BluesBro's World Downunder

I think they were quite happy about having to walk the Gauntlet

From my deck at sunrise looking out towards Great Barrier Island home of the latest Castaway series on BBC TV

The beginning of a 40 hour journey and everyone is excited and energised. On the way to the 2007 USASF Cheerleading World Champs

You wouldn't believe how cold it is tonight! At least the bar I'm performing in has a big open fire!

Wish they were a bit cheaper! NZ$16k is a bit more than I can justify at the end of winter for a cool toy:( You wouldn't think it was fall though, its a nice 70 degrees and not a cloud in the sky unless you look far to the west.

I was off crook for the last 2 days (I'm good again now) and managed to finally get my latest podcast of A Kiwi Songwriter out. If you have any reason for wanting free PR, you might find it worth a listen. It is part one of a 2 part series on how to get free PR and you can isten or subscribe at http://luigicappel.libsyn.com.

So last night I was watching Prison Break and felt this massive jolt. The huge bird cage behind me did a big jump and the cockatiel fell of his perch. I said "That was either a crash (but I didn't hear any breaks) or an earthquake. So I went outside and sure enough no truck and no sign of anything else.

Turns out it was the 2nd of 3 quakes we had last night, the one I felt was about 10 miles away and 10 miles deep.…