Despite the fact that I was just complaining about how crazy work is, my job is sometimes very cool and I get to meet some fascinating people.

I recently meet someone who worked at Buckingham Palace. I mean Buckingham Palace! In England! Where the Queen lives! Where Harry and William could be walking the halls!

He worked with Diana, the Queen, and some Duke or other. So bizarre. And he was talking about the time he meet Clinton, Bush, and Nelson Mandela. I cannot imagine. When I voiced my amazment at his past job location, his reponse was, "Why, it's just a job."

Well yea, but......Buckingham Palace!

I think that my New Zealand trip may be back on. I've been working six days a week at work 10 hours a day and I realized that I could go to Hawaii, but honestly I feel like I'm planning on going only because I can get a hook up through work. It's Hawaii and I've never been but I feel like I need a bigger vacation. I haven't been on a real vacation in a long time and I feel like I need an adventure.

New Zealand is still somewhere I really want to go. And I can go on my own without having to worry about finding someone to go with me. I'm hoping to do an adventure tour, be with other travelers and get to see lots of the country without have to worry about how to get there or what to do once I am there. I'm thinking about the following companies:

Serious Fun New Zealand (Either the Top 2 Bottom tour of one of the islands or the Best of the South Island)
Active New Zealand (this one is maybe a little TOO active for me)
Black Sheep Touring Company (I really like this one, but it is way out of my price range...sigh)

I have to make sure that I can get time off work in October/Novemeber, but there is no reason that I shouldn't be able to. Hopefully I'll have some set plans in the next couple of weeks. I need a light at the end of the tunnel to view otherwise I may go crazy at work.