TODAY IS THE TOMORROW WE WORRIED ABOUT YESTERDAY!
TUESDAY! SAY IT AIN'T SO! Tuesdays are bad enough, but today we have to head to the airport and fly back to San Francisco. Well sorta - we're flying to Sacramento where our rental car has been parked and then driving to San Francisco. You know, since we've been in New Orleans for ten days we probably should have turned the car in and re-rented one when we got back to California, but since we're paying Hertz with a check that'll bounce it doesn't really matter anyway does it? So why the New Orleans to Sacramento to San Francisco to Palm Springs route? GREAT QUESTION and we thank you for it (learned how to say that from Obama-Rama!)
A few weeks ago we drove to San Francisco from Palm Springs in the rental car so we could argue with the Communists at the Russian Embassy and get Siberian transit visas (NOT KIDDING!) for our upcoming 2008 Riding4Beer World Tour (Beginning June 10 - sponsored by Budweiser). Anyway, after they took our application "under advisement" we drove over to Sacramento, told a bunch of lies to our relatives that still have to live there to get their County assistance checks and then got some cheap-ass (and we mean CHEAP-ASS) tickets on some bankrupt airline to fly down here to New Orleans and party. Well, the Russian Embassy called yesterday (did we mention that they are Communists?) and said we had to come back for another hearing so we are leaving New Orleans today and reversing all the travel we did two weeks ago!
Folks, if we'd known that trying to travel around the world in 80 days (remember - starting June 10!) would take so much paperwork, we'd have just applied for a sub-prime loan! All you have to do to get one of those is make stuff up, the bank buys you a new house and then you never have to pay it back (because you were misled by a crooked loan officer!). That's sooooo much easier than getting all of these inoculations and passports and travel permits and visas and, and, and - OKAY, we'll quit whining - but only because in just 15 days (June 10, damn it!) we'll be on our way clear around the world with lots of paperwork in our pockets but no reservations and no plans except to post on this website everyday and keep moving West until we finally get home again (it's the Columbus theory that the world is round! - we'll see if it really works!). In the meantime, we'll be winging it back to California, tricking our relatives into springing for some more Budweiser, fighting again with the Russians and then hopefully drinking in Palm Springs by the weekend...
Kevin can't believe we have to go back to Russian Embassy! Raquel & Dave can't believe there's still a Russia!
We had a "goodbye" party from New Orleans! The paparazzi were on us like flies, just check National Enquirer!
A few weeks ago we drove to San Francisco from Palm Springs in the rental car so we could argue with the Communists at the Russian Embassy and get Siberian transit visas (NOT KIDDING!) for our upcoming 2008 Riding4Beer World Tour (Beginning June 10 - sponsored by Budweiser). Anyway, after they took our application "under advisement" we drove over to Sacramento, told a bunch of lies to our relatives that still have to live there to get their County assistance checks and then got some cheap-ass (and we mean CHEAP-ASS) tickets on some bankrupt airline to fly down here to New Orleans and party. Well, the Russian Embassy called yesterday (did we mention that they are Communists?) and said we had to come back for another hearing so we are leaving New Orleans today and reversing all the travel we did two weeks ago!
Folks, if we'd known that trying to travel around the world in 80 days (remember - starting June 10!) would take so much paperwork, we'd have just applied for a sub-prime loan! All you have to do to get one of those is make stuff up, the bank buys you a new house and then you never have to pay it back (because you were misled by a crooked loan officer!). That's sooooo much easier than getting all of these inoculations and passports and travel permits and visas and, and, and - OKAY, we'll quit whining - but only because in just 15 days (June 10, damn it!) we'll be on our way clear around the world with lots of paperwork in our pockets but no reservations and no plans except to post on this website everyday and keep moving West until we finally get home again (it's the Columbus theory that the world is round! - we'll see if it really works!). In the meantime, we'll be winging it back to California, tricking our relatives into springing for some more Budweiser, fighting again with the Russians and then hopefully drinking in Palm Springs by the weekend...
Kevin can't believe we have to go back to Russian Embassy! Raquel & Dave can't believe there's still a Russia!
We had a "goodbye" party from New Orleans! The paparazzi were on us like flies, just check National Enquirer!
I can't believe all the trouble your going through to get into Russia. I think I have a solution to your worries. The way you guys go around corners I am amazed that you haven't thought of it first. Just go to UPS and have them mail you as a package to Vlad in Moscow. It should work. Just remember to put a few holes in the box before you ship yourselves and wear your long underwear for the flight over. Before you know it you'll be in the land of the red.
Either that or hack into the Federal computer system and delete the many lines of info that the FBI and CIA have on you so you will have squeaky clean reputations.
If all else fails, try saying that you are the chief taste tester for Budweiser and you have to sample shipments that will be arriving shortly from the "King of Beers". They will be so drunk that you could sneak in and out before they even know what hit them. Ah the power of alcohol.
Keep smiling and good luck!
Wendy and Ron
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Crown Royale is made in Canada!
That's a Socialist Country!
Just Sayin!
Stay safe.
As others say......we can't help but love ya!
BTW... you guys' missed out on fresh fish caught right in our back Yard here in Louisiana!
Just Syain again!
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Going back to the russian embassy? Pretty soon we will be calling you "big comrade." We like the company that you have been keeping in New Orleans - quite interesting to be honest with you. Remember, we cannot help but love you two.
guy and cary.
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