all my pictures are also found here:

http://picasaweb.google.com/Mark.Janowiecki/NEWZEALAND#

these are some pictures from first around the hostel. the city is very beautiful, and very big although i am getting very used to it and feel able to navigate around. The next pictures are from the harbor i ride past every time i go to the gym. It's really pretty to see all the boats and all the water and makes me really want to sail, although i doubt ill be able to. Today it was very cloudy and rained off and on the whole day. Finally, after the harbor, was some shots of the highjump and a race start. I went a couple miles to see the track racing and attend the freestyle judging workshop. because of the workshop, i ended up judging two groups of pairs tonight at the gym. It was amazing!!!! i'm still kind of tired from the jetlag, and i'm not quite on a normal eating schedule, but oh well!! im having fun! :)

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

the first group of pics are from chicago, with the de-icing thing and then the sunrise. it was beautiful, untill it got too bright and just annoying. The next group is in backwards order so at the top are picturs of LA flying in, while the bottom are Fiji and the view around the airport. Right now im sitting in the auckland airport waiting for an hour or so for a flight to wellington. Overall, i believe the flight time will be 20ish hours and total travel time of nearly 2 days!!! its been quite a trip and im ready to get a shower!! I really wish i could have stayed in fiji but i guess the plane ride out was all i'll get. It was very beautiful and hilly and such. There were large areas of smoke that i was informed was where the sugar plantations were burning somethign as a part of the process. Overall, its been a really long but really fun trip! :)

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

On December 26, 2009, I will be flying out of Indianapolis and headed toward New Zealand!! I will compete in the world unicycle meet, Unicon, and am very excited. This is the blog I will be periodically updating during my trip.