21 February 2010

Chapter 2 – Buenos Dias

Hello dearest reader and a big warm welcome back to Chapter 2 of the Adventures Of James Peel.
If you're of a particularly observant nature you may have noticed the little refurbishment. For those of you that haven't been paying enough attention, I’d like to point out the new décor as I went to a fair bit of effort on the new paint job and I hope you like it. I’ve also splashed out on a little more storage space for photos so If you wish to catch up on any of my recent escapades in picture format, feel free to visit the album.
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Ok, enough of the general admin chat, lets get onto business. I can now officially confirm: I am coming home. It deeply saddens me to tell you this as I’m doing so rather unwillingly. Since our last correspondence I’ve been very much enjoying the delights Australia has had to offer. I've made friends with former Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Kevin Muscat, fallen in love, Grown a moustache for charity, grown a moustache for my own personal enjoyment, witnessed a bank robbery, watched 2 pigeons have a fight, fallen out of love, played golf with a kangaroo, discovered wine tasting is free, done a lot of wine tasting, been camping, watched some tennis, watched some cricket, baked some more cakes, saw a big spider and much much more. (For further reading please purchase The Adventures of James Peel Hardback edition, which will be available from all good book stores once published. RRP £24.99) However, the Australian Immigration services and I have had a little falling out and they have seen fit to eject me from these shores and send me back to the land from whence I came.
Luckily for you, my loyal readers, I’m not coming straight home, oh no. I’ve been working my little socks off to save for another adventure on route. And an Adventure it shall be, I’ve booked flights in and out of Buenos Ares, Argentina with 2 months in between to gallivant, leaving me to come and go along the gringo trail as one pleases. I have found along my travels that more often than not, no planning is good planning. So with this in mind, these are the best details I can give you so far.
This brings me to the topic of my latest recruit. After months of vigorous testing and strenuous selection, I have managed to whittle down the candidates to one lucky individual. So without further ado, It gives me great pleasure to introduce............ Thomas Vincent!
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Tom is the son of Cornwall's number 1 tractor dealer, a graduate of the university of Bristol and a full time celebrity lookalike. His interests include surfing, photography, cooking and running marathons. He is 24 years old, 6'1” and weighs in at 80kg. When he grows up he wants to be self-employed and run his own company.
Tom and I have booked our flights and we leave Australia on 18th March. I have a few weeks left at work and then I intend to travel up to Sydney for a brief visit before flying out. I thinks that's about all for now, so until next time I bid you fair well, or as they might say in South America, Adiós amigos.