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Ok again we're quite a way behind with the blog writing (we've been in NZ for two weeks now) so the next few updates will be almost daily summaries of each place which should hopefully bring us up to date. Please read them, there's a lot of funny anecdotes we want to share. For completeness, here's a list of the places we have frequented since the last blog:
Seattle,Vancouver, Portland, Eugene, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, San Lois Obispo , Santa Barbara , Newport Beach, Las Vegas, San Diego, LA
The Altercation and the return of Weymer
Whilst in Seattle, Oliver and Ben had the chance to rekindle a childhood friendship with a certain Richard Weymer a born Englishman but raised in the US of A. He introduced us to his mate Chris who had the cushiest job I can imagine, getting paid a lot of money to travel around the country demonstrating new xbox products (second only to working on the conveyor belt at Delphi). After a LOT of shots at Chris's pad (roughly at 3pm whilst watching 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall') we took to the town. The theme of hard liquor continued throughout the evening and culminated with two main events. Firstly, Chris's stomach made the executive decline to reject his last shot of the evening. To our absolute delight he positioned himself opposite to Kez before emptying eight hours worth of 'juice'. Kez's face was a picture (not a very nice one). Next. With adrenaline at an all time high (as it always is after witnessing a vomit donation of this nature), we set off on a rampage through the streets of Seattle. The next part is something of a blur. Having picked each of the the lads' brains, the following is information I believe to be factual. We all ran through a private car park. 'Someone' jumped over the barrier putting all of their weight on it. An audible crack reverberated around the room. Nobody's momentum was stiffened. Nobody except ben who was apprehended by the car park attendant who then proceeded to hail the nearest police car (as chance would have it, was passing by at that moment). I should point out at this juncture that: (a) the barrier was not broken, we watched it open and close during the next few minutes that followed; and (b) Ben was visibly s***ting himself at the prospect of signing a deportation card (I can actually sympathise with that) a mindset that exacerbated by the handcuffs cutting off the circulation to his hands. What happened next was a hideous display of intimidation and provocation by the feds. Ben was dragged into the back of the police car and told that Ollie Kez and I had already sold him out, that he was going to jail and that if would just 'man up' then the whole thing could be dealt with. More importantly they lied by telling him that the whole thing had been captured on CCTV. Luckily they dealt with us in a much more serene and respectful manner. When Ollie enquired as to whether it would be possible for him to be present whilst the 'interview' was taking place, he was told to "shut the f*** up and sit the f*** down". Credit to Ben is due at this point. He didn't crack under the pressure nor did he rise to the arrogant and bullish display of hideous police work. He maintained he had done nothing wrong until eventually then had to admit that there was no damage done and that the car park wasn't actually fitted with CCTV! Earlier when I said 'someone' had jumped over the barrier, that was Chris. Where was Chris whilst all this was happening? Giving Usaine Bolt a decent run for his money as he pounded the tarmac which led to his front door. Cheers son.
Just to round this off, we were staying in an absolute s*** hole. It was disgusting. It looked like the house had been bought at the beginning of the 20th century and never cleaned. Squalor. When in the bathroom you truly felt like you had somehow been transported into the epicentre of the Brazilian favelas. That was as bad as it got though. Oh yeah, that's right, no it isn't. Their cat pissed on my mattress as well as a result of which, I was generously given the opportunity to clean.
Obviously we went to the Needle, the Columbia building (tallest building), first ever Starbucks at Pike Place and took the unbelievable underground tour (a historic city beneath a city (look it up). You've also probably seen the video on FB of me jumping through a water feature for $9 (not one of my better ideas).We are getting the whole cultural experience, honestly we are, I'm just aware that that isn't the reason you're reading this!
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