New Zealand • Tokyo • South Africa
2006 February
Around the World - Again.
LAX to AUK in Biz Class
Business Class across the Pacific
To cure jet lag we hired a boat and cruised Auckland Harbor for a couple of hours
Exploring the harbor on a beautiful day
Jim takes over the helm
Oh Captain, My Captain
Auckland skyline
Mudbrick Vineyards on Waiheke Island
Mudbrick lunch
Satisfied diners at Mudbrick
Sampling the local vintage
Luke's mom set up a squash match for him that we could shoot (Luke was the interviewee)
New Zealand Waterfall
Mount Maunganui Main Beach
Shooting Mount Maunganui
Luke, our patient, interviewee and jet boat driver
Luke and his boat
Off to the races
Scenes from a morning walk in Hamilton, NZ
And they're off
Break time
A beer, a nap, a boat.
Luke and family
Highlighted in the 1960s film Endless Summer, Raglan is known for the left-hand breaks of the surf
Raglan arrival
Raglan, NZ. One of the best surf spots in the world
Vinnie's World of Eats
Raglan as our interview backdrop
The team celebrating a successful shoot
Walking the black sand beach
We've had worse shooting locations
Crocodile Jim
Lunch at Vinnie's
Sending a message
In the spin cycle
Jetboating thrills
Off to Tokyo
Sleeping between shoots
Trying to frame Tokyo Tower behind our interviewee
Our patient, Iwata-san, waits for her question
Our patient translator
Tokyo Tower
Arrival dinner in South Africa
Shots of our the neighborhood
Setting up before dawn to shoot the wheel chair marathon
Parking instructions
Post-race pain and media interview
Banging his head on an unresponsive laptop (Or trying to hear better)
South Africa Marathon
Dinner crowd
Awards ceremony
Game Preserve that allowed us to shoot Kenny with the animals
Shooting the Hollister offices
Botlierskop accommodations
Hollister Tokyo office shots
South Africa Glamping
Roughing it
Office manager and Jim
Jungle bathing
We were warned to not get too close. Kickers apparently
Tokyo vending machine
Botlierskop lunch
Dental inspection
Setting up for the interview
Positioning the elephants over his shoulder seemed like a good idea until they started - and wouldn't stop - defecating
Kenny prepares to ride an elephant
Jungle interview
Time to shoot some b-roll
Kenny answers a few questions
Mounting up
Neil checking on progress
The office staff
Kenny loved this opportunity. It was the first time since his accident that he was able to do something like this
He really wanted to do this but it was very painful
South African flora
South African fauna
Elephant salute
Getting an up-close look
Noodles
Who's that?
Our view of the ride
Getting too close for comfort
Tokyo dinner
Our B&B in George SA
Joe tracks the action
Breakfast in the B & B
Time to shoot some stills of Kenny
Tusk, trunk, tripod
Kenny rolling
Learning the Tokyo trains
Kenny and the mountains
Lunch Break
The South Africa guys
Off to Cape Town
First time seeing a heated mirror
Demand outstrips supply at the airport
Understanding the toilet
Cape Town serenade
Touring the Cape of Good Hope
Tokyo side street
Bird's Eye View of Cape Town
Shibuya pedestrians
Cape Town Aerial
Jim checking out the sights
Our Tokyo fixer
The Sentinel in Hout Bay Harbor South Africa
Tokyo McDonalds
Surf's Up
Back in Cape Town Harbor
Shibuya signage
Happy Hour
Cape Town Accommodations
Off to Table Mountain
View from the rotating gondola
Table Mountain view
Table Mountain visitor
Between a rock and a....
Jim surveys the landscape
Riding out to Robben Island
View toward Cape Town from Robben Island
Robben Island Prison
Robben Island Prison building
Robben Island rock pile
Robben Island Prison guide. A prison mate of Nelson Mandela
Robben Island Prison guide sharing stories
Nelson Mandela's Cell Block
Nelson Mandela's Cell
Robben Island Penguin
Robben Island flock
From Robben island with Cape Town in the distance
Robben Island Sunset
Cape Town Sunset
Cape Town at Night
V&A Waterfront in Cape Town with swing bridge
Cape Town entertainer
Last stop on the world tour - Mission, Texas
Mission Texas Team and the end of the RTW journey