Friday, January 20, 2006
Millie and the Donnells
Tom and Jan Donnell surprised us with a visit before boarding the Diamond Princess for a cruise to Australia. (See Diamond photo album). Right after they left I got a call from Millie McKenzie - another dear friend from ages ago in Bend and COCC. Millie and I are going to do up the town today!
Sunday, January 15, 2006
Housekeeping
I have just posted a new photo album - Parent Trip. Our Web host space is getting pretty big, and Conor and I are working on our new Web site, so I am going to have to remove some of the old photo albums. You may see a few things being archived, but I will try to keep things that are critical to the history of our adventure.
Friday, January 06, 2006
Connections
Time to post a quick update on our latest adventures. My parents came to spend Christmas and New Year with us after a great trip to Aussie and the South Island. Now they have hit the road again for a train trip to Wellington, then a tour up the east coast of the North Island to the Bay of Plenty and back for a final swing into Auckland. I am so impressed with their energy and joie de vivre!
Last week we were surprised when our dear friends Peter and Gail from Vancouver BC showed up at the restaurant! They will be back in Auckland tomorrow to spend the night with us before we see them off to Aitutaki in the Cook Islands. Our mutual friend Peter Archer (whom JB met in Portugal on Christmas Eve 1970) put them in touch with us at the last minute!
Tyler has returned from his Christmas trip to the States with his girlfriend Ashley, a new graduate of Sonoma State University. Way to go Ash! Conor's girfrield Jen will be joining us in February and will help us out with our training and "rush media" videos for this and the new store. Our little family of adventurers is growing by leaps and bounds, and we couldn't be happier!
Speaking of which, we are online for store #2 in Newmarket to be opening in August. Business is booming with cruise ships arriving one after the other allowing us to frequently hit new record sales marks. We get requests for franchises everyday, so we are diligently building our brand with solid operational procedures and training.
All of this work requires a little R&R, so JB and I are going to Rarotonga for a 5 day break the first week in February. Ahhh, nothing but the sun, beach, and a few good books. I'm ready!
Last week we were surprised when our dear friends Peter and Gail from Vancouver BC showed up at the restaurant! They will be back in Auckland tomorrow to spend the night with us before we see them off to Aitutaki in the Cook Islands. Our mutual friend Peter Archer (whom JB met in Portugal on Christmas Eve 1970) put them in touch with us at the last minute!
Tyler has returned from his Christmas trip to the States with his girlfriend Ashley, a new graduate of Sonoma State University. Way to go Ash! Conor's girfrield Jen will be joining us in February and will help us out with our training and "rush media" videos for this and the new store. Our little family of adventurers is growing by leaps and bounds, and we couldn't be happier!
Speaking of which, we are online for store #2 in Newmarket to be opening in August. Business is booming with cruise ships arriving one after the other allowing us to frequently hit new record sales marks. We get requests for franchises everyday, so we are diligently building our brand with solid operational procedures and training.
All of this work requires a little R&R, so JB and I are going to Rarotonga for a 5 day break the first week in February. Ahhh, nothing but the sun, beach, and a few good books. I'm ready!
Monday, January 02, 2006
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