LAST DAY

Last full day in the USA

I have spent the last two days in Lexington Kentucky, the home of Rolex and WEG. You may also know it as the home of Thoroughbred Horse Breeding in the US.

Yestrday I spent leisurely morning cruising a couple of malls, mostly window shopping as I had already had a good crack at shopping. Walmart is cool, there is almost nothing you can't buy at Walmart.

I spent the afternoon with Joe visiting Woodlands Distillery and Keeneland Race Track. Both are beautiful places and definitely should be on the agenda of anybody planning to come to WEG.

Today however was a real treat, I spent a couple of hours tagging along with Mick Costello. Mick is the Rolex and WEG course builder. He know this place so well and I got to see a lot of both tracks being put together. I also got some great pics of a new fence in it's inception. It is a jumping fish and I got to see it come together, I will upload some pics later on.

I then had a good wander round the Horse Park and finished in the gift shop where I picked up the requisite caps.

I finished my visit to the Horse Park with a stop at the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), similar to EA. I met with Shealagh Costello, Director of Eventing, National Programs. Shealagh was very generous with her time and it was great to spend some time learning about US Eventing. Tonight is my last nightand then I begin the grueling trip back to Sydney including a nine hour stop at LAX.

I have had an amazing trip, met some wonderful people and have been absoloutely spoilt rotten, we are all involved in a great sport and are passionate about having a great time.

One promise that has been toroughly broken during this trip is that to write regualarly, it has been very tough. I have no excuse other than the fact that I have had a great time and enjoyed every minute, including going to dinner or a party almost EVERY night. I am looking forward to a quite time when I get home. I have missed my bozo and my boys terribly.

Wed 10 Mar 2010