Photos - Round 1

Some pictures as promised:

Leaving Van



Mario and I at Pizzaria Rustica in South Beach



Canada's Next Top Male Model



Miami Beach



On the tarmac with my plane and Adriana



Getting run over



Visiting some friends of Adriana's who have a couple planes, including an old British/French fighter jet, circa, I think, 1980s, 1970s



Top Gun styles



Chilling in the cabin

Welcome to Miami

Made it to Miami. No bumbs, no bruises, and everything else in tact. It's hot down here, about 30 degrees or so. I'm living in an area called El Doral where there's heavy concentration of people from Venezuela.

Last night I took a drive with some of the people I'm staying with to South Beach which is famous for its Art Deco styles. Think neon lights, plus 1950s decor, and contemporary architecture, very cool. We also passed by the house that Versace got shot in, very not cool, but an amazing house nonetheless.

Anyway, the night would not otherwise have been complete without seeing an accident, which happened right in front of us. So, we hung around until the police showed up and that took a while. But all in a night's work, everything went down like it was supposed to... I think.

Working on getting some photos up, check back soon...

Sweet, sweetness...

So, no joke, I'm getting ready to leave for Miami in 12 days. That is CRAZY! And pretty exciting to say the least. A little bit of planning and foresight on my part actually paid off this time. Shots, insurance, people that will pick me up at the airport, everything is arranged - hot damn, I'm good. I say this now, mind you. I famously always forget something at home when I travel, usually multiple items, and tend to lose things at inopportune times.

A few side items for savvy-types:

- Canucks 2-0 start, that galloping sound you hear is the bandwagon being mounted.
- Jon Stewart is a genius and so is David Rakoff. Watch his interview on the Daily Show on the Comedy Central website.
- I have not yet posted any entertaining bites about South American/Venezuelan politics nor anything even conceivably political in nature. For this I naturally and sincerely apologize, these will likely be posted soon.

OK team, just 12 more days to go. See you in the huddle.