think I am dressed appropriately for the LA weather.
Half way through this epic flight now and I just realised that this is the last flight of my epic journey. To stem the ridiculous flow of money for travel I am gonna try and bus/train up the west coast to Vancouver. So this is definitely the travel part of my trip drawing to a close. I am definitely ready for work but getting a bit stressed about having to find a job. It worries me that I couldn't find a job I liked in Christchurch so what made me think I would find one I liked in Canada? I guess when it was so far away I didn't have to think about it but now that it is right around the corner I am trying to think about how much I might have to compromise what I want just so that I can find something. Oh well, guess we'll cross that bridge when I come to it.
When I got to LAX I txt Stephanie to say I had landed. Unfortunately I got a message back from her saying "this message cannot be displayed". Thanks phone, what you are telling me is "Stephanie sent you a message but I'm not going to show it to you", brilliant. I found some free wifi and suggested she emailed me which worked a charm, technology! She picked me up from the airport and we went straight to a Halloween party. I put my All Blacks jersey on but felt decided under dressed. There were all sorts of cool costumes. After the party we went to Dennys! hah hah, Dennys at 4am, this brings back memories! Got to bed around 5am, this is gonna be a busy week!
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