By the time I get to Phoenix...

Here I am enjoying the inside of a hotel in Phoenix. I was outdoors for a total of 20 minutes today.

The Ritz hotel is very nice. It quite old-worldy. But I really wish I had time to stay here for a day and explore the area.

Mads received a video message

yikes....creepy....wow.....cool!

Dee Dee received a Christmas video from Santa.

Bethan is now scrambling a letter together in the hopes that she too may get a message.....hmmm...will she be on the Naughty or Nice list.

First winter storm warning of the season.

NewYork to Atlanta

Well here I go again. In late after a long night of work last night, up at 5:30 to catch the flight and its straight through work until 10pm tonight in Atlanta. I am already exhausted.

I stayed at the W Court hotel in Manhattan Sunday night. What a dump. It used to be some old tired hotel but the lobby and carpets were updated. But apart from the furniture the rooms were as rough as I have ever seen....well I suppose there is a crappy hotel in Paris and the first one in Milan I stayed in that were worse.

Nothing terribly notable to report about NYC, other than I see "the hunter look" is the latest fashion. Lots of green quilted or coarse tweed jackets. Many of the long boots are brown now.

Ciao for now.

34km Tour de Green Belt

We have just completed a bike tour sponsored by Mountain Equipment Coop. We passed many local wineries, lovely countryside and from one vantage point could see the CN Tower and Skydome across the lake!

Sunny San Diego

Well this is my view from my meeting. It is apparently sunny and warm outside - but I wouldn't know!!

Hope you are all well.

Its Rory from Hamish Macbeth!

He is with his son flying to Las Vegas from New Jersey.