Two Weeks Out!!!

Aaryn NZ

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Happy Festive Season Friends. :xyxthumbs:

Well, as I write this post at 8.50pm on a blustery Saturday night here in New Zealand, by this time in two weeks we will have taken off from Auckland Airport & be in the early stages of making our way across the Pacific on our 8000+ mile journey to Orlando Florida.

Super excited to be taking some time off & spending it with the family, & hopefully catching up with a couple of AGO Forum members too while we are in the USA.

Gonna chuck in some pictures as usual, just to brighten things up a little ...

Jonty got his drivers licence a few days ago & here he is driving the Bug ... it’s the only vehicle we have that is “stick” & because it is so “raw” I felt it was important to learn in something that has a “mechanical” feel to it. Man, they grow up fast huh ...

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So, whilst our time there is predominantly a vacation & I cannot wait to take Benjamin to Disney World, i am really looking forward to getting to Stuart & hanging out with the good folks at Autogeek. Very cool that the Autogeek Open House Day is on when we’re there, & super excited about meeting a bunch of people, chilling out, talking detailing & doing some detailing. :buffing:

A bunch of new tools I’m eager to get to take for a spin too. Although my heart is in my throat reading that the Flex PXE & Cordless CBeast have sold out ... fingers crossed more stock will have arrived by the time we get there & some will end up in my suitcase.

Sweet little Fraser (NZ built Lotus replica kit car) in for a complete flatten off, Polish & CQuartz Finest Reserve installation.

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Our timing almost aligns with our first adventure to America & that was for a Mike Phillips Boot Camp Class back in January 2015, hard to believe that was five years ago & although we only saw a very minimal part of your magnificent country, we fell in love with it & long to return & explore more & more.


A crotch rocket - Kawasaki ZX-14 In for a thorough detailing.

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The shop has been extremely busy & this year we have sacrificed most weekends in order to fund our vacation. This has taken a toll on my ever ageing body & with the goal insight, I’m screaming out for that 14 & a half hour plane ride to Houston.
I feel extremely blessed to have the support from my gorgeous Wife Ange to be able to run such a successful shop & I’m thankful to everyone that has had my back & that includes all y’all here on the forum too - Thank you. :props:


Ange knows the right tools to rep - A Flex North America cap that was brought back from SEMA by a fellow Kiwi detailer just for me. :dblthumb2:

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I apologise for my somewhat lack of involvement here over the last few Months but as stated above - I’m getting old .... almost working seven days a week & by the time I get home, be Dad, dinner, Husband & housework, the pillow seduces me & there goes my AGO time. Next years calendar is filling fast already but being there for the family will take priority much more & thus should result in a bit more Forum time. :xyxthumbs:


Some boat polishing action going down ... interesting story with this one.

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I will wrap this up here now but for anyone here on the Forum who is around the same areas as I’ll be & wanna catch up & say g’day, shout out ... USA here we come.


Our stand at a local charity “car event” with good friends Andy, Ben & my lovely Wife Ange.

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Hmmm, that guy!

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Thank you all for stopping by.


Aaryn NZ. :dblthumb2:




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a DETAILS Blenheim New Zealand - IDA Member - C.Quartz Finest Authorized Installer
 
Dude - Stunning work!

That boat looks awesome!

Glad you’ll be able to take a much deserved break. Hope you have a great (and safe!) trip!!
 
I’m very excited for you guys. You all really deserve a nice break. It sux that we won’t be able to join you in person in Florida, but I know you will post a lot of pics so we can be there vicariously.
 
You'd think New Zealand invading Florida would be bigger news........... ;)

Have a safe trip, Aaryn!!
 
Happy Festive Season Friends. :xyxthumbs:

Hi Aaryn,
Happy Holidays to you and yours.

Well, as I write this post at 8.50pm on a blustery
Saturday night here in New Zealand, by this time
in two weeks we will have taken off from Auckland
Airport & be in the early stages of making our way
across the Pacific on our 8000+ mile journey to
Orlando Florida.
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And here, all along, I’ve been told
that ’Kiwis’ can’t fly. Once again:
It appears that I’ve been led astray.

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Have a safe journey.


Bob
 
Dude - Stunning work!

That boat looks awesome!

Glad you’ll be able to take a much deserved break. Hope you have a great (and safe!) trip!!

Cheers one headline. :xyxthumbs:

Thanks mate, boats aren’t my thing but it was a cool project, I made a post about it - Boat Detail Down Under!!!

We are sure looking forward to it ... 12 sleeps to go!

I’m very excited for you guys. You all really deserve a nice break. It sux that we won’t be able to join you in person in Florida, but I know you will post a lot of pics so we can be there vicariously.

Thank you Don. :props:

Yeah, it does suck you guys won’t be there & it sucks we aren’t coming back via San Francisco but I know you guys are doing something special. We will be back or you’ll come this way but rest assured we will catch up somewhere sometime. :props:


So cool man! Have fun in Florida. We will be arriving on the 21st

Thanks Justin. :xyxthumbs:

You guys are heading further South than us is that right?? Are you stopping by that LEGO place again?? You guys have a fantastic break too yeah.

New Zealander Happy FESTIVUS! KEEP ON ROCKING!

