China Part One
China, here we come! Neal had suggested we bring snacks, which definitely made the airplane food a little less tempting, and that's a good thing. I shot my usual window shots, we had a short layover in Tokyo, and we were met by Joey, the new intern, at the Beijing airport. Interns are so hot right now! The ride to Woodward was filled with funny Dave Metty and Corey Duffel stories, but by the time we got there we were tired and sleep couldn't come soon enough!
We woke up to say hello to the crew, and our fears about the food were quickly squashed as we had a great meal. We're thankful to the guinea pigs who have been trying out all the menu items to find the good stuff -- very thankful! And check the menu pics -- the translations are not literal, but they are hilarious, at least after we got over the initial shock. I'll shoot more menu photos over the next few days. Our first day consisted of a complete tour of the new Woodward Camp, followed by catch-up time with the crew. Our crew, with Zhoe, Neal, Cairo Foster, Mr. Duffel, and D. Metty, combined with old friends Barker Barrett, Mark Podgurski and Nate Wessel, made for some great stories and lotsa laughter.
I was torn about going to the city to see a Chinese heavy metal band that apparently is amazing -- called Banzai KingFu, I think. Barker and Bill and the crew stumbled upon the band a few weeks ago and couldn't stop raving about them. Despite the temptation, we wanted to skate, so more food was followed by an indoor session on the mini ramp and, for Neal, the vert ramp. I shot some photos, Dave and I played music for a while, and now it's time for a new day. See you tomorrow.
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