Beach Life

The weather is cooking everywhere but the beach lately. Days have been spent checking out the great local beachs, Salt Creek, T Street and Laguna. We plan to hit San Diego tomorrow to see what all the fuss is about.



















I could do this all day...my form of meditation.















Big Foot has been spotted

The Orange County

We are now in San Clemente, which is one of the O.C's quieter and more beautiful destinations. It has a warm a freindly feel with great beaches and stunning Pacific sunsets. A great place to wind down the epic trip.



















Spent the morning buying new toys at ebodyboarding.com which is run by world famous bodyboarding legend Jay Reale. I got some great deals and beautiful new boards and wet suits.



















I got new toys time to bust

On the Road Again

The scenery on the way to the Orange County looked like this.















Me and a Joshua tree, also the title of a U2 album apparently

Vegas PT 1

Love it or hate it Vegas has to be seen! We drove 6hrs through the desert to get here and so far it has been well worth it. Last night we walked the strip in search of elusive Elton John tickets. We failed to get the tickets instead we got caught up in a huge lightning storm with torrential rain, the streets where flooded to knee depth in some parts. Today we awoke to killer heat and unforgiving sunshine, its great out here in Nevada. Oh and I won $80 dollars on a fruity !



















The pool was the only place to be today. Our hotel in the background 'Luxor' .















The bright lights of Sin City















New York New York Baby

Los Angeles

We have spent the past three days in L.A checking out the many various sides to this crazy city. We booked ourslelves onto a tour on the first day which took us all over L.A checking out movie star homes,Venice Beach, South Central Gang lands, Skid Row, Film Studios etc. This was a fantastic way to get a feel for the city as it would be impossible to visit all these places on our own. Our final day was spent in Malibu on the Pacific coast where I managed to catch a few of the worlds most iconic right handers that where peeling so well. L.A has been ok as to really take advantage you will need a car, local knowledge and lots of patience. On a brighter note we are off to Vegas In the morning!















Originally coined "Hollyweed"



















Burt Reynolds my hero, I was pissed I could'nt find the Hoffs star

















Boyz In The Hood - This shot was taken in South Central L.A our guide had a pass to the area and was freindly with the locals. These guys where super freindly and happy to meet an Irishman.



















Malibu beach two tone tan, check my arms

San Francisco > LA

We made it to the Golden gate! Leaving for LA tonight on the overnight sleeper coach. We have had a really great time here in SF and it will be a reluctant departure. We will be sure to return .

On our way to San Francisco

Thanks dollar car hire !

New Brunswick

As promised photos from New Brunswick. Thanks you to all our new friends from Canadas coolest town.

Skimboarding on a beach that spends most of the year frozen solid

Helming Nut Buck extra cheese

Robbie the Skippper looking very happy after fixing a broken steering column


















Team Maratime and a box of Mooseheads

San Fran

Sorry for the lack of updates, hopefully full service will resume shortly.

Things I have been up to :

Skim boarding in super cold water
Sailing a keel boat in New Brunswick
Partying and sleeping over in a cottage in a forest calling out Moose
Learning Canadian phrases, Aaaaye!
Driving lots in phat Jeep
Dodging Pimps,Hustlers,Gang bangers and Anarchists in the worlds stupidest coach station on Skid Row.
Riding cable cars in San Franscisco
Cycling 18 miles and over the Golden Gate Bridge

photos soon.....

Maine

We picked up our hire car today and managed to blag a very reasonable upgrade to a new Jeep, which is the only way to travel :). I managed to learn the finer points of driving on the right and avoiding hummers,trucks etc. Anyway we have arrived in a beautiful town called Boothbay Harbor in the North of Maine. It was getting dark on arrival so we opted for fresh lobster at the towns best sea food restaurant. I picked my dinner and he was given a hot spa before being cracked and eaten. I felt guilty when the selected lobster was dropped in the hot tub..But the owner assured me that the lobsters have no nervous system and therefore feel no pain.


Time to get cracking

July 4th

Last night was the very patiotic July 4th Celebrations. We headed down to the local foreshore to witness what must have been the greatest, most spectacular pyrotechnic display I have ever experienced. This show must have cost the city a few dollars. We where seriously shocked by the spectacle, I stood with my mouth open for the finale. Aerosmith where also close at hand to warm up the crowd with classics such as Jeremia was a bullfrog and the
theme from Armaggedon.


















The sky was set alight

Whales - In Boston

The past few days have been really good fun. I could go on about how nice the city is and post photos of the stunning architecture and parks..but that may be a little boring for you. We took a few hours out of walking today to hop on a whale spotting boat.
We where taken 30 miles offshore to their summer feeding grounds where the mums fatten up before moving to warmer climes to make babies. I was astounded by the quantity and quality of the whale action, these magestic creatures where jumping out of the water and swimming close to the boat. We where blown away and it was without the best dollars spent so far. Tonight is the 4th of July fireworks display which should be great craic. Tomorrow we collect our hire car and head up the coat toward Maine and the Canadian border.



Our first sighting and Moby goes the dive











Two behemoths get up close and personal

Hello Boston

We have arrived in Boston! We have been pleasently suprised by the beauty and ease of checking out Boston. Great walks,views,history,shopping,food and Irish pubs make for a great visit, although the Red Sox are out of town : ( We will have to pull up a stool with the locals and watch them in a sports bar.


Got Milk?

Wrapping Up New York

Been a packed last couple of days. We managed to cram in many of the top sights and experiences. Off to Boston in the morning although it will be a reluctant goodbye to New York.


Brooklyn Bridge


Times Square Neon Jungle


Breath taking panoramics atop the Empire State Building

United Nations, Cup Cakes & Central Park

Today ended up being a real mixed bag. Started the day with a visit to the UN head quarter’s 'bureaucracy in a box', which was moving and very inspirational. We followed this by stuffing our faces with over priced cup cakes at the buttercup bake shop, check the photos. After getting the 'cupcake sweats'! We took in a stroll around the beautiful and very manicured trails and paths of Central Park. The day ended with a spectacular thunderstorm.



















UN Building















Irish embassador Anderson



















Icing overload

Apple Store

These pics where taken by the new Apple mac book pro at the new Apple store on 5th avenue. We had a long day pounding the sidewalks in search of some shopping gold.

New York Day 1

We have arrived in New York ! The Hotel is excellent as is the weather. We took the obligatory tourist trip to Liberty and Ellis Island today, which offered some interesting history lessons and stunning panoramic views of the city and her first lady.















Myself & Kylie On the Ellis Island Ferry















Not sure who this is?




















The entrance to our digs In the East Village














The Loft style East Bed and Coffee it is our home for the next five nights, not so shabby on the inside.

Leaving Cheltenham

We are finally packed and ready to leave Cheltenham tomorrow morning. I managed to sell our TV,Car and a fake leather chair which is great news for the travel funds. The past couple of days have been spent saying goodbye to all our great freinds we have made here in Cheltenham.

You can bodyboard on a Lake

Spent the weekend with my family in Northern Ireland. We had another world famous Anderson BBQ which went down well as always. Sunday was spent out on Lough Neagh on my dads new boat towing out on my old Sponge. Great craic for all as always, thanks mum and dad!

Summer Heat

Mercury was rising twenty seven degrees today. So I decided to take my trusty mountain board up on the Hill one more time before I leave in just two weeks. We had a good session and even managed to throw in a couple of nice slams. I will miss Cleeve Hill such a cool place to hang out on a hot summers day.