Just when I thought I would have nothing else to blog about, OY VEY!

So I am in South Korea (again!) on a 6 hour layover. Last night, I left Hong Kong at 12:40AM and arrived here around 5 AM. With the time difference taken into account, I only slept 2 hours. So I am bored as could be sitting in the lounge. Actually, I am doing work on a Sunday at 5:30AM, but that’s irrelevant. I have to go to the bathroom, should be an easy task.

Walk into the bathroom stall (I will keep this clean, no worries) and the first toilet has a super fancy electronic remote attached to it. So I look at it closer and the first one says wash, then dry, then warm. So, I am thinking OK it will clean the toilet seat for me, then dry it, then warm it up. Cool. So I press wash and all of the sudden a jet SHOOTS WATER AT ME! It doesn’t just sprinkle a little. Nope, a jet pops out from the bowl and a STREAM OF WATER starts attacking me. Actually it had so much force, I think it was stronger than the white water rafting current we go to with camp! I am actually laughing out loud right now as I type this.

So I guess the purpose of these features is not to clean the seat, but to clean YOU. Luckily there were 2 other toilets to choose from, and they were normal, without these settings. Thanks for the offer to clean me, but no thanks. And I will leave that at that!

I am sitting here soaking wet and decided I MUST take a pic for all of you to see. So, there is a pic of the fancy toilet seat and then one of me in the mirror. See if you can tell my shirt is SOAKING WET. I am walking around the airport lounge with a wet stripe up and down my shirt and pants. How embarrassing.

P.S.- The toilet’s name is LooLoo. If I ever meet a Lulu again, I may look at her different from now on! Wish me better luck at my next destination…

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Hi All,

I just wanted to show you some of the past staff who have joined me at many of the camp fairs over the past week:

Alex Dean and me at the Sydney, Australia Fair

Tamara, me, Jim, and Kevin at the Brisbane Camp Fair

Tim Pearson and me eating breakfast in Brisbane

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Hey everyone

Just a quick blog update using my blackberry so excuse any typos! I have been so busy in the last few days. All the Australian staff was set on showing me a good time and doing as much as possible in a short period of time.

As you saw in the recent video, dale took me out on his family boat for a day of swimming and sun at port Phillips bay. Phoebe and winch came along and I had a blast. That night phoebe hosted a huge bbq and pool party and there was a group of 10 of us. A picture will follow soon.  Dale and I worked the Barbie, as they say in Australia, and the food and friends were great. It was so nice to see staff I haven’t seen for a while.

The next day was our hiring fair in Melbourne and it was a great success. It was fun hanging out with some staff and meeting new people. After the fair we boarded a flight for our next destination and that’s where I am now. I can’t tell you just yet where I am headed to but hopefully I provided enough clues for all of you.

Stay tuned for my next video blog revealing where I am and where I am headed next. This time I will need my passport as I am leaving the hot tropics and headed to the northern hemisphere and cold winter.

One country down and flights to another!

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G’day all from Australia this time. Yesterday morning we boarded a flight from Christchurch, New Zealand to Brisbane, Australia. Brisbane is a city in Queensland and is a 15 hour time difference from New York. Brisbane is much warmer, and we are experiencing temperatures in the 90’s and possibly 100’s here.

Our 4.5 flight from Christchurch took us via Auckland to Brisbane and we were met at the airport by our CCUSA agent. Checked in to the beautiful Hilton hotel and went immediately out to dinner. They planned dinner at a restaurant with outdoor patio seating that overlooked the Brisbane River in an area called Southbank. There is a new attraction since last year when I was here, and that’s a giant Ferris wheel, called the Brisbane Eye (similar to the London Eye). Dinner was chicken/steak and a great chocolate cake/mousse for dessert.

This morning, the group headed out to a Koala Sanctuary, where they had Koalas, Kangaroos, and a few of the other Australian species. I took a picture holding a Koala as well as made a very special video for all of you to see, so I hope you enjoyed the welcome to Brisbane video with my Koala Crumpet! Of course I am not a huge animal lover, so I was a little scared of the kangaroos, which I must say look very similar to deer when lying down, and are not really the cute kangaroo cartoons we saw growing up!

After the animals, we boarded a city ferry called the CityCat and headed back to town for a quick lunch. Now it’s time for me to go and hire some incredible staff with the help of Jim and Kevin Price- a blast from the past! I will be headed out to dinner with those guys afterwards and then tomorrow it’s time for a 2 hour flight to another Australian city.  Enjoy the clue!

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Eric at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary

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Eric on a Citycat Ferry on the Brisbane River

Update 7PM EST 2/3/09–Eric has landed in Australia…but where? Remember, continue to email your guesses to editor@canadensis.com. We have received so many emails from all of you and many of you seem to be on the right track. Continue sending in your guesses!

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