Thank you Kamakaz1961. :xyxthumbs:

Appreciate it buddy.


Aaryn NZ. :dblthumb2:
 
Safe travels and have an awesome trip!

Thank you Scott. :dblthumb2:

Kicking myself now that we didn’t squeeze a few more days into this trip & made the effort to come across your way.

Another time ...

You'd think New Zealand invading Florida would be bigger news........... ;)

Have a safe trip, Aaryn!!

Haha, thanks PaulMys. :xyxthumbs:

I would’ve thought so too!!! Even if we all show up, we’re a little out numbered ... NZ population = 4.78million, Florida population = Over 21million ....

Appreciate it my friend, perhaps we’ll come your way in the future too. :props:


Hi Aaryn,
Happy Holidays to you and yours.

And here, all along, I’ve been told
that ’Kiwis’ can’t fly. Once again:
It appears that I’ve been led astray.

Have a safe journey.


Bob

Thank you Bob. :xyxthumbs:

Yeah buddy, someone’s been pulling the wool over your eyes (NZ Wool too I bet) of course we can fly.

Happy Holidays to you to my friend. :props:


Aaryn NZ. :dblthumb2:
 
Wish you and your family an amazing holiday trip to Florida!

And with the things you are going to be doing you and the family will have an awesome time over there.

Incredible work and pictures as always Aaryn! Just make room in the calender for the family and friends time and also your own time when you getting the plans for next year. Life is more than work all of the time and it's going on while you are doing it. I completly understand that it's needed from time to time to get more done to get to do bigger things later on. It can be difficult to get the balance with the work and life. And you are still young and have many years left to work my friend. Even more years with your family too. And we only get one time to take advantage of the time we have with everything. We need to be haveing a great balance with it all to be feeling well and don't destroy our bodys. So the break and travelling will do you all great and relax and enjoy it as much as possible.

Sorry Aaryn don't wanted to sound negative my friend. Wish you and your family the best!

/ Tony
 
Hey Aaryn ...


We need an update?


Where you be now?


:)


Hey Mike, hello Autogeek Family.

Sorry for the lack of updates - we have struggled a bit adjusting to time differences this time around. Roughly 27 hours of non stop travel last Saturday & we are finally getting to grips with it now.

Ange & Benjamin waiting for our flight from Blenheim (home) to Auckland - our teeny tiny Airport.

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Jonty & I.

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At the moment we are relaxing a bit at the Hotel in Orlando - Benjamin had a high temp last night so we are just trying to get on top of that & make sure he is fighting fit.

We have hit a couple of Disney World parks so far & had a blast, taken a stroll around Disney Springs & Old Town too.

Ange & Benjamin on a Carousel at Magic Kingdom.

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Jonty & Benjamin flexin’.

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Benjamin having some quality cookie time ....

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Jonty & Benjamin at the LEGO Store at Disney Springs.

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Ange, Jonty & Benjamin (Lion) at Animal Kingdom.

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Benjamin, Jonty & I.

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Cool Hubcap Christmas Tree at Old Town.

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A crazy wire swing ride that Jonty opted to participate in (it’s a nope from me .... )
That’s him right at the top ready to drop.

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So, just some cruising & exploration happening so far. We are having fun & the body is enjoying the rest. Benjamin is loving the pool at the Hotel ... Anyone have any grand ideas on how to convince a four year old to get out of the pool, that would be greatly appreciated.

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Later on this afternoon I am looking forward to catching up with fellow Autogeek Online Forum
member - Mark - Custmsprty, who is making the journey over from Tampa way. Looking forward to this.

Also looking forward to heading down to Stuart at the end of next week too & getting involved & meeting folks at the https://www.autogeekonline.net/foru...day-autogeek-saturday-january-4th-2020-a.html it will be a blast I’m sure.

Thank you all for checking in ...


Aaryn NZ.


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Awesome pics Aaryn!!! :)

Thank you PaulMys. :xyxthumbs:

You should be down here buddy.

Love to hear that your having a great time!

Thank you Justin. :xyxthumbs:

Appreciate it my friend. I hope you guys have a great break away too, a shame we will miss each other but some day our paths will cross I’m sure.

Sounds like an awesome trip!

Tell Mark hi for me!

Thank you Monica. :xyxthumbs:

Like Paul, would’ve been great if you were down here too.

Just went out to dinner with Mark. :props:


Aaryn NZ. :dblthumb2:
 
... So Mark (custmsprty) made the trip across to Orlando & picked Jonty & I up (Ange & Benjamin stayed at the Hotel because Benjamin isn’t 100%) & we headed out for dinner. :xyxthumbs:

It’s always great to meet a fellow detailer & even cooler an Autogeek Online member in person & they always feel like family.

Mark is a great guy, & I had a great evening hanging out & shooting the breeze. Good times.

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Mark - thank you for taking the time my friend, very very cool, thank you. :props:


Aaryn NZ. :dblthumb2:


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SO cool!!

Mark was one of my "mentors" when I was a newbie and learning here.

He always had time to PM me on things even though I know he had answered many other similar questions a thousand times.

The fact that he crossed over to the East coast to meet up is no surprise to me.

Glad you guys had fun. Two awesome dudes!!
 
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